Review of the Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic Acoustic guitar. Where to buy it?

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    This guitar usually has a price around 299.00 €

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    Some comments from people who come to the forum about this model:

    Comment:

    I’m blown away with the price, quality, sound and playability of this little parlor guitar.

    It should be three times the price!

    I’ve always wanted a Mahogany parlor guitar to add to my collection and was originally looking at the Mahogany version when they introduced the Exotic Koa and Flame Koa editions.

    I’m so glad they did. The Exotic Koa apart from being a beautiful guitar to look at sounds absolutely gorgeous!

    It’s a well built solid guitar that’s finished perfectly and is an absolute dream to play.

    The short scale makes the light gauge strings feel like you’re playing extra lights and I love the slotted headstock and black and gold open gear tuners which are precise and stay in tune perfectly.

    The Fishman Sonicore pick up and Presys II pre-amp with built in tuner sound great when plugged in and is simple to use when dialling in the perfect amplified sound.

    I opted to pay an extra 45€ to have a professional set up done on the guitar before it was shipped out as I’m 63 and suffer from arthritis in my fingers so need a very low action to be able to play barre chords up the neck comfortably and I have to say it is one of the best set ups I have ever had so hats off to the technical team at Thomann. Your workmanship is second to none!

    Cons: I’ve been playing this guitar daily for a week now and still haven’t found anything I don’t like about it.

    It’s even taken over from my Taylor Academy 12-E Nylon Guitar as my daily go to and will definitely be my faithful traveling partner from now on.

    I will be doing a full video review of this guitar on my YouTube channel very soon. 🙂

    Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic vs Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-41SE WN

    The guitar Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic is usually 1 € more expensive than Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-41SE WN, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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    Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic

    Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-41SE WN

    Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic; Custom Line western guitar – Parlor style, select a-grade solid koa top, mahogany body with scalloped x-bracing, mahogany c-shape neck w/ dual action trussrod, dovetail neckjoint, pau ferro fretboard w/ acrylic pearl snowflake inlays, slotted headstock, black binding, pau ferro bridge, black die cast quality mushroom knob machine heads, 628mm scale, 45mm bone nut, 18 frets, integrated Sonicore pickup with Fishman Presys II preamp, natural satin finish; strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 high end Coated phosphor bronze 12-53 gauge
    • Dreadnought design
    • Dovetail construction
    • Solid sitka spruce top
    • Scalloped X-bracing
    • Walnut body
    • Mahogany neck
    • Pau Ferro fretboard
    • Abalone Hexagon fretboard inlays
    • Abalone body binding
    • White fretboard and headstock binding
    • Modified Oval C neck profile
    • Scale: 643 mm
    • Nut width: 43 mm
    • Bone nut
    • 20 Frets
    • Compensated saddle
    • Pau Ferro bridge
    • Gold-plated diecast DLX machine heads
    • Pickup system: Fishman Presys-II preamp system with built-in tuner
    • Strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 Light (Article Nr 471307), .012 – .053
    • Colour: Natural matte

    Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-41SE WN

    Harley Benton Custom Line CLD 41SE WN

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    Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic vs Epiphone Hummingbird Studio FCB

    The guitar Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic is usually 11 € more expensive than Epiphone Hummingbird Studio FCB, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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    Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic

    Epiphone Hummingbird Studio FCB

    Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic; Custom Line western guitar – Parlor style, select a-grade solid koa top, mahogany body with scalloped x-bracing, mahogany c-shape neck w/ dual action trussrod, dovetail neckjoint, pau ferro fretboard w/ acrylic pearl snowflake inlays, slotted headstock, black binding, pau ferro bridge, black die cast quality mushroom knob machine heads, 628mm scale, 45mm bone nut, 18 frets, integrated Sonicore pickup with Fishman Presys II preamp, natural satin finish; strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 high end Coated phosphor bronze 12-53 gauge
    • Solid spruce top
    • Mahogany back and sides
    • Mahogany neck
    • Pau Ferro fretboard
    • Scale: 629 mm
    • Nut width: 42.8 mm
    • Slim Taper D neck profile
    • 20 Frets
    • Pearloid parallelogram fretboard inlays
    • Fishman Sonitone pickup system
    • Pickguard is decorated with original hummingbird artwork
    • Pau Ferro bridge
    • Grover machine heads
    • Total length: 106 cm
    • Colour: Faded Cherry Burst

    Below have a look to the video of this guitar Epiphone Hummingbird Studio FCB

    Guitar Review: Epiphone Hummingbird

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    Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic vs Epiphone J-200 EC Studio VS

    The guitar Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic is usually 67 € cheaper than Epiphone J-200 EC Studio VS.

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    Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic

    Epiphone J-200 EC Studio VS

    Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic; Custom Line western guitar – Parlor style, select a-grade solid koa top, mahogany body with scalloped x-bracing, mahogany c-shape neck w/ dual action trussrod, dovetail neckjoint, pau ferro fretboard w/ acrylic pearl snowflake inlays, slotted headstock, black binding, pau ferro bridge, black die cast quality mushroom knob machine heads, 628mm scale, 45mm bone nut, 18 frets, integrated Sonicore pickup with Fishman Presys II preamp, natural satin finish; strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 high end Coated phosphor bronze 12-53 gauge
    • Jumbo body design with cutaway
    • Solid spruce top
    • Maple back and sides
    • Maple neck
    • Pau Ferro fretboard
    • Scale: 648 mm
    • Nut width: 42.7 mm
    • King fretboard inlays
    • Preamp and pickup system
    • Gold-plated hardware
    • Colour: Vintage Sunburst
    • Matching case available under Article Nr 129726 (not included)

    Dimensions:

    • Width at the lower end: 43 cm
    • Width at the top end: 32 cm
    • Total length: 110 cm
    • Body length: 53 cm
    • Height of the sides: 11 cm

    Below have a look to the video of this guitar Epiphone J-200 EC Studio VS

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    Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic vs Harley Benton HB Custom Line King-CE NT

    The guitar Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic is usually 88 € more expensive than Harley Benton HB Custom Line King-CE NT.

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    Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic

    Harley Benton HB Custom Line King-CE NT

    Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic; Custom Line western guitar – Parlor style, select a-grade solid koa top, mahogany body with scalloped x-bracing, mahogany c-shape neck w/ dual action trussrod, dovetail neckjoint, pau ferro fretboard w/ acrylic pearl snowflake inlays, slotted headstock, black binding, pau ferro bridge, black die cast quality mushroom knob machine heads, 628mm scale, 45mm bone nut, 18 frets, integrated Sonicore pickup with Fishman Presys II preamp, natural satin finish; strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 high end Coated phosphor bronze 12-53 gauge
    • Body design: Jumbo with cutaway
    • Top: Selected solid spruce
    • Body: Maple
    • Neck: Maple
    • Fretboard: Ovangkol
    • Scale: 648 mm
    • Nut width: 43 mm
    • 20 Frets
    • Fretboard inlays: Pearloid squares
    • Bridge: Ovangkol
    • Saddle: Bone
    • Bindings: Multi-ply
    • Double action truss rod
    • Machine heads: Gold-plated Grover diecast
    • Strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 Light, .012 – .053 (Article Nr 471307)
    • Pickup system: Fishman Presys II with integrated tuner
    • Colour: Natural high-gloss

    Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton HB Custom Line King-CE NT

    Harley Benton - Custom Line - King-CE NT - Jumbo Acoustic Guitar - Presentation -

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    Where to buy the guitar Harley Benton CLP-15E Koa Exotic

    Thomann

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    • Full warranty. If you have any problems, they take care of everything.
    • 100% reliable payment.
    • Leader in trouble-free shipping.
    • Usually Best price.
    • Best Reputation: They are the leading online store in Europe and have the best catalogue and information.

    Amazon

    • Free Shipping and possibility of shipping in one day with Amazon Premium.
    • Full Guarantee but they are no experts in music equipment.
    • Sometimes better price.
    • He’s got worse stock than Thomann.

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