Harley Benton GL-2NT Guitarlele

Super.

Being used to full sized guitars my first reaction was shock at how small it was. But once I started playing it I was delighted! The volume and tone are excellent and it just feels so easy in your hands. I now love the small size and find myself picking it up to play much more often than I did with full sized instruments. In fact, I would say it's quite addictive!

I owned Yamaha GL-1 previosuly and I did expected this to be cheaper alternative and not as well crafted. That being said, - even considering big price difference - it disappointed me. The instrument was playable only in positions close to the nut. The higher up the neck I went, the more out of tune it became. String action was very high due to the neck curvature. Decided to send it back.

Requires modification

The frets aren't correctly tuned, which leads pitch too sharp on higher frets. A lutheir fixed it by moving the nut

Great start for a very young kid

I bought it for my 2 years old daughter to get used to the guitar-like instruments.

It's not comparable with music toys in a toy shop because music can actually be played on this instrument! It is able to be tuned well enough and feels like a musical instrument. Sounds like a little classical guitar with a pleasant sound. The intonation is noticeably not perfect but still good enough.

Every time I play guitar, my kids grab this little one and try playing by themselves and it gives joy with the experience of holding the instrument, pressing the notes, holding a pick, strumming, picking, and having fun. I'm very happy we have it.

This is an amazing instrument!

The quality of the product is amazing! You can tell from the feel of the material! The sound is deep and pleasant, and the design really nice! Not a bad thing to say about this product! Totally worth it!

Met expectations, great thing to have around

The only reason I chose 4 stars for quality is that the nut grooves were so shallow that any attempt to bend the “g” string (tuned c) would dislocate the string from its groove in the nut. I mean who bends on a guitarlele, but still something that could have been checked @ QC.

No complaints though, obviously you shouldn’t expect a 100% percisely intonated range and even the nut position makes it so at certain times the open string would be tuned to pitch and the the first couple of frets would be a bit sharp, so you find the middle ground and do end up having to finetune every now and then, which might be frustrating for someone who’s just starting out. Tip: Get a clip-on tuner for it.

Great for the money

Bought this as an option for a travel guitar.

Feels nice to play, even with small hands. I'm an adult with small hands, this wasn't uncomfortable in any way.

Came set up well enough to play out of the box but always room for improvment. The intonation on mine was slightly out but fixable.

I changed the strings, which was no more difficult than similar instruments. Different strings made a difference to the sound. I didn't put premium strings on it but the ones i did use made it sound a little nicer.

It's a great size to consider taking if you go away. If you are unable to take a normal guitar, this is great to get your fix.

Great sound!

Bought it for its exceptional low price to transform it into an 8 string ukulele. Its well constructed so it was very easy to work with.

Replaced the tuner pegs with a mandolin set, modified the headstock and glued a strip with holes on the bridge so it can be stringed with 6 or 8 strings.

Sounds very good, its loud and not too bright and has longer sustain and depth than my $500 8 string Kala uke.

Highly recommend this Guilele.

It is perfect (A+++)

Used to own a guitalele from one famous brand and the price were almost double compared to HB. let me tell you my friends, Harley Benton is better guitalele then the previous model i'we owned.

it is so fun to play even if i dont like classic guitars. I like electric and acoustics...

It stays in tune which is mind blown for me. I am a big guy with big hands but still I can play this. I havent found any flaws, that just blow my mind. I gave 4 stars for the sound cause i dont know how it realy should sound, but it sounds decent to me, but dont expect wonders from this short guitar. It sounds great to me.

Conclusion:

+price

+sound

+stays in tune

+no flaws

What more do you want??

Buy your self one even if you dont need it, keep it in a car, behid your sofa, in the kitchen, anywhere, it is handy.

The thing is, it is my first Harley Benton product and it blew me away. If the other HB products are the same qualiti as this little guy, I am looking forward to buy some of its older brothers (acoustic and electrics) or some other harley Benton gear...

Fun and durable!

Bought this for work (kindergarden) thinking it was fun to play and it looked neat, but this little sucker plays very well and is very durable.

Chose this one because the fretboard was wider than the others, considering my massive hands. Very welcome at parties.

It has taken a couple of hits and it still tunes up and plays at it should.

Feels sturdy, and the sound is great.

Should mention that tuning it feels weird at first, but its a scaled down guitar. Fine tuning it will require this smallest of turns.