Harley Benton CST-24T P90 Ocean Flame

The guitar came in a cardboard box. Really well done, sturdy and safe.

Upon unboxing the guitar i was amazed at how beautiful it is. I've seen the videos regarding Harley Benton guitars and i thoroughly inspect the guitar. I found no fault. Literally, the bindings the frets, the headstock, the body, knobs and electronics, everything is just so well made. What surprised me was the fact that the strings looked brand new and not as if they were there for like months.

Intonation was on point with the exception of 2 strings not being perfectly intonated. Instantly played out of the box and the guitar was really well set up. Action was were it was supposed to be.

The sound is what i expected from a P90 pickup, and the pickups' volume is normal.

All in all, a near perfect instrument for my standards at least. Would definitely buy another one.

I bought this as a back up to my tele ( P90 at bridge). The tele needs work. I don't think I'm going to go back to the tele because the CST 24T is so good. I read a lot of reviews on this guitar and took a chance that any fret issues could be sorted but there are no issues with it really. I have ordered a set of locking tuners for it but the originals are fine. I'm seriously considering ordering the humbucker model. Unbeatable value
Update:
Frets are considerably higher and a redress was needed. The extra frets are a gift and give a bit extra hand space when playing up high on the neck.

When I first inspected the guitar I wasn't all that impressed. The fret board at the neck pick up was untidy, there was visible glue and the very end was chipped. I just shrugged and said "oh well, what did I expect for this price".
However, as I've started to play this and get used to the feel of it I'm really starting to connect with it and the P90s are just my favourite sound in the world right now.
Aesthetically, overall this is a beautiful looking instrument and I do check it every time I walk past. From 10 feet you'd never know this was a cheap guitar and it really plays like much more expensive ones. Maybe I got lucky, but I'm very happy I bought this and it's rapidly becoming one of my favourite guitars.