Harley Benton Delta Blues T 4-stars Reviews

Cute Travel guitar

I own two full size dreadnoughts and a guitalele so I wanted something small enough to carry on trips and camping but with a standard tuning.

The guitar has good volume for the size though it sounds kind of "boxy".

It stays tuned with moderate strumming and picking, the neck is comfortable, the frets are fine but the fretboard itself feels like sandpaper when doing bends or vibratos.

Overall a good travel guitar.

I bought the tuner/soft case bundle : the tuner is ok , the gig bag fits like a glove with efficient padding and external pockets with plenty of space.

a genuine retro feeling blues backpacker guitar

Overlook its slight tinny tone (which adds to its charm as retro sounding) and you will find a diminutive, well put together, compact guitar body attached to a very playable (even with my sausage fingers) neck. I bought this and the GS Travel mahogany and whilst the GS is Far superior in feel and tone for £10 difference, including a carry case too, this is great fun, simple in style and has a character all of its own.

Pleased but not thrilled

I am satisfied with my purchase but not much more than that. I wanted a good looking tiny guitar to strum in the couch or at my desk and for that use case it's lovely.

Pros: looks absolutely gorgeous, stock strings sound good, perfect form factor for my needs, very pleasant neck, stays in tune adequately.

Cons :

Very rough fretboard, it's the worst feeling part of the guitar to the touch, which is a shame. A little bit of sanding and some varnish would have been nice, this feels like a freshly cut plank of pinewood (I may be exaggerating slightly).

Intonation gets pretty hilarious past the 7th fret (but this is intended mostly for open chords strumming so whatever).

Tuners do the job but feel flimsy.

All in all, a good guitar for the price but I'd be willing to pay extra for a model with a decent fretboard and slightly better hardware generally. It's likely I'll want to upgrade to something nicer in the future, but also quite unlikely that I'll ever get rid of it - it's a bit mediocre but terribly endearing.

Good value for money, but...

The guitar is a great "couch" guitar - for playing around just sitting on a sofa. It is also a practical guitar for travelling.

But, mine was not set-up/inntonated properly - believe it is because of the nut, but not sure.

So, the set-up is missing causing the intonation problems

Great little travel for the price!!

Cool little guitar, can't beat it for the price!! Nice contruction, warm and mellow sound, the perfect camp fire guitar!

A Pretty Decent Instrument

If you look for a bed or sofa instrument to play a little with, this is a good purchase. It fits for me and for my son, who is learning, and this is what I was looking for. No regrets on this purchase.

Has that Delta Blues sound, great for slide in open tunings

I bought the larger Delta Blues O model as a practice guitar, but I was so intrigued by the sounds I heard from this little guy that I also put it in my basket. What the hell, such a low price, it was worth a punt. Both guitars were delivered quickly and in good shape.

Setup was perfect, just some oil for the fretboard, bridge and a quick fret polish was required. I think if you were to buy this hoping for a typical guitar sound you may be disappointed, but this is also its strength. It really does have that tinny Delta blues sound, with an almost resonator/banjo-like tone.

I put medium Bronze strings on it, along with a bone nut and I play it in open tunings (D,G) with a heavy brass slide and metal fingerpicks. I give it a good bashing and it really does sound convincing! As a slide guitar it is very, very nice and I am spending may happy hours noodling away on it.

The tuners are not the best but they keep it in tune. Other than that, I am really pleased with it.

So, not a guitar replacement IMO, but a little extra tasty sauce to have at the ready. For the money, it's a winner.

perfect first guitar

perfect as my first guitar. I always wanted a parlor size blues guitar witch wasn't eating my whole budget as a beginner. Well Harley Benton was the perfect choice. Good sound, good quality, good looks. 100% price/quality.

nice little guitar

bought for my son as his first guitar, nice little instrument , good bluesy tone, and plenty load enough for a starter.

Amazing for the price!

I wanted a small guitar so I can move around with ease. This little guitar is amazing at that. It was a nice sound for its size and the finish is beautiful. My only problem was the fretboard was kinda rough but for the price I really cannot complain. Harley benton never fails to amaze with it's quality instruments at a low price!

I just sucked

I was searching to buy a Travel guitar. so many brands but very high prices for an acceptable sound quality. when i found Delta Blues T, at the first i thought its knid of Joke. how its possible?

i bought one and when i received, i was just shucked.

and then i advise to my three friends, they also ordered and now we all have the same quality travel guitars with less money.

Nice but not great

It is a nice guitar and I did not expect anything else for the price. Sound is not awesome but again, it is what it it.

I ordered the guitar because I wanted to have a small guitar I can carry everywhere and practice. Also so my little son will be able to start on the guitar in a year or so.

Overall I am satisfied with that guitar, but don't expect an awesome sound, it is good for practice and tiny so you can take it anywhere.