Harley Benton CLC-650SM-CE VS Solid Wood
Solid wood steel string guitar with pickup
- Construction: Grand Concert Style with Venetian Cutaway
- Top: Selected solid African A-grade mahogany
- Scalloped X-Bracing
- Body: Selected solid African A-grade mahogany with armrest
- Neck: Okoume
- Fingerboard: HPL
- Fingerboard inlays: 6 mm mother-of-pearl dots
- Dovetail construction
- Neck profile: C
- Fingerboard radius: 400 mm
- Scale length: 653 mm
- Nut width: 43 mm
- 20 frets
- Wooden binding
- Abalone rosette
- Bridge basis: HPL
- Nut and bridge saddle: Bone
- Split rhombus Mother of Pearl headstock inlay
- 400 mm Double-action truss rod
- Bridge pins with Mother of Pearl DOTs
- Sealed WSC DLX machine heads
- HB-03 pickup system with built-in tuner
- Strings: Daddario XTAPB1253 Light .012 - .053 (Art. 471307)
- Top colour: Ultra high-gloss Vintage Sunburst
- Colour of body: Natural
- suitable case: Art. 122212 (not included)
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Available since June 2025
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Item number 488817
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Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
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Design Grand Concert
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Top Solid Mahogany
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Back And Sides Solid Mahogany
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Cutaway Yes
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Fretboard HPL (High Pressure Laminate)
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Nut width in mm 43,00 mm
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Frets 20
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Pickups Yes
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Colour Sunburst
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Case No
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Incl. Gigbag No
A full serving of solid wood
Solid wood top, solid wood back, and solid wood sides – this trio is rightly considered a 'must-have' on any quality acoustic guitar. Solid wood instruments just sound better, that's a fact. Happily, the Harley Benton CLC-650SM CE is proof that they don't have to cost a fortune: It's built entirely from solid woods, yet comes in much cheaper than most all-wood guitars. On top of that, it's got an ergonomically shaped armrest for the guitarist's picking hand and a top-notch pickup system – features that really make it stand out from the crowd.
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Practical, playable – and very pretty
The Harley Benton CLC-650 is a very playable flattop with Grand Concert dimensions. The body is made entirely from solid African mahogany, top included. For the neck, Harley Benton has gone with okoume – also African, and very similar to mahogany. The fingerboard and bridge are crafted from a tough composite material. What really stands out is how tastefully the woods have been selected and combined: The ultra-gloss vintage sunburst finish, together with the edge bindings and armrest, looks extremely classy and very high-end. Factor in the mother-of-pearl and abalone inlays, and visually this guitar is a treat – without it ever feeling over the top. For electric amplification, Harley Benton has fitted its own HB-03 pickup system, complete with a built-in tuner.
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Plenty of sound for a pro
Among Harley Benton's range of acoustic guitars, the CLC-650SM is very much in the top tier; as such, it's most likely to appeal to players who've got their first chords down pat, and now want to treat themselves to a genuinely high-quality instrument without completely draining their bank account. Its rich, dark sunburst finish also makes it stand out from the mass of spruce-topped guitars out there, so the CLC-650SM doubles as a statement of individuality. Beyond that, it's simply built for the stage: Thanks to the cutaway and the premium pickup system, it can hold its own wherever it's played, be that a loud Rock band or in more delicate Folk territory. It's sure to meet the expectations of even the most demanding players.
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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.
A sparkling outfit for any singer's voice
Smaller-bodied guitars like the Harley Benton CLC-650 are especially popular for fingerstyle: That's not just down to the compact body itself, but also the more nuanced tone, which ensures clear separation between bass notes and the melody line. With its solid sitka spruce top, the CLC-650 delivers a somewhat mid-focused sound that cuts through well in louder band settings. That emphasis really comes to the fore when it's amplified, because a singer-songwriter can then dial the mids back a little, letting this Harley Benton serve up a silvery sparkling, articulate strumming tone that wraps any singer's vocals in a shimmering cloak of sound.
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