Harley Benton CST-24T Ocean Flame

Мy copy didn't come out very well

The appearance of this model is simply mesmerizing. Tiger stripes add chic, the fittings shine. But if you are looking for versatility and a cross between les paul and Stratocaster in this guitar, then this is clearly not your choice. This is a stand-alone guitar, it will not replace everything in one and will not be universal. Buy it with an understanding of this. Also, unfortunately, my copy was, to put it mildly, not perfect. The first string did not want to stay in the nut, and the neck rings on some frets. This nuisance has overshadowed my feeling of this guitar. There is always a chance to get such a thing from any brand, you should understand this. My English is as imperfect as my copy of this guitar. I'm sorry about that.

Who needs PRS SE

Honestly, perhaps a polish of the frets and fret ends. And that's only if your perdantic. But other than that a great guitar for the money

A little work and it's a jewel!

The Good: Received it 5 days after ordering (2 of them Sat/Sun) in good shape. Beautiful top and neck. The intonation was almost spot on. The Bad: The nut was cut way too high.. Had to take it to my luthier and he fixed that, adjusted the saddles, and slightly re-intonate ($60). It now plays like a $1K guitar, w/ amazing action and feeling and great sustain. The pickups are OK, but I'm sticking a Duncan JB102 and a Jazz in it and that will solve that issue. It's a KEEPER for sure. I'm sure the nut was just that 'bad one' out of the batch. Every other HB guitar I've bought were cut good.

Daily Driver

Moderate weight comparable to a PRS-24 at ~8 pounds. Minor paint bleed/fuzziness on transitions like the faux binding but overall pleased. No humming 😁 this took the place of my strat as my daily driver for it's versatility. Tuners are great. Flame top isn't AAA but it's still quite beautiful. The comparable guitars in the price range are basswood 😅 I don't use the coil split often because it cuts the volume and my sound guy hates me for it

Absolute bang for the buck

Guitar arrived in a pretty neat condition, plays and feels nice.

The setup was alright but could have been better. had fret buzz on the first fret and the tremolo was very tight. also, pick-up switch can sometimes not work for one of the pickups. but those are all very easy to fix.

otherwise this guitar has been very fun to pay with

Blah Blah Blah....So I decided #11 was going to be Harley Benton...

I really thought a replica CST 24 was going to have to have some sort of blemish, torqued neck, something that would explain the ridiculous low cost.

I spent at least 20 minutes trying to pick it apart, I couldn't find a single flaw.

The finish was phenomenal, no noisy electronics, string height, intonation... It was set up perfect. I was actually a little disappointed that it didn't need some tweaking.

I'm playing it like 7 months now and still can't believe this thing. Now I want a Keith Richards TE-53KRBL. I'll trade you for a "99 MIM Strat.

I Love to play this guitar

Nice build and plays well. Very good price too.

Good guitar

Good made guitar. The C shape neck is wonderful. Ift needs some tuning. But that's normally.

One of my favorites

I bought it with the intention to test if I like the touch of the PRS-like guitars and didn’t have big expectations, but this is actually pretty good guitar. Along with my Fusion-II Roasted FNT the CST-24T is now in the first places of my favorites list in my guitar collection. The flamed maple finish is killer, I really dig the roasted jatoba fretboard and the fretboard radius is exactly how I like it - shreddy and slick! The Roswell HAF pickups are surprisingly good. And that sustain… I love it! :) Totally recommend!

This is worth more

You will not find a better looking guitar for this price. Arrived swiftly and in perfect condition, not to mention playable out the box. It's insanenly comfortable to play and sounds great. What a steal, what a name Harley Benton is making for itself. Do not hesitate to buy this guitar. I'm selling some of my current flock of guitars to replace them with more of HBs range. Very impressed