Review of the Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood Acoustic guitar. Where to buy it?

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  • Design: Dreadnought
  • Dovetail construction
  • Top: Solid American A-grade cedar
  • Advanced scalloped X-bracing
  • Back & Sides: Solid African A-Grade mahogany
  • One-piece neck: African mahogany
  • Fretboard: Pau Ferro
  • Inlays: Nano pearl dots
  • Neck profile: “C”
  • 20 Frets
  • Body binding: Tortoise
  • Heel cap: Tortoise
  • Nut width: 45 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Rosette: Mother-of-pearl
  • Bridge: Pau Ferro
  • Saddle & Nut: Graph Tech TUSQ
  • Pickguard: Tortoise
  • Machine heads: Grover
  • Strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 Light (Article Nr 471307), .012 – .053
  • Colour: Natural

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This guitar usually has a price around 261.00 €

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Comment:

I have been a Thomann customer for a few years now and have often looked at Harley Benton guitars when searching for a new purchase. I have seen some videos on Youtube and, at least in those reviews, they sounded like nice instruments. I recently sold a guitar and decided to replace it with a Harley Benton. I looked at the solid top selection but most had a laminate back and sides. Then I came upon the CLD-30SCM SolidWood. I checked the pound sterling price and it was under £220. I thought at that price it would not be wonderful, but Thomann have a very good returns policy so I thought I would give it a try. It arrived in only 4 days. When I opened the box the first thing I noticed was how light in weight it is, less than 4lbs (1.8kg). This is the lightest acoustic I have ever picked up. I examined the guitar thoroughly and found a couple of blemishes. One seems to be like a finger print in the finish on the back and one is a light dip in the wood on the top. Neither are noticeable unless you look very closely – and now after a few days I even have to look close to find them. The guitar is set up almost perfectly for me with a lowish action and well cut nut. The frets are well finished, the satin finish all over is excellent with tortie binding nd Grover machines. On the inside there are no signs of glue etc and all the struts appear to have been well cut and sanded smooth. The top is cedar. I have never had a cedar top acoustic before so I was interested to see how that performed. The grain is straight and wide like the picture on the website, beautiful! The neck feels just right and comfortable in the hand. It states on the web site specifications that it has a 45mm nut and I was a little concerned that this would be too wide. However, it is not 45mm it is more like 44mm (that 1mm makes all the difference). So it is very comfortable to play. The tone is super and I can only compare it to a USA made Martin DX1 I owned a few years ago – it is that good. I think it has every likelihood of opening up into a great sounding guitar. I cannot recommend this guitar highly enough – it is a super guitar for the price and anyone who buys one will be pleased with it. It is a quality made instrument with a very nice tone. I can now say I have become a real fan of Harley Benton guitars and I am happy to recommend them in acoustic guitar forums and websites (in fact I have already done so). Harley Benton should make some other all solid woood acoustics, perhaps rosewood back and sides. I am sure they would sell really well I have just one wish – I’m a big fan of round shouldered dreadnoughts (like Gibsons) and I hope that Thomann will one day have a round shouldered dread (like a J45) made by Harley Benton so I can add that to my collection, that would really be fantastic.

Comment:

I just bougth it recently and I am very satisfied. It is a very nice guitar, setup was great right out of the box. Sound is sweet and what you would expect from this combination of tonewoods, workmanship is great, there are no visible flaws in finish and other details. Simply a great guitar.

Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood vs Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-15MCE

The guitar Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood is usually 72 € more expensive than Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-15MCE.

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Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-15MCE
  • Design: Dreadnought
  • Dovetail construction
  • Top: Solid American A-grade cedar
  • Advanced scalloped X-bracing
  • Back & Sides: Solid African A-Grade mahogany
  • One-piece neck: African mahogany
  • Fretboard: Pau Ferro
  • Inlays: Nano pearl dots
  • Neck profile: “C”
  • 20 Frets
  • Body binding: Tortoise
  • Heel cap: Tortoise
  • Nut width: 45 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Rosette: Mother-of-pearl
  • Bridge: Pau Ferro
  • Saddle & Nut: Graph Tech TUSQ
  • Pickguard: Tortoise
  • Machine heads: Grover
  • Strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 Light (Article Nr 471307), .012 – .053
  • Colour: Natural
  • Design: Dreadnought with cutaway
  • Dovetail construction
  • Top: Solid mahogany
  • Scalloped X-bracing
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard: Pau Ferro
  • Neck profile: Modified oval C
  • Fretboard inlays: Snowflakes
  • Body binding: Wooden
  • Scale: 643 mm
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • 20 Frets
  • Nut: Bone
  • Compensated saddle
  • Bridge: Pau Ferro
  • Machine heads: Chrome-plated diecast DLX
  • Strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 Light (Article Nr 471307), .012 – .053
  • Pickup system: Fishman Presys-II preamp system with built-in tuner
  • Colour: Natural matte

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-15MCE

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD 15MCE Review

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Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood vs Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-1048SCE NS

The guitar Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood is usually 84 € more expensive than Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-1048SCE NS.

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Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-1048SCE NS
  • Design: Dreadnought
  • Dovetail construction
  • Top: Solid American A-grade cedar
  • Advanced scalloped X-bracing
  • Back & Sides: Solid African A-Grade mahogany
  • One-piece neck: African mahogany
  • Fretboard: Pau Ferro
  • Inlays: Nano pearl dots
  • Neck profile: “C”
  • 20 Frets
  • Body binding: Tortoise
  • Heel cap: Tortoise
  • Nut width: 45 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Rosette: Mother-of-pearl
  • Bridge: Pau Ferro
  • Saddle & Nut: Graph Tech TUSQ
  • Pickguard: Tortoise
  • Machine heads: Grover
  • Strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 Light (Article Nr 471307), .012 – .053
  • Colour: Natural
  • Dreadnought design with cutaway
  • Solid spruce top
  • Mahogany back and sides
  • Mahogany neck
  • Pau Ferro fretboard
  • “Dots” fretboard inlays
  • Cream-coloured binding
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 48.0 mm
  • Fretboard radius: 400 mm (15 3/4″)
  • 20 Frets
  • Pau Ferro bridge
  • Fishman Presys II preamp system with built-in tuner
  • Diecast chrome-plated machine heads
  • Strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 Light, .012 – .053 (Article Nr 471307)
  • Colour: Natural matte

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-1048SCE NS

Harley Benton | CLD-1048SCE | Acoustic Guitar | Demo

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Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood vs Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-41SE WN

The guitar Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood is usually 37 € cheaper than Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-41SE WN, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-41SE WN
  • Design: Dreadnought
  • Dovetail construction
  • Top: Solid American A-grade cedar
  • Advanced scalloped X-bracing
  • Back & Sides: Solid African A-Grade mahogany
  • One-piece neck: African mahogany
  • Fretboard: Pau Ferro
  • Inlays: Nano pearl dots
  • Neck profile: “C”
  • 20 Frets
  • Body binding: Tortoise
  • Heel cap: Tortoise
  • Nut width: 45 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Rosette: Mother-of-pearl
  • Bridge: Pau Ferro
  • Saddle & Nut: Graph Tech TUSQ
  • Pickguard: Tortoise
  • Machine heads: Grover
  • Strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 Light (Article Nr 471307), .012 – .053
  • Colour: Natural
  • 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 CLD-30SCM SolidWood vs Epiphone Hummingbird Studio FCB

The guitar Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood is usually 27 € cheaper than Epiphone Hummingbird Studio FCB, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood

Epiphone Hummingbird Studio FCB
  • Design: Dreadnought
  • Dovetail construction
  • Top: Solid American A-grade cedar
  • Advanced scalloped X-bracing
  • Back & Sides: Solid African A-Grade mahogany
  • One-piece neck: African mahogany
  • Fretboard: Pau Ferro
  • Inlays: Nano pearl dots
  • Neck profile: “C”
  • 20 Frets
  • Body binding: Tortoise
  • Heel cap: Tortoise
  • Nut width: 45 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Rosette: Mother-of-pearl
  • Bridge: Pau Ferro
  • Saddle & Nut: Graph Tech TUSQ
  • Pickguard: Tortoise
  • Machine heads: Grover
  • Strings: D’Addario XTAPB1253 Light (Article Nr 471307), .012 – .053
  • Colour: Natural
  • 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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Where to buy the guitar Harley Benton CLD-30SCM SolidWood

Thomann

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  • Usually Best price.
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  • Sometimes better price.
  • He’s got worse stock than Thomann.

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