Review of the Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLX Electric guitar. Where to buy it?

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  • Deluxe series
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Arched top: Flamed maple
  • Set-in mahogany neck
  • Fretboard: “Roasted” jatoba
  • Neck profile: C
  • Fretboard radius: 350 mm
  • 24 Frets
  • Fretboard inlays: Pearloid dots
  • Neck and body binding
  • Scale: 635 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Graphite nut
  • Pickup: 2 Roswell HAF AlNiCo-5 open coil humbuckers
  • 3-Way switch
  • 1 Volume and 1 tone control with push / pull function for coil split
  • DLX chrome hardware
  • DLX GTB wrapover bridge
  • DLX machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: D’Addario EXL-110 .010 – .046
  • Colour: Black Cherry Flame

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This guitar usually has a price around 199.00 €

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Comment:

The Harley Benton CST24 in Black Cherry Flame … Where should I start? Let’s start with the Pros because they outweigh the cons definitely. It’s a great guitar for the price. Finishing awesome, playability good. That was the short version.

Pros: Beautiful instrument that feels way more in value than you pay for it. It was properly packed and just minor tuning needed (although making the way from Germany to the UK). The sound out of the box is way better than any other instrument in that price range I have played so far and can hold up with Fender Mexico versions or Epiphone Custom Shops. The intonation was almost spot on. No string buzzing or anything like that. Action was really low and the neck itself is really fast. Great.
Get one! Especially this finish is very beautiful.

Cons:
There are, as expected, a few issues that need to be addressed in an honest review. The tuners are not good. You can turn them and turn them and maybe at some point something happens. But replace them aftermarket with some Graphtech locking tuners and you are fine and it doesn’t break the bank. The nut was in a weird angle and the cutouts for the strings haven’t been done properly, so the high E-string almost popped off when bending a full step. the B-string … similar. The fretboard is dry, but nothing that a bit of lemon oil couldn’t fix.

Summary:
I wish that sort of quality would have existed when I started playing guitar 25 years ago. I had to deal with a Strat copy from our local dealer, that was more expensive, had the weight of a Jazz Bass and never stayed in tune.
What Harley Benton offers here is great value for money and specially as a beginner or someone that likes modding guitars – this instrument is a fantastic starting point.

Great Instrument for the money! I have sent this one back, although I prefer the look of it. I have a Amber Flame as well, that did not have the above issues and I will give the CST 24 HB a try as well. Let’s see which one makes the cut.

The customer service of Thomann is outstanding and quick and the HB Team answers every question about the instrument before you buy and within 14 days (in the UK) you can send it back at no cost (if the guitar is not damaged by you) if you don’t like it.

Comment:

In general, it is a very well-built guitar for 1/5 of a price of an original custom SE 24 model – that was the main reason for me to try this instrument.
Out-of-the-box it wasn’t absolutely flawless. Frets were not polished, several frets had relatevely deep notches, obstructing from bending the high E-string, seemed like someone on the factory in Vietnam levelled the frets by a hammer after the strings had been attached;-) Lacquer on the back side of the neck also was’t perfectly polished with some hand prints on it. Fretboard was absolutely dry with spots of glue here and there… So before plugging the guitar into my amp I had to spend a several hours polishing frets, sanding and lemonoilng the fretbord.
Anyway, overall build quality of the guitar body and neck is really good, its nice to hold it in your hands. The body is just beautiful, the guitar is considerably lighter than a full-body LPs, all frets access is easy, neck is quite slim and narrow compared to mentioned above prs SE, very playable, I should say. Tuners are OK, they do the job.
If you decide to buy this guitar pay attention to a very ‘specific’ prs-type bridge setup: before you try to adjust string action by large coin-slot bolts be sure you fully unscrew small black mensuration-setup screws! And by the way you can’t properly setup the action before you complete your scale length setup – when you move the bridge the string action changes. So the whole procedure of of setting up this guitar can take an hour of your precious time.
Pickups are not an absolute junk, they are quite decent, but sound a bit weak compared to traditional Dimarzio or SD humbackers, and for sure, being coil-splitted do not sound like real single-coils. The guitar gives you a lot of different intonations, a lot of room for experiments, but you can’t substitute a LP and a Strat by this one guitar.
To wrap it up, its a great value-for-money guitar, reasonably priced – not only for beginners, with no real competition in its price rage. Just keep in mind its price and your expectations will be met when you receive it 🙂

Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLX vs Harley Benton CST-24T Black Flame

The guitar Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLXis usually 12 € cheaper than Harley Benton CST-24T Black Flame, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLX

Harley Benton CST-24T Black Flame
  • Deluxe series
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Arched top: Flamed maple
  • Set-in mahogany neck
  • Fretboard: “Roasted” jatoba
  • Neck profile: C
  • Fretboard radius: 350 mm
  • 24 Frets
  • Fretboard inlays: Pearloid dots
  • Neck and body binding
  • Scale: 635 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Graphite nut
  • Pickup: 2 Roswell HAF AlNiCo-5 open coil humbuckers
  • 3-Way switch
  • 1 Volume and 1 tone control with push / pull function for coil split
  • DLX chrome hardware
  • DLX GTB wrapover bridge
  • DLX machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: D’Addario EXL-110 .010 – .046
  • Colour: Black Cherry Flame
  • Deluxe Series
  • Mahogany body
  • Flamed maple arched top
  • Set-in mahogany neck
  • Roasted jatoba fretboard
  • “C” Neck profile
  • Fretboard radius: 350 mm
  • 24 Frets
  • Pearloid dots fretboard inlays
  • Neck and body binding
  • Scale: 635 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Graphite nut
  • 2 Roswell HAF AlNiCo-5 open coil humbucker pickups
  • 3-Way switch
  • 1 Volume- and 1 tone control with push/pull function for coil split
  • DLX chrome hardware
  • Wilkinson WVPC tremolo
  • DLX machine heads
  • Colour: Black Flame

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton CST-24T Black Flame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My-sIpvnx2I

If you want to know more about this option, click on the following link to see the Harley Benton CST-24T Black Flame review

Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLX vs Harley Benton ST-70 Black Paisley

The guitar Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLX is usually 44 € more expensive than Harley Benton ST-70 Black Paisley, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLX

Harley Benton ST-70 Black Paisley
  • Deluxe series
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Arched top: Flamed maple
  • Set-in mahogany neck
  • Fretboard: “Roasted” jatoba
  • Neck profile: C
  • Fretboard radius: 350 mm
  • 24 Frets
  • Fretboard inlays: Pearloid dots
  • Neck and body binding
  • Scale: 635 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Graphite nut
  • Pickup: 2 Roswell HAF AlNiCo-5 open coil humbuckers
  • 3-Way switch
  • 1 Volume and 1 tone control with push / pull function for coil split
  • DLX chrome hardware
  • DLX GTB wrapover bridge
  • DLX machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: D’Addario EXL-110 .010 – .046
  • Colour: Black Cherry Flame
  • Deluxe Series
  • Body: Basswood
  • Bolt-on neck: Maple
  • Fretboard: Amaranth
  • Neck profile: C
  • Fretboard radius: 350 mm
  • Fretboard inlays: Dots
  • 21 Medium jumbo frets
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • Pickup: 2 Roswell STA Alnico-5 vintage ST-Style single coils and 1 Roswell HAF Alnico-5 humbucker
  • 2 Tone controls and 1 volume control with volume push/pull function coil split
  • 5-Way toggle switch
  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Wilkinson tremolo
  • Stringing: D’Addario EXL110 .010 – .046 (article no. 104555)
  • Colour: Black Paisley

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton ST-70 Black Paisley

Harley Benton ST-70 Black Paisley Unboxing & Review

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Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLX vs Harley Benton ST-57DG Black Tribute

The guitar Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLX is usually 40 € more expensive than Harley Benton ST-57DG Black Tribute, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLX

Harley Benton ST-57DG Black Tribute
  • Deluxe series
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Arched top: Flamed maple
  • Set-in mahogany neck
  • Fretboard: “Roasted” jatoba
  • Neck profile: C
  • Fretboard radius: 350 mm
  • 24 Frets
  • Fretboard inlays: Pearloid dots
  • Neck and body binding
  • Scale: 635 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Graphite nut
  • Pickup: 2 Roswell HAF AlNiCo-5 open coil humbuckers
  • 3-Way switch
  • 1 Volume and 1 tone control with push / pull function for coil split
  • DLX chrome hardware
  • DLX GTB wrapover bridge
  • DLX machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: D’Addario EXL-110 .010 – .046
  • Colour: Black Cherry Flame
  • Body: Alder
  • Bolt-on neck: Canadian maple with stained nyatoh skunk stripe
  • Fretboard: Maple
  • Neck profile: C
  • Fretboard radius: 350 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm (TUSQ XL)
  • 21 Frets
  • Pickups: 3 Roswell SK52 True Vintage Staggered Alnico 5 single coils
  • 1 Volume control and 2 tone controls
  • 5-Way toggle switch
  • Single-ply pickguard
  • Synchronised tremolo system
  • Kluson style machine heads
  • Chrome-plated hardware
  • Ex-factory stringing: D’Addario .010 – .046 (article no. 104555)
  • Colour: Black high gloss

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton ST-57DG Black Tribute

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Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLX vs Harley Benton CST-24T P90 Ocean Flame

The guitar Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLXis usually 12 € cheaper than Harley Benton CST-24T P90 Ocean Flame, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLX

Harley Benton CST-24T P90 Ocean Flame
  • Deluxe series
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Arched top: Flamed maple
  • Set-in mahogany neck
  • Fretboard: “Roasted” jatoba
  • Neck profile: C
  • Fretboard radius: 350 mm
  • 24 Frets
  • Fretboard inlays: Pearloid dots
  • Neck and body binding
  • Scale: 635 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Graphite nut
  • Pickup: 2 Roswell HAF AlNiCo-5 open coil humbuckers
  • 3-Way switch
  • 1 Volume and 1 tone control with push / pull function for coil split
  • DLX chrome hardware
  • DLX GTB wrapover bridge
  • DLX machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: D’Addario EXL-110 .010 – .046
  • Colour: Black Cherry Flame
  • Deluxe Series
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Top: Flamed maple
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Neck attachment: Set-in
  • Fretboard: Roasted jatoba
  • Fretboard inlays: Dots
  • Neck profile: C
  • Radius: 350 mm
  • 24 Frets
  • Scale: 635 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Pickups: 2 Roswell P90 Soapbar single coils
  • Controls: Volume & Tone
  • 3-Way switch
  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Nut: Graphite
  • Tremolo: Wilkinson WVPC
  • Machine heads: DLX diecast
  • Colour: Ocean Flame High-gloss

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton CST-24T P90 Ocean Flame

Harley Benton CST 24 P90 Ocean Flame Demo and Review

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Where to buy the guitar Harley Benton CST-24 Black Cherry Flame DLX

Thomann

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  • Usually Best price.
  • Best Reputation: They are the leading online store in Europe and have the best catalogue and information.

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  • 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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