First off ... I've been playing professionally, on and off for 30+ years ... I own EXPENSIVE guitars ... fender, hand built etc ... and I have got to the point where I don't want to take those guitars out of the house!! lol .. Harley Benton to the rescue! I now own over a half dozen various HB models and they are all great guitars ... a coupe of them 'Exceptional' ... So on to this acoustic ... Its great finish and set up are amazing, the sound , plugged in and not plugged in is amazing. I have played a yamaha apx for the last ten plus years and it needs an overhaul but I needed a stand in while that happens so I picked this one ... hoping for a fuller, shiny highs, nice lows type of guitar. It kinda fits in that bracket, especially plugged in with the mids scooped. I promised myself not to get a cutaway ... and that definitely helps the sound ... it plays really well .. neck is great ... comes with guage12 strings which i'm not used to but also they add to the sound ... for the money .. wow!
pros ... finish, feel, sound (I like the eq and tuner) easy battery replacing. REALLY like the strap button position near the neck (well done HB)
cons ... a little bit of dressing on the frets past the 12th fret req(almost unnoticable) ... the depth of the body might not suit everyone (it's wider than some but with a strap, it's fine for me)... the machine heads are 'cheaper' open backed .. but work perfectly so might not be to everyones taste
For the money it's a no brainer ....
