Harley Benton CLO-70ASR NAT AllSolid

To be honest I didn’t expect much for 299€, however Harley Benton have done an excellent job of producing a very playable solid wood acoustic guitar at this price point. The manufacturing and set up were pretty much spot on. I’ve had the guitar for a month or so now and it has been played every day, it stays in tune and it is very comfortable to play.
After two weeks I changed the original HB strings for a set of D’Addario 12-53 XS strings, not because the originals were bad just so that I could do a comparison. There was a difference, the D’Addario were fuller and gave a more rounded tone (to my ear) but it wasn’t really necessary the originals were fine. The one aspect that I see as a potential weakness is the tuners, they appear quite fragile, they’ll probably be fine and as I said previously, the guitar stayed in tune well.
All in all a great value guitar and very pleased with my purchase. I’ve added some additional dimensions of the guitar that I couldn’t find on the website, someone might find them useful.
Upper bout width: 290mm
Waist width: 244mm
Lower bout width: 395mm
Body length: 492mm
Depth of body at the top (neck joint): 97mm
Depth of body at the bottom: 115.5mm

Bought this guitar after reading the specs and seeing the price. Solid spruce top and SOLID rosewood back and sides for £250! Incredible value. Guitar arrived in great condition, with a pleasingly low action. One criticism I would have is that it is instantly noticeable that the nut is not quite cut low enough - feels as if you have to press the strings down just a little bit more on the first fret than you should have to to get a clean chord sound. Speaking of strings, I’m a fan of 10s for acoustic. These come with 12s, which I’ve always found too stiff and difficult to play - it’s much easier to fret and bend the 10s (and I’m not good enough to notice subtle differences in the sound between 12s and 10s). Sound is very good to my ears for both finger picking and chord strumming. Overall, a beautiful looking guitar, with easy playability and a good tone. And it’s £250! Incredible.