Harley Benton HBO-850 Classic Blue 5-stars Reviews

Suprised

30 years of love for guitar took me there. I am not an active musician. But sometimes I like to play Spanish style Pop songs.

The guitar arrived in perfect condition.

All installation done. Some high action was needed but I toned it down a bit for better playability.

Electric, piazo is standard. Don't expect too much, but it's quiet and decent. Works at small events.

The paint is in good condition and has a shiny surface.

There are small unfinished details inside the small holes. No problem.

His voice is very successful acoustically. Although the body of the guitar is thin, it has a very loud sound.

There were small sharp parts on some of the frets, which did not hinder playing, but I did a little work and fixed them.

It made me very happy, I did not expect such quality for this price. My friends and my wife liked it very much. We especially loved its color.

I would definitely recommend it to those who want this type of model.

All setup was done. A litte high action was necesssery but I decreased a few for better playablility.

Electrical, piazo is standart. Don't expect too much but, noisless and decent. It works small events.

Brilliant And Beutiful

In a word, Wow!

What a nice guitar. Very beautiful looking, comfortable to play with good action at the frets, plus it has 23 frets which is harder to find on a classical guitar.

The acoustic sound is clear, clean and resonates very well with a beautiful tone.

Plugged into an amp, the electric pick up is very clean and clear.

It gives nice range of boost to the trebble, mid range and bass sound through the pick up controller on the guitar.

It is incredible value for the money.

I am thrilled with my purchase and love this guitar.

Incredible value guitar

OK, let me start by saying this is an incredible guitar. There's definitely bang for buck here.

I have one tiny problem, the pickup wires are creating buzz even on open strings. There is no buzz when i lay it down or hold it at an odd angle, but when i hold it to play normally, its buzzing. It absolutely is the wires, whatever way theyre sitting. Now that wouldn't normally be a major issue, but I can't get at them because of the pretty but small sound holes. I've managed to hook one wire and I taped it to the inside but I can't reach the other one.... yet, but I will, otherwise I'd give this guitar 5/5 in all categories, a guitar of this standard at this price point of deserves 5/5.

It is a stunning guitar, lovely warm tone. The fretboard and neck are just a dream to play. Not too loud, but that's what I wanted for playing at home in a small house. The quality is surprisingly good, for the price. If I can fix this buzz then I can see it becoming a go to guitar. Highly recommended

Edit: while the cables inside are very long and loose, I'm now not sure what is causing the g string to buzz. I'm now thinking it's the nut, but also some kerfing fell out of a sound hole. I don't want to have to return it. All in all, still a good value guitar considering the price point

Incredible value for the price

I got this for my daughter. I wasn't expecting that much based on the price, but I've gotta say it's impressive. The sound is clear, loud and crisp. The finish is beautiful.

The neck was almost perfect, just needed a slight truss rod tweak. The action is easy.

I put better Daddario EJ45 strings on it immediately, so I can't really comment on the sound with the stock strings, but with the EJ45s it's great.

HBO-850 Blue Nylon String Classical Acoustic Electric

Extreme fast shipping , Packed Very Very well , Arrived without a scratch , Finish was flawless , Strings slightly detuned , as they should be , Tuned to pitch E 440 , Plays great sounds great , Already buying 2 more

First nylon string... NO RAGERTS!!

This is my first nylon string, and I think it's perfect as such. My girlfriend pointed out that the wood work on the front looked a little cheap. The lines on it look like they should be etched with a wood burner but they are drawn on. Extremely minor detail. It looks great and it has the warm, soft tone you would expect from a classical guitar. It plays great! I have not tried plugging it in yet, but the demos for the preamp are underwhelming. I expect as much for the price. I'm sure it's perfectly fine for live performances.

If you are thinking about getting this guitar, you will 100% want a strap. Round back acoustics are a pain to sit down with, as I'm sure many of you know but this is a tip for the beginners.

Beautiful blue finish. Great tone. Great value.

I was quite impressed when I received it. Well constructed, it looks and sounds great. It projects well, and the preamp is a nice addition. It amplifies while maintaining tonal qualities. The round back tends to make the face of the guitar roll upwards. I use a strap.

I like it so much, I ordered two more! Waiting on my order to process. I hope they will be as pleasing as the one I have.

I've read other people's comments about wishing the ornamental oak leaf sound hole amulets were recessed. Sure, however making such recess into the soundboard would be a structural issue, otherwise, I'm sure they would have done it. Either way, they're very nice and this is a great guitar at an amazing price. I have no complaints. 9 Harley Benton guitars and I love them all.

la beauté du bleu

il ne faut pas oublier que cette guitare est une entrée de gamme, je pense qu'après avoir appréciée la beauté de la guitare ,, on doit automatiquement faire le rapport "qualité , prix". Ce constat permet de bien la classer. Cordialement

A very affordable nylon string guitar without compromising quality

I'm a fan of nylon string guitar and Harley Benton HBO-850 is my third one. The first two guitars I bought locally in home country and I was quite reluctant of buying online because of unpredictable outcome when receiving the product. To my surprise, the Harley Benton HBO-850 was well packed (in two boxes, actually) when it was delivered and I received it in a very good condition. What really makes me more happy is the tone of the guitar. Although, it is the cheapest compared to my other 2 guitars but surprisingly, it produces a tone with better clarity and higher sustain. Well done Harley Benton and I will surely look out for more Harley Benton guitars from here onwards.

Pretty, functional... and affordable!

Great looking guitar that sounds best when amplified. Put a little reverb on and it does the job spectacularly! At first I was bummed 'cause the action seemed high, so I googled the recommended string height from different luthiers and -- lo and behold -- the Harley Benton was set exactly as they specified! So, as it turns out, if you're coming from electric guitars (like myself), the action on a Classical will seem atrocious... get used to it.

The only problem I encountered with this guitar was that I couldn't keep in tune, but that was fixed by replacing the strings. I'm in my fifties and have been playing consistently since I was 16, I own too many guitars and I would recommend this Harley Benton in a heartbeat as a great studio tool for recording.

UNBELIEVABLE PRICE!

Nice guitar , very good quality,!!!

A present for my wife on our 36th wedding anniversary

This guitar comes out of the box looking so beautiful I was afraid to play it, besides, it's for my wife. Haven't plugged it in yet but soon. The quality that you get with these guitars is as good as Martins, Gibsons and Taylors in the $500+ range. Super easy to play, easy on the fingers and a sound that wants to lull you to sleep

very loud and beautiful

it looks amazing and is very loud, absolutely love it!

Great guitar made very well indeed i needed to set it up a little better and change the strings but all in all great for the money

Great looking and sounding guitar.

Really nice to play.

Very nice product. Looks more expensive .Sound is really very good and there are no flwas in the paint job.Excellent purchase for a buiginer guitarist like me.Hilly recomended.

Great guitar

It feels great when playing.

Sound is very good unplugged.

When plugged sounds great.

Price is awsome

Highly recomended

Excellent Product

This is an excellent guitar for its price. I was surprised how light it was. This will definitely be my ‘go to’ guitar from now on. I am thinking of buying another one as a travel guitar.

Very good for the price!

I have ownded several low end acoustic guitars (I'll never buy a low end electric guitar any more!) and this is the holy grale of cheap guitars!

Playing is very light and sound ok when playing acoustically. Keeps tune fine. Looks very nice from distanse (over meter), but closely you can see the quality of materials and work.

Drawbacks are: Round back is not perfect for keeping on lap, but it is ok. Smells glue (as all my Harley bentons does, even after long time). The feathers/leafs/or what ever the ornaments are is almost dropping off.

So mine was with nylon strings, but will be ordering one with steel strings also because I'll wan't to know was this just lucky piece :-)

Built in tuner would be great addon!

Great

You simply can't beat this for the price. Very well made for a budget instrument. Better than some "quality" guitars.