Harley Benton DS-10 Mini

Mini Steel-String Guitar

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Latest User Reviews

2 years ago

Excellent beginner guitar

Nabbed this for my daughter to start learning, but ended up using as a fun parlor style guitar as well. For the price, it can't be beaten

2 years ago

Brilliant beginner guitar

Lovely little guitar. Very playable. Good build quality. The size is excellent for kids starting out on their guitar journey. The sound is equal to my little martin for 1/10th the cost.

2 years ago

Harley Benton :)

Only HB is good&cheap enough ;)

2 years ago

Fantastic

If your looking for a sturdy, little, carry around guitar. absolutly ideal. great sound, great build quality. 10/10

3 years ago

Brilliant little gutair

Was delivered in a few days to Northern Ireland handy little guitar am a beginner and loving it and was packaged very well! Action height is perfect would definitely recommend 👌

3 years ago

Excellent guitar for an even better price!

Been using this guitar for two years now and have been constant impressed by the build and sound quality for the price I paid. Action is absolutely spot on and the fretwork is really well finished for a guitar at this price. Absolutely no complaints.

4 years ago

Great little guitar, big bang for the buck!

So I decided to get this thing for my kid as his first acoustic.

He's 7 and loves everything guitar.

I figured this would be good for a beginner and thought it looked beautiful on the site, so I got it.

Came nicely packed, box in a bigger box to protect it from damage and arrived right before Christmas so great timing too.

I was pleasantly surprised, not against low expectations, but this is a great instrument for a beginner, for kids, and for anyone really.

It's light but holds together very well, has a clean bright sound and bigger than you would expect to come from its small body. That puts a big smile on my kid's face! On mine too!

Action is a little high but he likes it that way and that's nothing that can't be fixed with very little effort anyway if you like it lower.

Tuners work okay and tuning holds well.

The matte finish is beautiful and it really feels nice to the touch.

There are few minor things but not even worth mentioning and most related to personal style and preference that can be easily fixed or adjusted.

I've seen way more serious issues with way more expensive instruments so you can't go wrong with this one.

Overall I think is a great little guitar, big bang for the buck, and I'm thinking of getting one myself. I always thought no barbecue or campfire feels right without the ol' strummin' and this one's great for the road.

4 years ago

want to thank the store and the staff. you are best. about the instrument, the guitar is perfectly assembled, very pleasant, I can't let go of my hands. can be quiet enough to play even at night without disturbing neighbors, and can be loud enough to sound outdoor. the tone has a banjo hue, which gives the folk compositions a beautiful color. it is a cheap but complete tool.

5 years ago

Not happy

It gets out of tunes constantly... thought it looked nice but it plays awfull. The price and lenght of guitar are good though

5 years ago

Incredible little guitar for the price

I am surprised by how much I love this guitar. No bends in the neck after extended use and even storing it in the vicinity of a window, the sound is nice and clear, and aside from one fuzzy fret it plays like a charm. Would recommend this to anyone looking for a small, affordable beginner/travel steel string guitar.

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Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2013
  • Average price : $74
  • Conventional guitar tuning
  • Design: Mini dreadnought
  • Top: Spruce
  • Body: Mahogany (Sapele / Entandrophragma cylindricum)
  • Neck: Mahogany (Sapele / Entandrophragma cylindricum)
  • Fretboard: Roseacer (thermally treated maple wood)
  • Fretboard inlays: Dots
  • 20 Frets
  • Scale: 568 mm
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • Mini inlay on the 12th bund
  • Bridge: Roseacer (thermally treated maple wood)
  • Binding on the body
  • Machine heads: Chrome diecast
  • String gauges: .010 - .047
  • Finish: Natural matte
  • Includes a gig bag
  • Total length: 88 cm
  • Lower bout: 31 cm
  • Upper bout: 22.5 cm
  • Height: 8.2 cm
  • Body length: 38 cm
  • Soundhole diameter: 8 cm
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