Harley Benton Custom Line CLP-15ME LH

Awesome as F***

i set it up and holy crap its good

More than happy

Bought this as my 1st acoustic guitar , was unsure if it needed a setup , as I've only played electric so far , the guy was quite impressed with the setup straight from the box , needed zero work done, it looks a lot more expensive than the price , nice size for me , more than happy 😊

Buy while you can

This sweet solid mahogany guitar hasnt shifted or had fret sprout in my 2 years of playing mine. the alaska air gets extremely dry in the winter and its mind blowing how resilient it is. the tone is amazing do to the large hole. the E is bassy and crisp with solid action across the small fretboard. the Necks so comfy it feels like something you can truly appreciate. oddly enough my dad had a similar fishman installed in an acoustic for around the same price. my fav guitar

Great for some styles of playing (see below)

So I wanted a mahogany guitar for a different, mellower sound to my spruce-topped Martin. I also wanted a 12 fret-to-the-body for open tunings and was thinking of the Martin offering, but at this price I had to try it. The top looked a little odd the the broad dark stripes running through the brown but I could live with that. The setup out of the box was pretty good, action spot on and just a teeny bit sharp at the 12th on the top 3 strings, but you can get away with it. Pickup system is okay though doesn't compare to the K&K or Baggs offerings (at this money I wouldn't expect it to). Tuners are not great quality but they work and tuning is stable. It is a well made guitar.

The sound. Now fingerpicked in open tuning it sounds really lovely, very mellow and round compared to a spruce but with lots of sustain and resonance with good dynamics.

However as soon as I played with a capo, it loses most of the sustain and resonance and sounds like a cheap guitar! Nothing wrong with the capo as its fine on my other guitars. The same with barre chords up the neck, fairly dead sounding. The resonance and sustain lives in the open strings.

Anyway its a keeper for me, just because it sounds lovely fingerpicked in open D and I will use it exclusively for that. For other styles I would probably give it a miss.

Incredible guitar

I just wanted to replace my old guitar with something which wouldn't cost too much and at the same time, had a good quality. Well, guys, this guitar is incredibly amazing. The sound, quality, and the feeling is fantastic. I was amazed by the quality compared by the prize. I guess it's impossible to find something better for such level price.

The size is slightly bigger than a standard classic guitars, nevertheless, the sound volume is full-bodied and vibrant.

After 1 month I still didn't find any real problem. Everything seems perfect (for its price).

In conclusion, I highly recommend this product, for anybody who doesn't want to spend a lot, and have at the same time, a superb product.

I bought this guitar as an expansion to both stage and studio work. in acoustic and pick up, timbre is reasonable for this price point.

pros: proportions are comfortable for playing. the soundbox is quite small but gives a good level of volume

matte finish on the neck allows for smooth playing.

cons: machine heads seem to be highly geared making precise tuning difficult when playing live.

there isn't a second peg for neck strap, so has to be laced around the nut unless one is screwed onto body.

overall a good addition to any players aresenal but I don't think it would ever become your primary piece.

Harley Benton's best product?

Now this guitar impressed me. The wood, the construction, extra little bits like several quality-control tags and an extra pin, tools. The looks, the originality(!) of the nylon string Spanish-guitar-style headstock/tuning pegs arrangement. The preamp, the piezo pickup work well.

The SIZE and the shape! So comfortable and portable. I'd have preferred a richer, more open sound typical of a solid spruce top but then it wouldn't have looked as delicious as the chocolate tones of this little beast. (This is a mahogany guitar with a darker lower midrange focus.) I guess the older I get, my stomach takes the lead from my ears as my overriding organ which has more say insofar far as dictating my tastes and priorities go nowadays. Well yes, eating delicious food is an easier and more agreable thing to do than playing music. Polluting the airwaves with bum notes is more of sacred duty than a priceless service rendered to the universe--or to one's gut.

Love it. The guitar I mean.

People can't believe it

I've been using this beauty at some of my gigs and always the same response. She looks great and sounds fantastic. What make is she?

I've got to say I'm in love with her. Thank you for providing top brand quality at man in the street pricing.

TERRY

A STEAL AT THE PRICE

I was forced to order this for a friend when he saw and heard the RH model that I had also got for yet another friend, he is totally awestruck with the quality/ sound and build of the guitar, as a tech' and repairer I mast agree with him, these guitars are just the best in their class regardless of price, you can spend on a Name' brand and not get anything like as good a guitar for threeX the cost .

Beautiful guitar

Astounding quality for the price, great hardware.

Sounds exactly as you'd imagine, a good blues guitar.

Ordered on Tuesday a.m & it arrived in the UK on Friday a.m, so no great waiting time.