Harley Benton D-120CE TB Reviews

Affordable Excellence

The Harley Benton D-120CE TB is a standout acoustic guitar that punches well above its price point. Despite its budget-friendly tag, this guitar delivers an impressive sound quality. Straight out of the box, the D-120CE TB boasts solid construction, showcasing attention to detail and durability. While a minor neck adjustment and string upgrade is desired for optimal performance, the guitar's smooth neck and surprisingly no sharp fret edges make it a pleasure to play. What truly sets this guitar apart is its rich tone and versatility. From delicate fingerpicking to strumming, the D-120CE TB responds beautifully, offering a balanced sound with clarity and depth. Overall, the Harley Benton D-120CE TB is a fantastic choice for beginners and seasoned players alike, providing exceptional value without compromising on quality.

Beautiful

Great acoustic for the money

Great for the price

Sold my Martin and bought this HB - This is not as good but close enough for me i saved £1900

Buy one you wont regret it !

Great guitar for beginners who want to record their guitar as well!

I bought this guitar a few months ago and was blown away by how great it sounded and how nice and smooth it played. For the price you definitely can't complain, this is truly one of Harley Bentons best cheap guitars.

The pros are:

- Great sound

- Very comfortable playing

- Easy use of the pickup, the switches ,and the recordings sound good.

- Great tuning stability

- Very, very, very affordable and a great bang for your buck.

Cons:

- The nut broke when I was restringing the guitar.

- The strings break easily if you aren't careful with string sizes and action/tension.

In short: definitely buy if you are a beginner of if you are an experienced player who's not scared to make some adjustments or who's willing to have it set up by a professional.

I hope this review helped!

useful but "cheap"

affordable and really nice looking guitar, but don't expect quality of more expensive guitar.

definitively it requires a decent setup after purchase. frets and fretboard are not good - frets have un-even height, they are very rough and making scratching noise when bending strings, most of the frets are elevated a little bit and have a small gap between fretboard and a fret, fretboard is completely dry... dryness of fretboard might be a reason why frets have gap underneath but it also can be due to poor installation of the frets in the factory. only 4 frets on whole neck were even and in level.

action is high, little bit over 3 mm on 12 fret of 6 string. in order to lower string height, frets needs to be sanded, leveled, re-crowned and polished. unfortunately, it is not quite possible to set fretboard completely straight before leveling, not sure is it because of the neck or maybe only fretboard is not 100% straight.

truss rod screw is very stiff and it is really hard to move it in either direction at all. frets are really small, and after initial leveling and sanding, probably there will be no more thickness available to level them in the future when they wore out.

but after frets leveling and re-crowning, saddle sanding and adjustment of truss rod, action on 12 fret E string is now 2.2 mm without fret buzz through whole neck. not exactly the lowest action, but acceptable for acoustic guitar. maybe it could be set to even lower action.

nut, saddle and string pins are made of cheap plastic, and nut needs some polishing of string slots and lubrication to avoid crackling while tuning. tuners are doing their job and looking good until you take strings off, when it is noticeable that shafts are too loose.

there are few small flaws in guitar finish (binding, paint...), but overall guitar looks really nice, especially in blue burst color. anyway, it is not possible to expect and get perfect finish with binding on the neck and the body of electro-acoustic guitar for 90 €, and for this price that is acceptable. headstock is longer than on other acoustic guitars, which looks interesting.

regarding sound, with new Ernie Earthwood 0.10 gauge it is nothing special, but also it is OK, there is nothing wrong with it, it is not dull. I didn't tried sound through pickup, this electro-acoustic was bought instead of acoustic model only because of cutaway for easier access to upper frets.

in my opinion, with proper setup and work on frets, this guitar is OK for beginner to intermediate player, or to play it occasionally at some party or by the campfire where you don't want to bring expensive guitar. it is a usable guitar, but main advantage is not so much quality as it is affordable price and the fact that it looks really nice :D

fast delivery, good price and quality! Thank you

A simple straightforward acoustic electric strummer.

I needed an acoustic guitar I could plug into my amplifier to make some background music to play over, and this one was nice looking and cheap. So I took a chance and bought one as at this price there wasn't a lot to loose if it turned out to be dire. But as it turned out it was anything but dire! It is very well constructed, and in the high gloss blue colour, looks beautiful. It may not match some of the top names in Acoustics for tone and projection, but for me, or for a first ime guitar it is just fine. Not too hard to play, stays in tune well, and has a very melodic chime when played. All in all I am very pleased with this guitar and it should serve my needs for quite a few years. Another winner from the Harley Benton range!

Amazing guitar for the price

Very impressed. Looks are great. Action is spot on out of the box. Sound is great. Intonation is great. Doesn't feel like a cheap guitar at all.

Cheap and Cheeful Guitar

I bought one of these for my step-daughter as she wanted to learn guitar as well. I was pleasantly surprised by it. So much so that I've just ordered one for myself as well. Great sound and a sweet look for the price range. Highly recommend for beginners or experienced players who are looking for a "knockaround" guitar.

Amazing

I bought a second one as a gift after receive mine. Is just amazing.

How you can produce this quality for this price I have no idea

First of all, this guitar is a beautiful rich blue burst and there is not one flaw in the finish. It holds tune really well and has arich full-range acoustic tone. Through the pre-amp the piezo sound is even richer. It only cost me 72 pounds, but I would happily play it anywhere with pride. The only thing I have done has been to refresh the neck with a little lemon oil and replace the strings with a slightly heavier guage.

Beautifully sounding and stunning looking guitar..

I bought this harley benton acoustic for my husbands birthday, to be honest I didn't have to spend alot for a great sounding and looking guitar, he loves it and he said it sounds and plays better then his other more expensive one. So all winners here. 👍💙

Very good beginner electro-acoustic guitar

As with all Harley Benton products, this is yet another product which hits the right spot for a beginner who doesn't know where to start learning guitar.

As Good As I Expected

At this price point you really cannot complain about this guitar. First I received it in less than a week. Incredible since I live in California. I plugged it in and tuned it up right out of the box. Not bad for a $71 guitar. There is some fret sprout; nothing I cannot fix. When I change the strings, I’ll take care of that, condition the fret board with some F One oil and polish the frets. I can recommend this guitar at this price point!!

Very nice for the price

I just purchased my second Harley Benton because of the experience that I have had and enjoyed from playing this guitar. I am a novice player and I can’t really afford a higher end name brand. A friend suggested Harley Benton and is has not disappointed!

Excellent and super quality!!!!

Great for its price

It's good looking and sounds good. It lacks a bit polishing in a few places, but nothing that would bother. It's totally worth the price. The original strings aren't great, I've changed them after some time and it sounds even better now.

Good For the Price !

Very nice guitar ,

Sound is quite good , and price is very low !

the body is quite big , so this not allow very easy play ,

so it more good for person which has big hands and body.

the guitar feel overall good , and the sound is very nice and solid while strumming , less when trying to solo.

i have this guitar only 2 days , so as many as playing it , it should better as the Tree is open and then the sound get better.

over all:

i am happy with this , as the sound is good, and price was very low,

it is quality guitar , and will cost much more in other places.

better to try it b4 on store if possible , due to the size to match.

Sound and quality are great for the price…atleast overall. Fret ends are like surgeon blades and your hands will eventually bleed without polishing them, which seems mandatory action for this guitar

Unbelieveable

Saw youtube video about this being pretty poor build and setup, but cheap enough for me to buy and improve myself. Thought it would be a good project for my beginner luthier skills.

Only setup I needed to do was put a set of Elixir strings on it.

I wish this had been available about 40 years ago when I started playing.

Great Action

Great Intonation

Great Nut Slots

Smooth Machine Heads

Great Sound

It's either too cheap to believe or I got a lucky one.