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Harley Benton CST-24 Purple Burst

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Electric Guitar

  • Deluxe Series
  • Body: Meranti
  • Top: flamed maple
  • Glued-in neck: Meranti
  • Fingerboard: roasted jatoba
  • White dot fingerboard inlays
  • Neck profile: C
  • Ivory coloured body and neck binding
  • Fingerboard radius: 350 mm (13.78")
  • Graphite nut
  • Nut width: 42 mm (1.65")
  • 24 Blacksmith stainless steel frets
  • Scale: 635 mm (25")
  • Pickups: 2 Roswell HAF AlNiCo-5 humbuckers
  • Volume control
  • Tone control with push/pull function for coil split
  • 3-Way switch
  • Bridge: Deluxe GTB wrapover
  • Deluxe machine heads
  • Chrome hardware
  • Colour: Purple Burst
Available since July 2023
Item number 527044
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Colour Purple
Body Meranti
Top flamed Maple
Neck Meranti
Fretboard Roasted Jatoba
Frets 24
Scale 635 mm
Pickups HH
Tremolo None
incl. Bag No
incl. Case No
£218
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A good first impression can work wonders

Harley Benton CST-24 Purple Burst E-Gitarre

It is hard to say for certain just how much a player has to spend in order to get their hands on a really good guitar - after all, it always depends on their personal expectations. One thing that is certain, however, is that the quality of the affordable instruments coming out of the Far East is now such that musicians now get significantly more for their money than in decades past. The price-performance ratio offered by the Harley Benton CST-24 (shown here in its Purple Burst finish) is a prime example: Just 30 years ago, players would have had to spend much more and content themselves with a far inferior instrument, so those just starting out on the guitar today can look forward to doing so on a solid, high-quality instrument - all the more so since their budget can now stretch to a suitable practice amplifier and other accessories like a gig bag, spare strings, and more.

Electric guitar Harley Benton CST-24 with set-in Meranti neck

A modern classic

It is obvious where the Harley Benton CST-24 takes its stylistic cues from, but this guitar still exudes a character of its own. The CST-24 features a meranti body with an arched maple top and flamed maple veneer together with a meranti neck and a fingerboard made from roasted jatoba. The latter boasts a full 24 medium stainless steel frets and pearloid dot inlays, and both the fingerboard and the front edge of the body are adorned with cream-coloured binding that matches the matching pickup rings perfectly. Harley Benton has not cut any corners in terms of hardware and electronics either, which is reflected in the Roswell HAF AlNiCo-5 open-coil humbucking pickups, which are governed by a three-way toggle switch, master volume control, and master tone control (which also includes a push-pull function for coil splitting).

Beauty meets practicality

It has to be admitted that guitarists have two main things in mind when they look for a new instrument, and the first of these is definitely the way it looks. The Harley Benton CST-24 thoroughly delivers the goods here, and if instruments from Harley Benton were not already renowned for their incredible price-performance ratio, the wealth of features that this guitar brings with it despite the budget-friendly price could surely set a new record in terms of value for money. The second thing guitarists look for is a combination of playing comfort and a good amplified sound. Needless to say, the Harley Benton CST-24 does not fall short here in any way, and the guitar's excellent sound and impressive versatility make it an ideal instrument for starting out and playing those first concerts.

Harley Benton CST-24 Kopfplatte

About Harley Benton

Since 1998, the Harley Benton brand has been catering for the needs of numerous guitarists and bassists. In addition to an extensive range of stringed instruments, Thomann's house brand also offers a wide choice of amplifiers, speakers, effect pedals, and other accessories. In total, the range includes over 1,500 products. Built by established names in the industry, all Harley Benton products combine quality and reliability at attractive and affordable prices. The continuous expansion of the range ensures that Harley Benton always provides new, exciting, and innovative products that keep players perfectly in tune with the musical world, day after day.

Harley Benton CST-24 Purple Burst Humbucker Tonabnehmer

For full-on Rock and much more besides

When looking at the Harley Benton CST-24's specs, design, and features, one could easily be forgiven for thinking that this is a guitar built purely for Rock music. But the limits to what this guitar can do are really only defined by the player: While packing plenty of power and punch, the two humbucking pickups also possess excellent dynamics and, thanks to the coil split function and the highly effective volume and tone controls, will also deliver a diverse palette of different tones to suit a range of musical styles.

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Tapped 01.09.2023
I'm not going to lie, it was the purple burst the originally caught my eye but this guitar is so much more. Obviously it's colour is amazing and the deep dark purple back is beautiful. The overall finish is very high quality and with the steel frets I know I won't need to "fret" over them anytime soon. The 24 frets being a bit closer together makes a big a difference for people like me who weren't lucky enough to have fingers for days. As for the sound, I was very impressed with the diversity in sounds that this produces. The single coils have a light, almost accousticy sound, while the humbuckers have that beefiness that you crave. I did a side by side comparison with other humbucker containing brands and this beaut held it's own. Would highly recommend.
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vary99 12.08.2023
Es increíble que consigan hacer guitarras tan buenas por estos precios, las pastillas no son ninguna locura pero tampoco suenan mal, los trastes (al menos en la mía) perfectos, estéticamente muy bonita, solo he tenido que bajar la acción y no he tenido que ajustar absolutamente nada más.
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Hübsches kleines Ding!
Nordberliner 25.01.2024
Vorweg: Ich bin kein Gitarrist und die Erfahrung mit E-Gitarren beschränkt sich auf das, was man sich in all den Jahren im Proberaum von den Gitarreros abgehört und abgesehen hat.
Für den heimischen Probekeller, in dem vor allem der Nachwuchs an diverse Instrumente herangeführt werden soll (ich aber auch...), musste es was preiswertes sein. Aber eben auch hübsch anzusehen. Und das ist diese Gitarre allemal! Wirklich. Sagen alle hier.
Es macht mir auch Spaß auf dem Instrument zu spielen. Ich würde ggf. 5 Sterne vergeben. Aber
a) ist diese Gitarre doch im unteren Preissegment anzusiedeln und damit bestimmt nicht mit wirklichen Fünfsternern zu vergleichen, also höchstens 5 Sterne für Preis-Leistung, aber die Kategorie gibts nicht.
b) habe ich eben zu wenig Ahnung, um echten Fachleuten mit 5 Sternen evtl. die falsche Richtung zu deuten.
Was auffällt: Die Gitarre ist sehr leicht. Was einige vermutlich negativ bewerten würden, finden wir hier gerade praktisch, weil sie von Heranwachsenden besser zu handeln ist. Mich störts auch nicht weiter.
Der Lautstärkepoti ist eher, nun ja... Dreh auf Maximum und regle den Rest übern Amp! Das kommt auch dem Sound des Instruments sehr zugute. Regle den Poti runter und der Sound wird nicht nur leise, sondern dünn. Der Sound als solcher ist eher im höheren Bereich angesiedelt. Kenne basslastigere Gitarren. Wahl zwischen den Humbuckern bringt hörbar unterschiedlichen Sound. Single-Coil-Schalter funktioniert, bringt aber m. E. wenig für den Sound.
Also für Gegniedel im Proberaum mindestens zu gebrauchen. In der Rockbar für den schnellen Gig wird sie auch was hermachen. Mehr wage ich nicht zu sagen, bin aber gespannt über Meinungen anderer ;-)
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Bonita, confortable y versátil.
Old-1984 02.07.2024
Llega en perfectas condiciones, estética muy agradable, muy bonita. Inicialmente la altura de las cuerdas era más bien alta, bajé el puente y sin más problemas, mástil muy cómodo, los trastes de acero son geniales.
En cuanto al sonido, no está mal, es muy versátil, pero en el futuro le cambiaré las pickups por otras que le hagan más justicia.

Un saludo.
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