Harley Benton D-120NT

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Acoustic Guitar

Type: Dreadnought
Spruce top
X-Bracing
Body and sides: Mahogany
Neck: Nyatoh
Roseacer fingerboard
Fretboard inlays: Dot
Dovetail construction
Modern C-neck profile
Cream coloured bindings on body and neck
Scale: 650 mm
20 Frets
Nut width: 42.5 mm
Roseacer bridge
Chrome plated die-cast tuners
Factory strings: .012 - .053
Colour: Natural, high gloss

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Item number 152025

Sales Unit 1 piece(s)

Top Spruce

Back and Sides Sapele

Cutaway No

Fretboard Roseacer

Nut width in mm 42,50 mm

Frets 20

Pickups No

Colour Natural

Case No

Incl. Gigbag No

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Affordable, but never cheap

The Harley Benton D-120NT is an excellent introduction to dreadnought-style acoustic guitars, combining solid craftsmanship with dependable sound at an accessible price. Assembled with a traditional dovetail joint, this model features a mahogany body, neck, and sides, delivering rich, balanced harmonics and impressive sustain. Its spruce soundboard enhances tonal clarity, while its chrome-plated machine heads provide reliable performance. The natural wood aesthetic is complemented by cream-coloured binding, detailed inlays, and a high-gloss finish, giving the instrument a refined appearance that surpasses expectations at this price point. With its attractive design, excellent resonance, and practical features, the Harley Benton D-120NT is a great choice for both aspiring musicians and seasoned players.

Classic features, modern craftsmanship

The Harley Benton D-120NT delivers the powerful, resonant sound that is characteristic of dreadnought guitars, with rich bass and a full-bodied tone. The soundboard is reinforced with X-bracing, a traditional technique that ensures stability and counteracts the string tension. The heat-treated maple fingerboard offers a smooth, rosewood-like feel while meeting modern sustainability standards, while its dot markers help players easily navigate the guitar - a practical feature for guitarists of all skill levels. Finally, laminated woods protect against cracking and warping, ensuring durability and consistent performance for years to come.

A guitar for every player

Whether they are beginners exploring the world of dreadnoughts or experienced players seeking a reliable backup instrument, the Harley Benton D-120NT will appeal to musicians of all skill levels. Its C-shaped neck profile will ensure a comfortable playing feel even for players with smaller hands, while the 650mm scale length will provide plenty of space for players with larger fingers. Dreadnought guitars are cherished for their versatility, making them popular among both young musicians and adults. Despite its substantial size, the Harley Benton D-120NT's well-balanced design makes it equally suitable for casual strumming or focused practice sessions.

About Harley Benton

Since 1998, the Harley Benton brand has been catering for the needs of countless 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.

Fit for a range of styles

From Folk and Americana to Blues, Country, and Bluegrass, the Harley Benton D-120NT effortlessly adapts to a variety of musical styles. Its tone combines clarity and depth, making it equally suitable for flat-picking and strumming. Whether playing at home, entertaining a small gathering, or performing on stage, the Harley Benton D-120NT will consistently rise to the occasion and performs convincingly. Whatever playing scenario they intend to use it in, however, musicians should always be sure to pick up a suitable case or gig bag to keep the Harley Benton D-120NT safe.

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Roseacer

Rosewood is a particularly hard wood that has long been popular as a material for making guitar and bass fingerboards. This wood is now considered endangered, however, and resources are scarce and expensive – which is why guitar makers have already spent several years searching for alternatives. The wood that Harley Benton has chosen as a fingerboard material for the D-120NT and many other guitars is a type of thermally treated maple known as "roseacer" (a word coined from "acer", the name of the genus to which maple belongs). The heat treatment to which the wood is subjected reduces its water content to around three percent, which prevents subsequent shifting or warping and increases the wood's stability while also giving it a visual appearance similar to that of rosewood.

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Harley Benton D-120NT, you're going to be astonished.

Anonymous 10.02.2022

I've been playing acoustics for 30 years and I've owned probably 20+ guitars over the years. Had a few epihones, about 8 fenders, Jack and Danny, Yamaha's etc ranging from £100 to £500. When I saw the 120NT at £58 I thought it might turn out to be just another Chinese copy of poor construction and sound so I read all the reviews which stated the opposite so I took the plunge and bought one. First thing I did was remove the plastic nut and saddle and replaced them with bone which I do with all acoustics. Set the action at 2.5mm on the 11th fret and .75mm on the first fret.
The build quality is fabulous and I can't find any flaws anywhere either in the finish or the wood grain. I've had the camera inside and its immuculately put together, flawless again. I've spent 3 days trying to find the catch, because there must be one at the price but I can't find one.
How does it play? You'd need to spend £200+ to get the same sound or even more if I'm 100% honest. It's loud, the overall sound is similar to an Epi Hummingbird but much better than an Epi AJ200 because it has better sustain. The rest of the guitars I've had can't even approach it, not even close. I'm so impressed I've ordered a set of Grover tuners in gold plate and a set of abalone dot inlays just to bring the looks closer to the sound its making. It sounds like a solid top, the camera inside was inconclusive as to whether it is or not but I can't see any plywood layering on the profile of the sound hole but it sounds better than many solid tops I've owned so I suspect it is.
How Thomann have done this has got to be one of the biggest mysteries of the 21st century. Get one.

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Paul Barry 30.01.2021

Wow,wow,wow ,I was well surprised, solid spruce top ,X bracing ,maghony back &sides the tone woods are here ,action is great and neck so playable ,I have seen guitars 4 times more expensive that don't have this quality,not only suited for beginners but a one for all,it's a workhorse which you can bring anywhere ,and will only get better in time due to its solid woods ,and oh the price I pinched myself amazing value when all the middle men are taken out ,sometimes there is a snobbery when prices are cheap and you automatically think something is lacking quality, not here a excellent guitar ,I highly recommend

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Artem 228 14.12.2021

the guitar came in three weeks, it would be even faster if it were not for the Russian post. there were two pickguards in the kit, a lot of protection on the guitar itself. frets need to be sanded, but these are trifles. the sound of the guitar is good, spacious, readable. I did not notice any defects, it glitters. highly recommend for purchase

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Great twang for your buck!

Joolsxx 17.05.2021

I bought this as a side thing, for travelling or for when I can't be bothered to fire up the electric but still wanna hear what I play. I've been pretty happy so far. It sounds nice and clear, it looks good and the finish and details are all pretty decent for the price. The guitar not too light and feels sturdy, which is a bonus for me: I don't like instruments that feel too "flimsy".

It plays pretty easy thanks to the big frets and smooth neck, no sprout or anything to complain about in that department. The tuners could be slightly better, but maybe it's just the strings that needed stretching or replacing. I used it to teach a beginner, as well (me on electric, her on this one), and she also found it great.

A solid acoustic at a friendly price, would recommend to any beginner or even advanced player who wanted "just one more guitar" without breaking the bank.

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