Harley Benton DS-10 Mini 4-stars Reviews

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.

Perfect Travel Guitar

I was looking for something small to keep in my dorm room, it was small but so was the sound. Though it is well manufactured and look great I wasn't happy with the sound, the fretboard is also quite small if you have big fingers. This is not the products fault but just something to watch out for.

it's not you, it's me

unwrapping the box within the box, i was greeted by a well protected, well presented, quality looking guitar. It looks better than i had hoped for in terms of its satin finish, headstock and inlay style and overall appearance of the contrasting wood finishes. I couldn't fault the sound either, it's diminutive appearance does not lack any audible presence. If you have small hands or thin fingers you will do well with this as a travel instrument to be proud of and considering it's budget price it is in no way lacking. I on the other hand have sausage fingers and grossly underestimated what an 80cm long guitar would feel like for me. I will definitely buy another Harley Benson in a heartbeat as its replacement as, despite some youtube video review reservations, i have experienced first hand what great value for money and quality you can get from this brand.

Good beginners guitar for a very good price

Bought this guitar for my son who’s just beginning to play guitar. Tuning during play is rock solid, which is very important, especially for beginners who have enough problems getting their notes to sound clear and true. Intonation was perfect right out of the box. And action (string height) was adequate. All in all a very fine guitar for kids wanting to start, or even for grown ups looking for a travel guitar (have experience with that).

Sofa/travel guitar

Bought as a short term instrument after moving country before getting my other instruments sent over at a later date. For the price a perfectly acceptable guitar. Sound is small/boxy as expected but not unappealing. The size means you can easily play it sitting in any chair or on any sofa. Never unwieldy like a standard sized guitar.

The overall build quality is fine. No issues with gluing of the binding/neck joints. The top seems to be a very soft piece of wood and will probably indent easily over time.

However, the nut wasn't properly cut so the intonation near the nut wasn't great - I was able to cut deeper slots for the two high strings and now it's ok. The neck didn't need adjusting - good relief straight out of the box. But overall the action is HIGH. Not much you can do unless you want to sand down the bridge (I don't). For this reason I wouldn't recommend as a guitar for a beginner, whose finger tips will naturally be much softer. They would probably find it quite painful to play for any extended period.

As a 3rd/4th/5th (...!) guitar to have around for noodling it's a perfectly good option, however, and could certainly be taken travelling without worrying about it getting damaged.

great little guitar. not a "real" guitar... but more than a toy!

great traveller!!!

and for this price, 4 stars!

Best choice for kids

I bought this guitar for my 8 y.o. daughter. She plays Ukrainian folk instruments, and tried to play my Squier Affinity Tele, but its too heavy and uncomfortable for her.

A guitar came in excellent condition with gigbag. No issues found.

Pros:

Size fits perfect kid's hands. Sounds better then same sized guitarlele. Looks good.

Cons: strings tension weaker then full size guitar.

So I'm satisfied with this small and cutie guitar.

Great travel guitar

This travel guitar is great it sounds pretty good, plays nice and most of all looks really cute! I did change the strings instantly to Daddario EJ17's, I did need to file the nut a small bit and adjust the trussrod a bit because of the thicker string gauge but it was a easy job.

Pros:

-sounds small

-playability is great

-holds tune

-no sharp fret edges

cons:

-sounds small

-small little dent in the wood (not annoying)

-Binding has a clear mark

As you can see sounds small is as both a pro and a con because its really a preference.

Overall its a great guitar for the money!

Steal for the price

Bought the instrument for my 7 years old daughter as she was interested in learning to play. I was reluctant to give her any of my professional grade instruments to play with thus I selected this guitar. I was amazed when the guitar arrived. I has volume and tone and the construction is pretty good We had a lot of fun with it and the guitar sounds really good when used with bottleneck. Anybody looking for a mini guitar I would suggest this one as it costs literally pennies. Year and a half around and no issues with it. There is only thing that I would suggest if you intend to use it often - change the tuners. They are really bad.

Great for the price

I've had this guitar for a few months now and I like it a lot.

Pros: It feels good in the hands, plays well and doesn't sound as bad as I expected. Very addictive.

The hardware is quite good, good action right out of the box and I don't really ever experience tuning problems.

Perfect for traveling or just to noodle around with on the go.

Cons: The body feels a little fragile. It's obviously not the same wood as the more expensive guitars, you can tell it will break quite easily if you aren't careful (Which you should be with any guitar anyway, but you get the idea)

Pretty cheap wood overall, but it is expected from such a low priced item.

Conclusion: If you want a guitar to use for practice at home or to take with you on magical journeys, this is the instrument you need. You won't necessarily play gigs with this baby, but it's okay because it isn't its intended purpose.

With a price like this, you shouldn't even hesitate.

Really nice guitar for the price !

This guitar may be ship but have a really nice sound and feel good while playing, the size makes her easy to carry around and play everywhere. My only tip to who would buy this guitar is buy a better strings and change the original ones. Have fun playing.

Good guitar for a child

I have been suprised with quality of sound. Guitar is built very well for the money. I had just a small issue with bridge. Strings have been to high from a freatboard. 5 minutes with file in my hands and bridge was leveled to the right size.

Nice!

Nice guitar for kids and beginners!

Nice appearance, good for beginners.

This mini acoustic guitar is good for beginners. Sound of it is not amazing but good enough in this range of price. It is portable as well, if you want to bring a guitar in a trip or camping, just go for this one. However, the gig bag included is not really fit the guitar, its too small! Apart from that, everything is good! Beginners can have a go on this mini guitar.