Harley Benton Electric Guitar Kit CST-24 5-stars Reviews

A very good kit for the money

The price is very good, but the kit is not without issues. I got mine withj 2x 50mm pole spacing humbuckers and the bridge humbucker was also positioned a bit high so the high E string was not in line with the pickup pole. Fretwork was at best passable, but nothing a few hours could fix.

It a very fun project and with some time a a few upgrades this guitar is now very good. I did consider it a a project from the start and have had many hours with fun!

Excellent kit

Easy to assemble, lost of sand required if you want to stain. Very good value and a good instrument when finished.

Great kit

Put this together, liked it so much I upgraded to locking tuners, and hotter pickups. It is awsome.

About a CST-24 Guitar Kit

It really good,but it have:

+:Guitar sounds well,guitar is easy for assembling,price.

-:Bad material(Wood),pickups isn't good,fragile electronics.And a switcher has broken in a first day after assembling.(On pieces)

For a beginner guitarist it is very fantastic!

But for pro it naturally not good,as a beginner.

It sounds incredible,in all positions.And it isn't buzz,like a other cheap guitars.

I really like it,it's my first solid body electric guitar,and i impressed!

Excellent guitar kit with few minor issues

I've just finished assembling mine so my impressions are fresh.

The good:

- instructions are good and easy to follow

- the overall assembly only took me an hour and a half but I bet it can be faster

- Sound is great

- Looks are great!

- low action and very easy to play

The not so good:

- some of the holes are drilled badly and there are pieces of wood that need to be removed

- the pickups switch is a bit short and I've had to remove the inside nut other I couldn't install it (This might be a result of me being a noob)

Overall I'm very impressed with the whole package and I'm looking forward to ordering the next one.

Recommended!

harley benton cst 24 kit is amazing

i bought this kit with high hopes of it being my main guitar , it went togther perfectly.the bridge was verry easy to intonate and plug in pickups were simple and they sound amazing. after it was finished i put a set of ernieball super slinky strings and this kit build is now my main guitar over my guitars that cost 5 times more ,,,,, i recomend this this 100 %

Great base for a project guitar

I bought this kit with the intention of using only the body and neck. I replaced the pickups for a Seymour Duncan set and added inexpensive locking tuners. The supplied electrics were well soldered and worked well, but I swapped them as I wanted a push/pull coil split option (this is the only reason I reduced the 'features' rating from 5 stars to 4). Despite the body wood being quite soft and the bridge being quite light, it sustains well. The neck is beautiful. I didn't need to dress the frets or adjust the truss rod. I just cleaned it and added lemon oil. The wraparound bridge required only a couple of turns to set the intonation and the action is low and with no fret buzz at almost the lowest setting. I own 4 other guitars (all way more expensive) and this is by far my favourite. I was so impressed, I've ordered another, which I plan to paint and use the supplied pickups and electrics.

nice kit

Neck is straight.

Frets - nicely finished and no high frets.

Kit came with two sets of humbuckers - with covers and without them to match the picture presented on storepage.

Do not like the woodsealer on the body, it takes some time to sand it off and it looked like it was unevenly sprayed on the surface.

All in all great, compared to another kit ive previously assembled - very well made and thought through.

Nice Kit

Good guitar kit that is a lot of fun to build. If you plan to stain it as I did sand it really well to remove the wood sealer.

Lovely piece

So, I was oogling this kit for months and I finally managed to claim it. I am going to give a detailed review of the whole process of assembly.

First off, packaging. Very well, very securely done, except for a very small dent in the back, however with the roads and vehicles that drive around delivering packages in my country, I am surprised it's only one and is miniscule.

The wood is sealed very well, although I would put another 2-3 layers just in case, as well as to bring out the grain a bit more, but that's just my kink. Solid 4-5 piece body(dunno if i counted right).

Fittings and holes. Almost perfect. The neck went in like a glove and no work on it was needed. Holes for the parts were made perfectly, with the exception of the bridge holes, where I had to hammer them quite much, until they go all the way in. Seeing as hammering is even in the manual, again I see it as normal.

The neck itself is beautiful, no sharp frets, straight and beautiful. I only needed to touch the nut just a bit so the strings would fit more securely.

Pickups are different than the ones on the image. I got metal plated ones, instead of the waffles, however it was actually easier to figure out what goes where and how. In terms of sound they are extremely well for my taste.

I've read a lot of Harley Benton kit reviews that have the same grievances about not enough detailing on the wiring system and 'guess work' wiring. While true, in this case you can somewhat find your way by the length of the cables in correspondence with the holes, so not entirely a big deal.

There is only one thing that really irked me, and that was the strings packaging. They were bundled up and knotted so much and so tightly, that I had a very difficult time separating them, resulting in one string having a bend, that I somewhat fixed upon setting up. Still, it's not something that takes away from the quality of the guitar itself.

Overall, this is my first DIY guitar and the way it sounds, all stock and everything, is simply amazing. Everything is tight, solid and works well. For me, it's good to go as it is, and should I wish to upgrade, now I know how to do it.