Harley Benton GS-Travel-E Spruce 4-stars Reviews

good quality

great value, my 6 year old nephew loves it, arrived in good condition just a little set up needed

Great product - neck shape a bit weird

Can't argue for the price, it is excellent quality. Includes battery and cable as well for the pick-up which I did not expect. Only thing was the next is almost a V-shape, would have preferred something more round.

Great little guitar but oh those fret edges

Just received my GS Travel E Spruce and I’ve given it a thorough going over. It is a remarkable guitar for the money. The sound is very impressive, both in tone and volume. The action is great - low and with the give you would expect from a short scale guitar. The finish is good too EXCEPT for the fret ends which are pretty dreadful. They are so sharp that I cannot grip bar any chords and I have to be careful just playing anything. It’s a real shame because HB could have smashed it out of the park with this one - instead they dropped the ball. So frustrated I’m mixing my metaphors. Come on HB!!! Sort it out and go the extra mile.

Nice travel guitar

It looks very nice, sounds great. It has a V-shaped neck, which is unusual, but not uncomfortable. I like glossy finish on the body. Neck is satin. I prefer a glossy neck to, but that's just me. Some say satin neck is easier to play. It's a matter of opinion I think.

I'm not so pleased with electronics. It has no controls what so ever. Only piezo pickup and a battery sack inside the body. Internal battery is difficult to exchange.

Also, my guitar has somekind of grounding problem. It has a humming sound and it disapears when I touch the cable (metal part at cable ends) or output jack.

So, guitar is great, electronics not so much.

To me it makes more sense to buy it without electronics and install proper system myself, or have them installed by pros.

great sound but finishing problems

The truss rod is overtighten so the fretboard is curved which causes buzz at any level.

In addition the ends of the frets are not well finished and scratch the fingers.

On the other hand the sound is very good, tuning machines are accurate.

Do not forget that this is an instrument priced at 109.00 euro with the internal pickup.

Without, it costs 98,00 euro ! Beautiful high gloss finish, V-shape uncoated neck profile, very comfortable.

It is a travel size with shorter 596 mm scale delivered with a nice gig bag.

For the price you can not find better. I have not tested it amplified but I rarely travel with an amp in my bag.

+ sound, machine heads, strings, travel size, gigbag, pickup (not tested).

- factory settings (trussrod) & finishes (frets), a little scratch on the side, you have to take the strings off to change the battery (!!!).

Try it, a must have!!