Harley Benton Traveler-E-Steel 5-stars Reviews

Considering that is small its not bad at all

Great sound for tiny pocket

A small guitar with a very pleasant sound. Convenient to play and take with you when traveling. The workmanship is surprisingly good, considering the low price you can only admire it.

Harley Benton Traveler-E-Steel

The shipment was on time to Turkey.The package was also perfect.the guitar is better for price and performance.the fingerboard is comfortable and frets smootings are perfect.also it has preamp and sounds good in amplifier.if you re looking for a traveler guitar the size and sound is ok.

Makes me play more

Above expectations. I wanted to have a light instrument which I can just throw in the car or just carry around easily. The build quality is really good, yes the action could be lower but I sanded down the bridge nut and I will replace the head nut with the bone one. You would often do this on many expensive guitars as well. Plugged into my little Blackstar Fly 100 sounds really good...did not yet try it into the Mixer/PA.

It makes me play more, so it is already a great investment. It is so light and you can just grab it in the passing and play a few chords. To me that's really important. I ordered a wall hanger since it does not really fit on a normal stand.

I think I could survive a gig with it if it was necessary. Also comes with a handy gig bag. So convenient. Tuner would be nice but you can get that for a couple of € anywhere.

Been playing for 20 years and this made me really happy, great little companion. I often play it more than my high-end guitars. 10/10 from me.

Awesome traveler!!

I am amazed that a guitar with this price has so many features and sounds so good! Because of its tiny size, its acoustic sound is short on bass, but amplified it sounds just like any other guitar. I did have to ground it to take care of a hum on some amps. The instrument is well finished, and the frets have been filed properly. It comes with a flimsy bag, but again, can't complaint with this price!!!

Louder than it looks!

Even with its little body this guitar has a nice volume and sound, for the price I am really impressed.

I only have one complain: the fret's edges are quite sharp, which is a bit unpleasent. But it's something you can probabily address yourself with a small file but honestly, for the price, I can't complain.

I haven't had the chance to try the guitar's pickup, but I'll write my thoughts as soon as I will

Great for traveling

Nice little guitar for traveling or even using it at a gig or the studio.

Great guitar, disappointing case

I am really pleased with this guitar. It arrived with little setup required, very nicely finished and a good acoustic sound considering the small body. Excellent amplified sound from the built in pickup. The only criticism is the bag it came with. If it was supplied with a padded gig bag, designed to fit this specific shape, with a small increase in price, it would provide a complete and very good package.

kwaliteit voor een kleine prijs

waar voor zijn geld , ideaal voor mee te nemen , klein formaat , mooi afgewerkt, geeft goed geluid en + punt je kan er ook versterkt mee spelen !!! een hebbeding :)

You can't find a better guitar for traveling.

I ordered this guitar specially for the trip. Such a guitar can be carried on the plane as hand luggage. It is very convenient, there are no problems with the flight. I am very pleased with the compactness of the tool and thank you separately for the case included. The frets on the guitar do not stick out, do not ring and do not scratch. The pegs are holding the formation. The system does not float and there is no need to constantly tune the guitar, I did not expect much from the sound and was pleasantly surprised by the piezo sensor. I connected the guitar through a portable effects processor to the mixing console and played several rehearsals, jams and concerts on the broadcast. All the familiar musicians managed to pleasantly surprise with this guitar. Like all travel guitars, there is a drawback - they are small and you need to adapt and find a comfortable position when playing. I managed to find a comfortable position and for two or three hours I played on it daily without any problems. A high-quality tool made, showed itself perfectly during the trip. I am very happy with the purchase. Thanks.

Awesome travel partner

I really like this guitar! I was searching for a traveler guitar and finally I found quite nice representative. It is compact, it is rather loud and it is very beautiful. The only problem is that there are sharp edges of frets outside the fretboard on the particular article that I recieved (it is very surprising because both my ST-20 and MM-84 has perfect frets)

Cute llittle thing!

I needed a small guitar to have on a boat... I know, not the best environment for an instrument except for a foghorn…

I didn't have any great expectations (about 70 Euro with a decent pickup and a gig bag!) and for the odd nights entertainment on board anything would do. To my surprise the little ugly duckling was more like a little cute duck! The workmanship, I suppose one still calls it like that in spite of almost all being machine made, was surprisingly good and the little guitar is actually quite good looking and very suitable for small spaces as a travelling guitar! The fretboard is a bit narrow for me but playable, and if don't have shovels for hands like me, it should really be acceptable. Now, of course, don't expect the sound of a jumbo because you'll be disappointed. I found the sound, considering the small corpus, quite adequate. After changing the strings for decent ones the whole experience improved. The neck is straight but the ends of the frets needed to be filed – otherwise they would have made my fingers to minced meat! The bridge had to be lowered, but admittedly, that's a personal matter and many would be happy with setup as is. All in all I would by this little gem again – have tried a well known backpacker guitar (about 300-350 Euro) and feel the difference in price is absolutely wasted… you can get a little holiday for the price difference and bring your new little duckling with you!

What I expected

first of all the guitar arrived in perfect conditions and on time, then the quality of the guitar is excellent, the size is perfect to travel, the sound is good but not excellent it is to practice not for a concert. I appreciate that even tough that is not expensive product it looks really nice and the quality is great.

Really nice travel guitar

This guitar did not sound/play great out of the box but after a setup it played surprisingly well. It is so easy to play that I find myself picking it up over my other larger (& much more expensive) guitars to just practice on the couch with. The pickup sounds great and you have basic controls over volume and EQ. The only issue is that it is not weight balanced at all and is quite heavy towards the headstock, which makes it awkward to play, this can be fixed by getting a strap though so would highly recommend ordering one if buying this guitar if you don't already have one.

Cute, useful and fun

Full disclosure: was gifted this guitar right when I was about to order it. Played it at Jams in Vietnam and Cambodia and at home, in parks etc. Fits in normal size suitcase, can be plugged in or played acoustic.

Of course! the acoustic tone is not bass or volume heavy but adequate. Sometimes it's sound can be a feature actually. Adding some Nanoweb Elexir strings will hugely improve tone/sound and add volume.

Every guitarist gal I know falls in love with it, my poor and young friend ordered one after she borrowed mine. Great party, beach, travel, "no worry" and have everyone play it guitar. Quality, finish, functionality, wood are great for the price.

Have only one minor complaint. Intonation on mine was not perfect, this might not be the case on each unit. Feel it fair to say that I'm picky about perfect tuning, seem to hear tiny out of tune discrepancies that other people don't care about or never notice.

I had a Yamaha Guitalelle before. I prefer this one by far, since it has normal tuning and nicer scale, which is not full size but playable for almost anyone, unless you got really big hands.

Surprising Fun, Super Handy

I wanted a handy guitar to hang in in my living room for decoration and quick playing when I have an idea for a new song. The plain acoustic sound of the thing is good enough for that, but probably not enough for fireside camping shows. The surprise was when I plugged it in. The piezo pickup was much better than I expected. I was able to make it sound like a much bigger instrument. And then I stumbled onto a great new comedy bit when I played it through a little Peavey Vypyr modeling amp with some Marshall-type distortion. The fun was the image of me rocking out with this peanut-bodied baby guitar while playing Heart's 'Barracuda.' My buddies were in hysterics. Really, This little box sounds as good as much more expensive 'travelers.'

perfect busking guitar

I've looking at smaller guitars for a while since im a busker, and carrying a full bodied guitar plus other equipment can be quite tiring. So i came across this travel guitar accidentally while looking at more expensive models, and since it was so cheap i decided to order it in addition to the guitar already decided to buy.

This was probabilly the best decision i ever made in my busking career, because the guitar is lso light and easy to play i can literally go for hours without getting my fingers or my back too tired. It's best played through and amplifier (which i do), since it isn't very loud when unplugged. Another plus is that because it's a funny looking guitar it definitely draws some extra attention.

Im honestly impressed.

It's great. Use it for comedy shows

It's great. Use it for comedy shows

Fantastic!

A real gem with it's own unique tone. I wasn't expecting much because of the price but this guitar should cost 3 times the price. Awesome!

For the price, great!

what a great little guitar. Made for practice. So convenient to grab and play. After some truss rod adjustment, when I first opened the product, I found the action good, plugged sound is excellent and it sounds good unplugged too. My first traveller guitar. For the money this is an absolute steal. Even comes with a gig bag!

A great man toy.