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Harley Benton CG-400CE Thinline BK

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Harley Benton CG-400CE Thinline BK
£85
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Poor build, setup worse
JockeK 24.02.2026
Possibly the worst guitar I have ever tried. Fret buzz all over. Neck bends the wrong way slightly which makes proper set up impossible. Nut is glued in so there is no salvaging it by raising it. A string snapped early on due to sharp edge on the bridge. Pickup is pretty good the little I got from it.
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Rubbish!
xhoneybear 18.10.2025
I had high hopes for this guitar. It looked really good on paper. In reality, I couldn't be more disappointed...

The sound is okay. About what you'd expect from a thin classical. After adjusting myself the sound of the nylon strings is fresh and calming.

The finish is... well, to each their own. I expected something else. The fretboard is pretty though.

Now to the bad things.
The bridge buzzes on open B.
The guitar itself is so malleable that placing a headstock tuner leaves a dent in it.
String action is very high and yet there's still plenty of fret buzz.
Tuning the guitar is a challenge, it crackles when doing so and it goes out of tune when you don't even look at it.
The steel-wound strings have noticeable rusting on them.

I want to believe I got a bad piece but I doubt that all issues stem from it being one. I'd love to love this guitar but I can't. I'm really disappointed.
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