Harley Benton D-120CE NT 5-stars Reviews

If you know how to setup a guitar, its great value for money

Budget and good sound!!

Best budget guitar ever what you can buy for this price!

fantastic!

This is my first ever guitar and I absolutely love this thing to pieces, it sounds beautiful and I can't put it down.

Amazing Value

Feels and sounds amazing for the price. A really good budget guitar that holds quite easy and feels very sturdy. The only slight downside if I am being really picky is that the bridge does feel a bit cheap but seems to be lasting and able to take a few knocks while also being extremely lightweight.

Would definitely recommend.

Unbelievable!

To start, I should say that I am not by any means a professional guitarist, however I have played for several years, and am a bit of a gear nerd. I like to think I can tell a quality instrument when I see one, and know many common flaws or issues to look for.

So far I have been completely blown away with the quality of this guitar. For being one of the two least expensive options on the website, it not only met but greatly exceeded all my expectations. Shipping was very fast and it arrived to me in the US in two days and with no damage. I was somewhat amused that the shipping cost more than the actual guitar did, but it was well worth the cost.

The craftsmanship is second to none considering the price. I was simply hoping for something in the starter - guitar range to replace my old Ibanez acoustic that was stolen years ago, but this gorgeous Harley Benton has created a new standard that I doubt anything short of a much more expensive guitar manufacturer could exceed.

The natural, unamplified "tone" of this guitar is rich and beautiful, and the intonation is spot-on all the way down the neck. The finish of the guitar is impressive and eye-catching. This guitar makes me want to pick it up and play every time I see it.

The electronics and pickups are perfectly acceptable and useable. I admit I don't have much of a reference there when it comes to acoustics, but I don't find there to be any issues or noticable negatives when it comes to the amplified sound.

The tuners are smooth and responsive, though the plastic nut does cause tuning to be a little jumpy at times. I will likely upgrade to a bone nut and saddle in the future as I've noticed that simple and cheap upgrade did wonders for tuning stability on the other guitars I own.

The guitar came with two different colors of pick guard options (marbled red and traditional black), which was nice except that the sound-hole border was improperly sized on both and would have to cover up the abalone inlay if used without making any changes. I had to cut and enlarge the circumference of the pick guard's curved edge so this would not be the case as I really like the look of the abalone and didn't want to cover it up. Personally, I would have preferred that the pick guard came pre-installed from the factory, however I'm sure that some appreciate the option of leaving it off.

There are minor imperfections, the most noticable of which was a small amount of fret sprout over the neck. This caused a few cracks in the finish and binding along the underside of the neck; however this could have happened after I received the guitar as I live in a desert which is undoubtedly causing the wood to shrink, so I wouldn't hold it against the manufacturer. I corrected the sprouted frets with a file where necessary, and could likely fix the cracks in the finish and binding of the neck with a little paint and lacquer if I wanted to, however I am not very concerned with that as it doesn't affect playability or appearance at all. None of the flaws are anything more than minor cosmetic issues; none are noticable at a glance; and none take away from the fact that this is undeniably a well constructed and beautiful guitar.

To summarize, if you're considering getting an acoustic to practice or possibly even do some small street or bar performances, I don't believe that you could go wrong choosing this guitar. I'm looking forward to many more years playing this and hearing how the sound develops as it ages. I most certainly will be back for more Harley Benton guitars in the future.

Nice guitar

Great electric/acoustic for the price!

Solid, rich-sounding and budget friendly guitar.

Harley Benton D-120CE NT is my top pick for the best budget acoustic guitar, overall. Obviously, this stunning guitar really does sound as good as it looks and offers the best amplified sound for its price point, and if you're looking for a budget, rich-sounding guitar, look no further than the Harley Benton D-120CE NT.

This guitar may be cheap, but it feels solid, plays like a dream and most importantly, it sounds fantastic!

Highly impressed

This thing is awesome I bought it for a friend, but of course gave it a test when it showed up, the quality is incredible for the price, it feels like a much more expensive guitar. the pickup works well but you cant turn it up too much or it will scream at you.

one of the best acoustic guitar

before buying it as doubting the quality , as this cost this guitar is the best. the sound quality and the build in system is sound awesome, the build and the finishing quality is very good. i recommend this guitar not just for the beginners.

A really good value basic acoustic for general use

I have a Fender acoustic and a Crafter. My sons are always commenting that they would like an acoustic (they both have decent electric guitars) so for Christmas we got them one of these each. Both were delighted with them.

I of course had to make sure they were OK prior to Christmas and was seriously impressed by the quality considering the price point.

They were well set up. They were a little bright sounding for my taste but that could have been the strings.

All in all a great guitar to mess about on and practice with.

Great Value!

This guitar is great value for money. I've not played for a number of years and this is perfect for me to get back into it! The product is well made and was delivered quickly to the UK.

HB D-120CE NT

I'm very satisfied with guitar. My wife bought it to me for my birthday. It's arrived on time and undamaged. The sound is very clear and nice. For that price this guitar is wonderful. I'm so happy !

Thanks a lot !!!

very good guitar straight neck fit correct for beginner intermediate professionals normal guitar too

Great Unit

Great sounding guitar. Arrived asap all the way to Alaska. Awesome all around.

I'm happy with the purchase

I am happy with the purchase and I do like this guitar. Though, there's some flaws that worth mentioning - unpolished, a bit sharp frets, some traces of glue, not enjoyable strings. I red a lot of reviews from others, so I was expecting it, but some may be disappointed. In any case, for the price it's a great deal and it's perfect for home practice!

Very good

Very good acoustic guitar for this price. Sounds great, and good quality over all.

advantages:

Design, quality, sound, feel

Disadvantages:

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Good day! Today I will tell you about one great musical instrument like a guitar. Probably, each of us has always dreamed of learning to play the guitar, but really, who wouldn't want to? Personally, I was always told that you will learn to "play" the guitar and all the girls are yours, you will always be the life of the company. Of course, they deceived me a little about the first one, but oh well :)

I think it's worth mentioning that guitars come in both acoustic and electro and a mixture of this and that is electro-acoustic. We will consider electric guitars a little later, because the first thing that falls into the hands of a novice guitarist is acoustics.

This guitar combines traditional quality design with a great sound that will leave goosebumps even for a professional.

I'll tell you a little about the materials: the body is made of mahogany, the top is made of spruce, the neck is also made of mahogany

This is a pop guitar (also called "western") type. That is, it has a narrowed neck and it is for metal strings. The characteristic difference between westerns and classics is that they have a more saturated, higher quality, brighter sound.

It is worth saying that this is the 3rd acoustic guitar that I had and have at the moment. And I can say that it is the best of its kind. Harley Benton has once again proven that it is well versed in musical instruments.

P.S. Thank you for reading my review, I hope you liked it :) Have a nice day everyone!

for this price is awesome

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real good for this price)

It will be tough to find better "box" for the price

I am owning this guitar for couple of months now, and although I'm not a pro player (camp fire hobbyist rather) I think you will have a very tough task to find something really better for the money. Of course this is not Fender, Gibson, Ibanez or Washburn, but still it is a very good guitar and I absolutely love playing it.

Thus being said, while buying it one must be aware that the price come at a cost, and there are some issues with the guitar that can be thought of as... annoying? Although overall looks is gorgeous (and sounding excellent too) there are some finishing fails. My piece had a very rough fret ends, nothing that a little bit of fine sandpaper wouldn't help, still it did some cuts on my skin. One fret is also poorly glued and thus it's a bit higher causing low E string to buzz near 12th fret. The frets are also quite soft, and after few months i started to see some of them wearing off. Probably will end in refretting it in a year or so. Also you will definitely want to restring it to get the best sound.

Summarizing: best for the price, sounds awesome after giving her a pack of good strings, looks good too. If only the producer put a little bit more effort in the finishing it would be perfect.

Pros: sound, looks, PRICE.

Cons: finishing.