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Excellent for the price, but...
This is very well made and I think it sounds pretty good too. It has a neck that, as an electric guitar player with some arthritis, I find very comfortable. It's like an oversized strat neck, sort of. I like it.
The guitar needed some work to be made to play nicely, and as I do guitar setups that isn't a problem for me. But anyone buying one should be aware of this. Mostly it was OK...good construction and finish, tuners and piezo electrics worked...but there were some very rough fret ends and, although the fretboard is radiused, they put a flat nut and bridge on it like a conventional nylon string guitar so the outside strings were very high. I did some filing and polishing to curve them to the radius, and now it plays great...but it shouldn't have been necessary to do, especially as someone could do it poorly and damage their guitar.
The guitar needed some work to be made to play nicely, and as I do guitar setups that isn't a problem for me. But anyone buying one should be aware of this. Mostly it was OK...good construction and finish, tuners and piezo electrics worked...but there were some very rough fret ends and, although the fretboard is radiused, they put a flat nut and bridge on it like a conventional nylon string guitar so the outside strings were very high. I did some filing and polishing to curve them to the radius, and now it plays great...but it shouldn't have been necessary to do, especially as someone could do it poorly and damage their guitar.
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Gf
Awesome value
First, I own 16 Harley Benton guitars and basses...love 'em all. My wife is the musician....I'm a beginner bassist and I bought this for myself to dabble in guitar and learn some chords so that I can better relate my bass playing to what the band is doing. Wanted a classical with wider nut and neck so I could more cleanly fret the chords while learning. This guitar sounds and plays quite nicely, and has become a favorite of my wife too (who ironically says she likes a narrow fretboard). It really is an outstanding value and a nice looking round back guitar....I have no idea how they can sell this for what they charge. The quality is very good, fret ends ok. The wood veneer designs glued on could use some minor sanding and oiling to be perfect. Really like this guitar, as well as all my other Harley Bentons. Outstanding value...just ordered 4 more HB's....nice work Thomann!
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PB
After watching hundreds of Youtube reviews on HB quality, I'm disappointed
For the money I expect a few minor defects. One at the base of the neck below the fretboard was extremely obvious. The rest of the finish was fine.
The setup was poor. The action was high, the neck bowed and a good deal of buzzing. Also the frets on both sides of the fretboard will bite you they're so rough. If I keep it, it will take several hours of work to get it in shape.
Maybe it's the luck of the draw. It's my first HB and the reviews online were all raving about overall quality of their products.
The setup was poor. The action was high, the neck bowed and a good deal of buzzing. Also the frets on both sides of the fretboard will bite you they're so rough. If I keep it, it will take several hours of work to get it in shape.
Maybe it's the luck of the draw. It's my first HB and the reviews online were all raving about overall quality of their products.
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Best deal I know of
For 111.00 and 90.00 shipping to the USA Not bad. I could've spent 150 more and got something here slightly better. But this purchase was well worth it. The guitar is beautiful.I haven't noticed any cosmetic flaws. The tuners and nut and saddle are cheap so I have to tune a string or 2 the next day when first picking it up.Nothing major. That can be fixed with some bone blanks. For the price I'm not complaining at all. Ive been playing 30 years and haven't had a nylon in years. I wish the electronics included a tuner. So get a snarky.But I'm going to change that the moment a control becomes loose or scratchy. If I had known I would have bought a resonator guitar along with it.No point in paying the high shipping twice So if I can expect this type of quality and service I'll just have to come back
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HBO-850 Classic Natural
When my guitar arrived I inspected it very carefully for manufacturing defects like: Straightness of the neck, the action, edges of the frets all down the neck, blemishes or damage and the sound.
The guitar passed all of my tests with flying colours. The only possible criticism would be the quality of the strings - but if that is my only slight 'criticism' which can be very easily remedied - Not bad !!!!
The guitar passed all of my tests with flying colours. The only possible criticism would be the quality of the strings - but if that is my only slight 'criticism' which can be very easily remedied - Not bad !!!!
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Super Quality & Sound
The guitar arrived in perfect condition and the set-up was spot-on requiring only re-tuning. Intonation very good!
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Nylon string guitar
Great playing and sounding guitar. Had to do some fret filing but nothing to to bad and at this price I don’t mind doing a little work.
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PM
Opened the box and .......surprise! Looks better than the photos. Stunning!
Tuned it up and sounds good acoustically. Not like a full classic but nonetheless good for all around.
Plugged in and the guitar truly comes alive. Rival to more expensive guitars I've come around.
Very good investment, I recommend!
Thanks to Thomann!
Tuned it up and sounds good acoustically. Not like a full classic but nonetheless good for all around.
Plugged in and the guitar truly comes alive. Rival to more expensive guitars I've come around.
Very good investment, I recommend!
Thanks to Thomann!
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easy conversion
bought this guitar as an experiment, it is a nylon string classical guitar, this guitar is built like a brick house, I installed a set of extra light acoustic steel strings and it is still going strong. The only fault with this guitar is the same as all roundback acoustics in that they tend to slide off your knee.
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RK
Great guitar for this price
Bought this guitar to practice at home. Stock strings sounds awful, you should change them as soon as possible. Then it'll sound pretty well.
This guitar is very different from normal one: it's thin and it has rounded back so it's hard to handle it without belt (so you should buy it too).
In some reviews I've read that there could be some problems with quality, but my version if cool.
Would recommend this guitar for starters like me
This guitar is very different from normal one: it's thin and it has rounded back so it's hard to handle it without belt (so you should buy it too).
In some reviews I've read that there could be some problems with quality, but my version if cool.
Would recommend this guitar for starters like me
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