Harley Benton GS-Travel Mahogany 5-stars Reviews

Small but very impressive

Bought this for my daughter as she wanted a small parlour type guitar. She loves it and has got her back into singing. Well set up straight out of the box and looks stunning in the mahogany finish. With the included (good quality) gig bag this really is value for money. Everyone who's tried this has been amazed at the sound it produces. Had to order another one now for her sister :)

Value For Money

I'm a professional musician about 15 years. I bought the guitar just for fun. But finally I will use GS for Recordings and stage performaces. Great value for money!

Here is my test of the guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgvvrABNPRk

Unbelievable quality and sound for that price!

I bought this guitar for my niece. The guitar sounds soo great especially for that incredible price and I was really inpressed and surprized when I try it for the first time. The frets, neck and other critical aspects are totally fine. The neck is V shape and it is ok. I recomend to remove the thin piece of plastic under the saddle.

After couple of mounth I'm still very impressed of sound and quality of this guitar (I've also have Taylor 714ce and other guitars from PRS, Suhr and Gibson so quality means a lot for me)

the nice guitar has all that I need

Astonishing instrument

I've bought this guitar for my daughter, she was looking for a decent cheap instrument easy to be transported to/from school.

I play and buy guitars since more than 30 years, I've had guitars from several top brands over the years (Gibson, Fender, Blade, Parker, Maton, Seagull, Ovation, Yamaha...), I have to say this little piece of wood is really astonishing in terms of build quality, sound, finishings and playability. A really nice surprise. The tonal warmth of a full-mahogany construction effectively compensates the small dimensions and short scale, resulting in a balanced, full and smooth tone you would expect from a larger and higher-class instrument. I replaced very soon the strings with an Elixir set, that's a default on all my acoustic guitars, and it earned even more tonal pleasantness.

I did some trial studio recordings, just to test what is possible to get out from this "cheap" guitar, and the result was absolutely 1st class.

Finally, it comes with a decent soft case, and that's not foregone for the price.

I recommended this guitar to a couple of friends, for the same purpose, and they were fully satisfied too.

Considering the price, I see no cons at all.

If you still have doubts, just buy it and play it!

Beautiful Instrument!

I bought this for my son, thinking it would be a nice little starter guitar.

But, I find myself constantly picking it up and playing it.

It really is a lovely guitar to play and sounds great.

Astoundingly good value.

This is a great travel guitar. The tone is quite good, especially for the price. The finish on mine was excellent, not like a Taylor, but let's be reasonable.

Value!

Incredible good little guitar for the price

What even is this guitar?

Honestly I don't even know what to say about this product. I read couple of reviews which stated that the frets might be a little sharp or even very sharp and that action is relatively high.

My order came in and the guitar is literally PERFECT. Frets aren't sharp, action is perfect. My previous guitar was a Taylor 114CE and honestly I way prefer the sound of this little GS-Travel.

Honestly, I don't know how they do it for this price. I recommend it to anyone as long as it maintains the same quality as the one I received.

Great sounding small guitar

Love the guitar. Small and compact, but has great action and surprisingly full sound. It is now my go to acoustic.

Very satisfied

Guitar is very descent with amazing sound, it feels like you are using Taylor Gs mini.

A Beautiful guitar

This is my first acoustic guitar, and I'm glad I have bought this brand. The cons for me is that I find the V neck a bit harder to use than C neck guitars, but otherwise really good quality and sounds blissful. Perfect size for a small person like me! and for travelling too.

Definitely a value for money.

Okay for 100EUR

Ordered this baby as a test subject before i will buy a Taylor GS Mini (the Mahogany version). Never had any experience with smaller size guitars before and unfortunately there are no places to try the instrument out in my country.

Overall its a great instrument for those 100eur that you could waste on something else :D . It's ideal place would be on the beach \ near the campfire \ somewhere where you will be afraid to take a 600-700 eur costy guitar.

Pros:

- It was delivered and its alive. Did not have any particular flaws. Tuned it up a little bit and its playable.

- Sound is ok - you would expect this kind of sound from a bigger instrument. For example my 00 acoustic (also a cheapo one) sounds pretty much alike in terms of loudness and depth

- Very small and very light. Prefect size for if you have small hands. Would be ideal for kids.

- This would be a good one for a first instrument

Cons

- The bag is not so good. Only usable outside with good weather. If it rains or if its cold - your instrument will be damaged. Will use it only once - to carry this guitar home.

- My instrument arrived with a scratched pickguard. its not a big deal.

- The neck had some strange white marks on the back side towards the tuning pegs

Cheap but great.

I was looking for a travel guitar, something you can easily carry to the beach with friends and stuff like that. Well, it surprised me how good this guitar sounds for this price range. The setup was also well done. With a new set of strings you can get some very nice, mellow tunes with this guitar. Highly recommended.

I don't know how they do it.

The quality of this guitar amazes me every day. I was making the switch from ukulele to guitar and so wanted something that would make the switch easier. I did soooo much research weighing up between the Yamaha ApeX and the Harley Benton. I went with this and I don't regret it one bit. For starters it's half the price. But that doesn't mean you get less quality. The delivery was pretty quick and it comes with a high-quality travel bag. The guitar itself is made of lovely mahogany wood and the neck has a good shape. And then there's the sound. ahhh. It packs so much punch for a small guitar. It really holds its own next to a normal guitar in terms of volume. But the tone is my favourite part. It's got this gorgeous full warm sound. As you can tell i'm so happy with this guitar. I don't know how they do it for this price. It's mad.

Great for home and Travel

I bought this one and the Harley Benton Traveler-Steel for testing and my decision was clear from the first tones. This guitar is just a little smaller than a usual one and therefore has a clear volume and sound. Ill take it everywhere and love the sound. Further it comes with a bag and is made from beautiful dark wood. So concluding I can say its a beauty for eyes and ears and I really like it! Thanks! :)

Did I just pay ONLY 99€ for this?

Took some time to finally get hold of my ordered guitar. But once I did, wow. Considering the price, this is in my humble opinion the best guitar to buy when on a budget or if one is in need of a travel guitar. Playable right out of the box. The action on the guitar is unexpectedly decent. The sound is just so warm and mellow. I might just look into Harley Benton's electric guitars now.

Highly recommended!

Cannot imagine a better guitar exists in this price range.

Excellent product for the price!!

So I am studying/working abroad these last couple of years and I really missed music here since I could not bring my instruments with me. I thought I would buy a cheap, small and portable guitar to at least quench my thirst for music while away from home, but boy was I surprised by the quality of this nifty little guitar. It just feels solid. Perfect size to play it and rest it anywhere, without any trouble. For that size the sound produced is also a feat!! Of course not as full and warm but beautiful nontheless. I love the design and how easy it is to play. The action was a little bit high for my taste but I filed the bridge a bit and is now good enough. All in all I would recommend it for anyone that is looking for a portable, easy to handle guitar, without compromising the sound so much and above all without breaking the bank.

Great guitar

Beautiful little guitar I cannot find any fault to the instrument, great setup from the box, altogether it is a steal at this price.

How do they do it?

I own this guitar for almost 2 years now and I absolutely love it. It's my only guitar at the moment and I play it daily.

I have been playing guitar for about 10 years. I mostly fingerpick and this is where this little guitar excells. It can also handle some light strumming but don't expect wonders.

All in all I would certainly recommend this guitar to beginners but also to more advanced players looking or a great little guitar to leave around in the living room or to take on holidays.

I have owned more expensive Takamine guitars and sold them all beccause I didn't play them anymore.