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Harley Benton CLG-70ASR CE SBK AllSolid

4.4 out of 5 stars from 38 customer ratings ()

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup

  • Type: Grand Auditorium with cutaway and armrest
  • Top: Solid selected Canadian Grade A Sitka spruce
  • Back and sides: Solid selected Grade A Sonokeling rosewood
  • Armrest: Sapele
  • Scalloped X-bracing
  • Neck: Nato
  • Fingerboard: Selected Sonokeling rosewood
  • 3 mm mother-of-pearl dot fingerboard inlays
  • 1.5 mm dot side markers
  • Mother-of-pearl HB logo headstock inlay
  • Neck profile: Smooth C
  • Dovetail neck joint at 14th fret
  • 400 mm double action truss rod
  • Sapele body binding
  • Mahogany rosette
  • Fingerboard radius: 380 mm
  • Scale length: 649 mm
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • Bone nut
  • 20 premium nickel silver frets
  • Pickup: Fishman Sonicore
  • Presys II preamp with integrated chromatic tuner
  • Sonokeling rosewood bridge
  • Ebony bridge pins with mahogany dots
  • Open-gear black/gold DLX machine heads with 16:1 gear ratio
  • Factory strings: HB HQS WE .012 - .053 PB Coated (art. 514184)
  • Colour: Natural matt with black top
  • Available since December 2024
  • Item number 589647
  • Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
  • Design Grand Auditorium
  • Top Sitka Spruce massive
  • Back And Sides Solid Rosewood
  • Cutaway Yes
  • Fretboard Rosewood
  • Nut width in mm 43,00 mm
  • Frets 20
  • Pickups Yes
  • Colour Black, Satin
  • Case No
  • Incl. Gigbag No
1.295 AED 310,08 €
The price in AED is a guideline price only
Since we ship from Germany, additional costs through taxes and customs may be incurred
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Im utterly shocked
Robotz 17.07.2025
Harley Benton, how the funk do you do it?!
You've officially yanked "brand identity elitism" right off my high horse and left it in the dust of your budget-friendly brilliance.

Now let’s be real—does this guitar sound or play exactly like my $1,500 Taylor? No. But for what it is, it punches so far above its weight class it deserves a title shot. The playability, build quality, and sheer attention to detail are borderline criminal at this price point. Seriously—who gave Harley Benton permission to be this good for this little?

I took this beauty to a recent solo gig, and the compliments were flying—mostly about how jaw-droppingly gorgeous it is (and yeah, that wood binding is chef’s kiss), but also the sound. When a fellow guitarist approaches you post-show to ask about your instrument, you know you've struck gold. Watching their jaws drop when I say, “It’s a Harley Benton” is a joy I’ll never get tired of.

Out of the box, I did a minor neck setup, but the fretwork? Impeccable. No buzz. No sharp edges. Just smooth sailing. The open gear tuners hold pitch like a pro, so I’m not constantly tuning between songs or silently panicking during a set.

Comfort-wise, this might be the most player-friendly acoustic I own. I clocked in a full 3-hour gig and walked away without the dreaded forearm dent. That alone deserves a slow clap.

If I had to nitpick? The preamp’s decent, but I’d love to see a slightly higher-end option—maybe something with a touch more clarity or sparkle. I’m a Fishman fanboy, and while the current setup gets the job done (and easily EQ’d post-guitar), a little upgrade here could push this from “amazing value” to “legendary steal.”

All in all, this is my fourth Harley Benton purchase, and certainly not my last. I wholeheartedly recommend this guitar to anyone who wants boutique vibes without boutique pricing.
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Crux 15.04.2025
-The guitar has a lot of small holes in it
-The 2 woods have a very small contrast between them and can barely be distinguished
-The black top has been painted after the bridge was fixed and you can see the coat line
-The whole guitar feels like plastic
-The clear coat is not uniform and is missing on the most important spots, the edges of the wood...
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Do not hesitate.
Anthony3472 10.12.2024
This guitar is wonderful.
Top quality, beautiful projection. Perfect, straight out of the packaging.
Do yourself a favor and grab one.
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Great value for the money
RaymanNOLA 15.09.2025
I was very surprised at what I got for less than $300. I wasn't expecting much, but it looks great, plays well, and sounds good. I own/have owned many guitars, from expensive top-of-the-line models, to mid-range, to cheap, and this is definitely the best "budget" guitar I've ever owned.
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