Harley Benton CG-45 NS Reviews

good value but flimsy

it plays 0ok for the price but it feels flimsy and the sound is just about ok. good for a beater

I have been using it for 5 years !

I have been using this guitar for 5 years and for far it is my favorite. A friend of mine bought it just before me and we used to play together, I fell in love with it and with its price.

I use it for every occasions I have, it is the guitar I am using the most through the ones I have. Didn't change the chords in 5 years and it is working perfectly. The tone is staying for a long time even though it's going more or less through warm and cold. I might have to change the chords soon as they are used but still working perfectly.

I highly recommand buying this guitar and I already recommended it to friends.

Just bought an electric one and didn't doubt about the quality of Harley Benton, hope I won't be disappointed.

Great value for money

This guitar is far better that I would expect for this price.

It is a fairly decent, definitely usable instrument.

Fantastic guitar for the price

I bought this folk guitar several years ago, needing something cheap to mess about and practice my chords at home. It really looks the part hanging from the wall in my Man's Cave with the rest of my collection. I still enjoy playing it after all these years, on a regular basis and the sound quality excels any other guitar I have played at that price. Well what else can you buy for 58 Euros that looks and sound like this one. I would recommend this for anyone just starting out on the guitar or a bass player like myself who wants to keep learning the six string and the theory of chords for bass playing.

so so

i didn't like it very much.

action was too high, needed alot of work.

you could say this is a beginners guitar, but i can see beginners give up because of bad playability of this guitar...

too bad...

Gathering dust

Bought for my daughter who was caught between a want to play guitar and have long painted finger nails. It's had little use but sounded ok and has stood up to the rigors of life on the dole pretty well.

Harley Benton CG-45 NS

Very good guitar with nice sound and very good design. I recommend it unreservedly to all, beginner and advanced players to accompany them everywhere.

Bought 4 of these already.

This is an amazing guitar especially for the money. Don't hesitate, you can always send it back if something isn't as good as it should be, but I bought 4 of these for me and my friends already, and everyone was near perfect. Sound and quality are decent actually, nothing wrong with the guitar, plays good, can get a low action if you take out the raisers under the bridge saddle. Perfect for taking it out anywhere you want and not care if it breaks or anything.

Cheap but great!

Just started playing guitar after playing bass for a few years and this guitar is excellent value for money. The only negative I have is that the bridge saddles are a little high and do need to be filed down

For the price, not bad...

My ratings are based on one might expect for the price point. I'm not putting this up against a Taylor or a Martin because that simply wouldn't be fair.

I got this guitar just as a stop-gap while on a lengthy business trip. It arrived in good condition with no obvious damage. The strings were protected in a full-length paper sheath, which was nice to see. One thing that struck me as a little peculiar was that the pickguard was not installed. Instead, it was included in the box with the option to peel off the backing and stick it on. Never seen that before. I opted to leave it off because I think it looks better without it.

I tuned it up to E Standard and noticed that the action at the 12th fret was about 1/2 inch. I adjusted the truss rod to bring the neck back to straight with the included Allen key (nice, handy) and it was still about 1/2. I cast about and looked at the bridge. The plastic bridge was clearly the culprit. I sanded off a good 1/3 inch off the bottom of the bridge and now it plays quite nicely.

The body of the guitar is narrower than full-sized guitars but produces a bright, full sound. There's not a speck of gloss on the entire thing, so the overall feel is very natural and pleasing to the touch. I've played it for about 6 hours and noticed that the neck takes skin oils very well.

The tuners are a touch sticky, but I suspect a touch of WD-40 will remedy that.

Overall, it's a good value for the price. I will say that it takes a little work to be playable, so if you are considering this for a first guitar, be ready to learn a little about setting up an acoustic.

good budget starter guitar

I bought this guitar as a stand-in for fingerpicking blues. My preference was for one of the Harley Benton custom line solid top guitars. Budget didn't allow it so I bought this as a low cost entry.

If you temper your expectations you'll be fine with this guitar. It costs 59 euro, anywhere else this would buy you cheap firewood. Here what you get is a budget guitar which is serviceable.

Will it survive gigging? no, maybe at the students union

It's similar in quality to budget guitars I would have bought in the 80-120 euro range, so you are getting decent value

here are my observations

The mahogany in the description refers to a laminate as you would expect at this price. It weighs virtually nothing and doesn't feel like it would survive knocks or long term use.

the finishing is pretty good, one decent size scratch which is a little disappointing on a new guitar.

The tuners are cheap and plasticky, they work albeit with some slippage and tightness.

Fret ends are sharpish

Sounds pretty decent, will serve well for a cheap stand-in until I can afford a solid top.

Awesome Guitar for this price

Super, at that time i have doubt about this guitar regarding the quality and of course sound itself. I didnt expece that much about this product then, when i tried to strum this guitar,omg the sound was so good for this price. cant believe it.

Been six months using it, there is no sign of decreasing in quality in terms of body and sound. And once i change the strings feels like new again.

thx HB!

Good guitar

sound is much better than my Yamaha, and the price is cheap enough, good guitar!!!

amazing

i have this guitar for 10 years and its amazing for the price-i used it in recordings and nobody bellived me that that was the actual prijs!

after 101 years still plays great!

A good bargain

I'm gonna be honest, I'm no guitar player so i can't tell you a whole lot and I just bought the instrument so i can play on a six stringed instrument.

But from a bass players point of view, the guitar plays guite nice. A good option if you want to introduce yourself to the world of guitar like me, but don't want to spend much.

One problem that i have however, is that it seems you can't regulate the truss rod well enough and strings won't play above the 13-16'th fret. But maybe some heavier gauge strings will fix that.

Not the ideal choice but definetly a good bargain for that little money. Perfect for those warm summer evenings and for wooing the girls with you guitar playing skills.

Really this good ?

When I bought this one, I didn't expect anything.

Taking it out of the box, looking at it, it looked cheap :

painted inlay, matte texture, plastic bridge & nut.

No pickguard ? there is, you have to attach it yourself.

I didn't.

It is, when I started playing it, that I got the shock.

When I heard the sound it dawned on me that this one is a nice replica of the D-45 from the big "MG". The sound is amazing.

Pro : - Sound (for me = Amazing)

- Sustain.

- Neck rather good(no twist, warp) except the fret ends.

- Plays very well after setup.

- Frets perfect as lowering the action didn't create any buzz.

- Very light.

- Tuners hold tuning very well

- Price. Yep, To get the real D-45 you can buy a lot of these.

- Marble inlay (plastic)

Con : - Bad setup.

- Action to high. bridge had to be lowered/adjusted.

- Quality of the bridge/nut for long term use debatable.

- Painted dot inlay.

- plastic nut and bridge.

To make it perfect : lower the bridge, intonate and tune.

The plastic nut and bridge worry me for long term use. The strings will

penetrate the plastic so replacement will be needed.

Amazing beginner guitar or for camping/travel

My younger son has been picking up the guitar lately, so I thought it would be nice to get him an inexpensive acoustic. I've bought a few 'Bentons & was amazed at their quality for price so I figured $54 wasn't a big risk. The guitar is very beautiful to look at. Mahogany wood grain looks excellent, as does the "abalone" rosette. Fretwork was nice with no sharp edges. Binding was very well done. Tuners work great and the gold with the pearloid tuning petals is a nice touch. The guitar is small, a true folk guitar with only one strap button. The action was a wee high, not bad & good for a student to build dexterity. Sound wasn't great at first, but improved after a change of strings and some break in playing. Easy and fun to play and great for camping or the beach, because of its great look, decent sound and very cheap price

A guitar for the couch

I wanted a smaller sized guitar with a clear tone and that's what I got.

Right out of the box I put on some lighter strings and filed the saddle down slightly. This gives me a lower action that I did not expect to be able to get with a guitar of this size.

To me the neck shape is great and I love the woody finish of the whole guitar. I also appreciate the fact that it does not have a shorter scale like some of the other smaller guitars I looked at. The way it sounds and plays is perfect for my needs and it sits comfortably in my lap as I noodle away watching TV.

I was extremely surprised by how good it sounds and plays. The fit and finish is a bit lacking even though the construction seems solid to me. The binding is discolored in some spots and the included glue-on pickguard does not fit on this type of guitar so I threw it away. I also noticed that there were some splinters inside the guitar that rattled.

I did not have any troubles with the fret ends sticking out from the sides but the dressing and polishing of the frets is a bit lacking. This does not bother me so much when I play and I always feel very lucky to have gotten such a good guitar for almost no money at all.

I would reccomend this for anyone looking for a smaller acoustic guitar that sounds great and wouldn't mind the cost of replacing it if anyhting were to happen to it.

HBcg-45

this was my second purchase of the harley benton budget guitars,The previous guitar sounded great and i was very pleased with it for what it was,This guitar sounds every bit as good,being Mahogany,its great for Folk /Trad no nasty fret edges,I have read reviews concerning "rough frets" on this model ???,I cant see how,as the neck is fully bound, Great wee guitar for the money,dont be fooled with the old addage,you get what you pay for. Dosent apply here, Many Thanks

Good guitar for the money

This guitar is exactly what I was looking for sound-wise. Of course, it does not sound like a professional-grade instrument. But for the money, it does exactly what I expected it to do: to sound like a folk guitar. Decent sustain and note separation only add to the value of the instrument. Overall, I am satisfied and would recommend this to anyone looking for a cheap folk guitar suitable for amateur endeavors.