Harley Benton Santos Series C-40SCE BK 5-stars Reviews

Gran valor a un bajo costo.

Puede ser que yo tube suerte pero mi guitarra lego impecable, solo tuve que bajarle un poco la acción pero nada drástico. Llevo alrededor de 35 años tocando guitara y he tenido 18 guitaras de ditintos precios y estilos, esta guitarra compite fácilmente con guitaras de 3 o 4 veces su precio. En mi experiencia las reseñas no ayudan mucho pues cada quien tiene distintos gustos y diferentes expectativas, al final es cuestión de suerte cuando compras. En esta ocasión creo que tuve mucha suerte.

FOR BEGGINERS

I bought this instrument because of its price as an experiment to be modified to accomodate (way) heavier gauge MAGMA TRANSPOSITOR strings.

First the goods: For USD 175 I got a classical acoustic with a cutaway, a transducer, a preamp and tuner. It's all black! And the best part it's that for such a budget it sounds way better than expected!

Then the bads: The fretwork on the unit I got was the worse I ever had. I had to level all the frets, re-crown one by one and then polish in order to make this guitar usable. Luckily I have luthery skills and after several hours of work the guitar plays beautifully. The nut and bridge are the cheapest low density plastic and you should swap both for bone or graphtech to get the most of this instrument. Depending on which part of the world you are, having these tasks taken care by a luthier might cost you the price of the guitar or even more. The black glossy finish is not as comfortable as matte, open grain or even glossy finishes from high-end models. In addition, this finish gets marred and scratched quite easily and somehow I don't think it will stay pitch black for long since white hue started to show in different parts of the body.

The conclussion: provided the frets are leveled and nut and bridge are replaced I find this is a great instrument for begginers (studying and performing). Just be aware of your local luthier's reparation price-list before ordering.

Great guitar

Sounds good and very playable. Also a looker. Have had it for a couple of years now, and it has been played quite a bit. Holds up like a champ and sound keeps getting better.

Good guitar not only for beginners

I play guitar for about 20 years and own 7 different guitars. I bought this one just because I wanted one black in my collection. But actually there is nothing wrong with sound too! Totally working good sounding guitar.

Excellent!!

I just received the guitar today. The strings are a bit old and a few a few scratches, but that is to be expected when product is being shipped internationally.

Pros: The quality of sound without an amp sounds great. I connected it to my portable Blackstar Fly 3 Mini amp and it sounded great. It has two (2) built in effects which adds a little bit of tone depending on which style of music you are playing.

Cons: It has no guitar strap locks with the guitar and have to buy seperately.

I definitely would recommend this guitar to anyone who wants a good affordable classical guitar for rehersal or just for personal pleasure. It has a good build quality, excellent sound and the matt black color adds it uniqueness compared to the high polished body which are fingerprints magnet. For a price of 133 euro its a grab.

Value for money!

I was impressed by the quality of the guitar as I paid 178 euros, it's my first classical guitar and I am not disappointed at all.I fully recommend this product!

a lot of potential

When I bout this instrument I did not expect much, I was to be used on a trip and maybe do some recording of ideas.

The sound samples were mot that great ...

I played the guitar without amplification and was very surprised how balanced and full she sounded (and yes It's a She :P )

I played her along my Dad's Martin as crazy as it may sound .. I like the sound of the Harley Benton better. I still feel silly writing this.

I tested her with 4 different acoustic amps and was frankly blown away that the Fishman system which I believe to be the cheapest OEM the company sells could produce such a defined and authentic classic guitar sound.

The on-board tuner is .. well a fallback if all else fails including tuning by ear.

It is entirely possible that I just got the one guitar where everything lined up to be perfect during construction, but this one is much more than I expected it could be, especially at this price-point.

I polished the frets and rounded the fret ends, (something I had to do with all Harley Benton guitars so far but also to much more expensive brands )

adjusted the string action and changed the strings because they would not stay in tune for 5 minutes but after that I dare to say almost perfect.