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Well set up and playable right out of the Box after tuning it.
I'm a guitarist who makes my own recordings in my home studio. I mostly play a 6 string electric guitar, and occasionally, I use an acoustic when recording a backing track. I bought this guitar because of the wide nut, it gives me the ability to play clean chords at last after approximately 55 years of playing. This is one of the very few affordable options at a reasonable price.
The guitar was really well packaged, double boxed and air filled plastic pockets around to keep inner box to lessen the possibility of transit damage. Delivery time was quick from Germany to my door in England, I ordered on Monday and received on Friday.
I was pleasantly surprised with playability of this guitar, intonation and string height (action) were correct. I did drill into the curved underside of the neck heel and fitted a strap button, as I've always felt uncomfortable playing with a strap that attaches close to the tuners. A factory fitted strap button would have been very welcome there. I would also have preferred a factory fitted scratch plate, but they are readily available and easy to fit.
The build quality and choice of woods is good for a guitar of this price, although the fret ends would have benefited from some polishing. They are not too harsh, but lack the nice smooth feel of some of the more expensive guitars.
The acoustic sound was very nice, bass notes and high notes cut through nicely. For the electrics, I played through an Art Studio V3 to my PC with a Presonus Audiobox 18/18 interface to Senheiser HD380 headphones. The on board Fishman system does alright, it's a budget system and performs well enough. An extensive range of highs and lows are available through the bass and treble knobs, and can be adjusted from very muddy through to very shrill with a decent range of acceptable sounds in between. I found that I must remember to turn off the on board tuner, as it does not switch itself off, as I discovered when I noticed we had a new green light in our room around 6 hours after using the guitar.
Summary:
The acoustic sound is super, the electric sound is of reasonable standard, the action and general playability is good. I think this guitar represents excellent value for money and I would recommend it to anyone, particularly those with thicker than average fingers.
Chris.
The guitar was really well packaged, double boxed and air filled plastic pockets around to keep inner box to lessen the possibility of transit damage. Delivery time was quick from Germany to my door in England, I ordered on Monday and received on Friday.
I was pleasantly surprised with playability of this guitar, intonation and string height (action) were correct. I did drill into the curved underside of the neck heel and fitted a strap button, as I've always felt uncomfortable playing with a strap that attaches close to the tuners. A factory fitted strap button would have been very welcome there. I would also have preferred a factory fitted scratch plate, but they are readily available and easy to fit.
The build quality and choice of woods is good for a guitar of this price, although the fret ends would have benefited from some polishing. They are not too harsh, but lack the nice smooth feel of some of the more expensive guitars.
The acoustic sound was very nice, bass notes and high notes cut through nicely. For the electrics, I played through an Art Studio V3 to my PC with a Presonus Audiobox 18/18 interface to Senheiser HD380 headphones. The on board Fishman system does alright, it's a budget system and performs well enough. An extensive range of highs and lows are available through the bass and treble knobs, and can be adjusted from very muddy through to very shrill with a decent range of acceptable sounds in between. I found that I must remember to turn off the on board tuner, as it does not switch itself off, as I discovered when I noticed we had a new green light in our room around 6 hours after using the guitar.
Summary:
The acoustic sound is super, the electric sound is of reasonable standard, the action and general playability is good. I think this guitar represents excellent value for money and I would recommend it to anyone, particularly those with thicker than average fingers.
Chris.
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My background:
I’m playing guitar for almost a year and you could rate me as advanced beginner 😊
My reference guitars are:
- a western: Dean, type PE-CBK. Still being sold for about 400 dollars
- a very, very, very cheap classical (nylon) guitar
- an electric: Harley Benton, typeSC-400 SBK
During practicing I noticed that I did prefer playing the classical guitar above the western guitar. The reason for me is that the classical guitar has a wider nut and has more space between the strings for finger picking. For some, for me unknown, reason most of the western guitars have a nut width of only 42mm while many would benefit of slightly more space in here. As being very happy with the quality of my electric Harley Benton the CLD-1048SCE could be an excellent replacement for my Dean and classical guitar
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It’s really hard to believe the quality of this guitar. I did go through all the details and it is flawless on every single spot. Things that were mentioned in earlier reviews (e.g. uncomfortable tuners) are perfectly fine so I expect that the people from the Thomann company do really act upon the feedback received in these reviews. With respect to the sound I’m just blast away on how good this guitar really is: it is in a complete different league than my old Dean western guitar. The sound is very lively and bright on all frequencies and asks to be played forever.
For those interested: I did measure the width between the e-E strings. Compared with my 42mm (nut) electric and 42 mm Dean the CLD-1048 is about 5mm wider between the strings. So you gain about 1 mm between every string both at the nut and at the bridge end. For me this makes it much more comfortable to play but I would expect that more experienced players could still benefit as well.
Thanks Thomann for providing these great guitars.
I’m playing guitar for almost a year and you could rate me as advanced beginner 😊
My reference guitars are:
- a western: Dean, type PE-CBK. Still being sold for about 400 dollars
- a very, very, very cheap classical (nylon) guitar
- an electric: Harley Benton, typeSC-400 SBK
During practicing I noticed that I did prefer playing the classical guitar above the western guitar. The reason for me is that the classical guitar has a wider nut and has more space between the strings for finger picking. For some, for me unknown, reason most of the western guitars have a nut width of only 42mm while many would benefit of slightly more space in here. As being very happy with the quality of my electric Harley Benton the CLD-1048SCE could be an excellent replacement for my Dean and classical guitar
Details:
It’s really hard to believe the quality of this guitar. I did go through all the details and it is flawless on every single spot. Things that were mentioned in earlier reviews (e.g. uncomfortable tuners) are perfectly fine so I expect that the people from the Thomann company do really act upon the feedback received in these reviews. With respect to the sound I’m just blast away on how good this guitar really is: it is in a complete different league than my old Dean western guitar. The sound is very lively and bright on all frequencies and asks to be played forever.
For those interested: I did measure the width between the e-E strings. Compared with my 42mm (nut) electric and 42 mm Dean the CLD-1048 is about 5mm wider between the strings. So you gain about 1 mm between every string both at the nut and at the bridge end. For me this makes it much more comfortable to play but I would expect that more experienced players could still benefit as well.
Thanks Thomann for providing these great guitars.
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Amazing quality for the price!
I took a big leap of faith, ordering a guitar all the way from Germany to Australia, mainly because a steel string acoustic with 48mm nut width is impossible to get locally.
Well, I wasn't disappointed at all. The quality and the features of this guitar are quite comparable with guitars twice its price. The sound is beautiful, loud and bright; the intonation is perfect, and the neck feels like custom-made for me, it is so comfortable to play for someone with big hands. The workmanship is great, and this guitar is a real looker. Overall, I am very pleased.
The guitar needed a setup, but I firmly believe that any new one does, regardless of its price. I had to adjust the action and to slightly polish the frets, and I fitted a clear pickguard (actually, I was surprised it didn't have one); and I am going to fit a stap button to the heel of the neck. But it was nothing out of the ordinary, I had to set up all my guitars.
Once again, I am very pleased with this purchase. Well done and thanks, Thomann.
Well, I wasn't disappointed at all. The quality and the features of this guitar are quite comparable with guitars twice its price. The sound is beautiful, loud and bright; the intonation is perfect, and the neck feels like custom-made for me, it is so comfortable to play for someone with big hands. The workmanship is great, and this guitar is a real looker. Overall, I am very pleased.
The guitar needed a setup, but I firmly believe that any new one does, regardless of its price. I had to adjust the action and to slightly polish the frets, and I fitted a clear pickguard (actually, I was surprised it didn't have one); and I am going to fit a stap button to the heel of the neck. But it was nothing out of the ordinary, I had to set up all my guitars.
Once again, I am very pleased with this purchase. Well done and thanks, Thomann.
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I was a little bit skeptical
At first I was a little skeptical considering some negative reviews, but then the guitar comes to my hands....It was amazing feeling. Super easy to play. Every tone was clean. The action of the strings is enough low to make playing peace of joy. I must say goodbye to my YAMAHA F370. This Harley Benton Custom Line 48mm nut just blew my head off. Thank you Thomann once again!!!
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I'm movin' to GERMANY!
The Guitar was GREAT in every aspect. About the only guitars you can find in the USA with at LEAST a 1 3/4" wide nut are Seagull, Alverez, Martin...and this guitar also has a "matte" finish to the back of the neck( I learned my lesson, and that is the ONLY neck I will even PLAY).
Add the electronics, stays in tune, the look and feel...the PRICE, this is "heaven on earth" to ME! And I have too many guitars to COUNT(top of the line, to "crappola").
The help I got from the great people here was amazing.
Got it in THREE days, and in good shape.
Could NOT be any happier with it :)
Add the electronics, stays in tune, the look and feel...the PRICE, this is "heaven on earth" to ME! And I have too many guitars to COUNT(top of the line, to "crappola").
The help I got from the great people here was amazing.
Got it in THREE days, and in good shape.
Could NOT be any happier with it :)
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hahaha...he who seeks ... finds
...since i love fingerstyle guitar and i like to have more space between strings...for a long time....hm...very long... i was looking for an affordable wide neck guitar and then ...boom...I ran into HB Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-1048SCE NS...my dreams have come true
pros & cons
... very pleased with the guitar ... neck perfect .... sound combined with good strings (I recommend Harley Benton Coated Phosphor 012 Anti Rust) perfect
cons
...... hahaha ... my only dissatisfaction with thomann is that it doesn't produce wide-necked parlor or resonator guitars...
pros & cons
... very pleased with the guitar ... neck perfect .... sound combined with good strings (I recommend Harley Benton Coated Phosphor 012 Anti Rust) perfect
cons
...... hahaha ... my only dissatisfaction with thomann is that it doesn't produce wide-necked parlor or resonator guitars...
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Sounds excellent
Bought for a beginner. Excellent. Now more members of the family are playing on it. Good place for fingers.
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Perfect!
Great instrument, top in its price category! High quality materials, without any defects. Sound is full, rich and loud, after few weeks of playing. Now I have it for more than 2 years and the tone is great. The only thing which could have been better is the pickup and built in tuner, but its ok accroding to the price and you can replace it for better one if you want.
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Neck Bow
Initially rated this low because of setup issues. After setting up a couple of other instruments, I revisited this one. I was still unable to get the relief down to where I wanted, but after filing a couple of mm's off the saddle to get the action down on the last frets it's now satisfactory. I think the nut is a little tight on the strings, but may just need lubrication to help in tuning. It sounds good and is easier to play when adjusted properly.
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Sound is super
A guitar meant for the budget conscious and working musician. This has a great sound. The top is responsive and it is all painted matt finish.
Frets and everything else have great craftsmanship. These guitars are bang for buck probably even beating Harley Benton's own higher priced guitars (happened to me) soundwise.
The downfall on these is the Isys preamp that for a small increase in price could be the Presys Blend with Microphone.
Rosette is printed not inlaid, neck can be wide for some but still comfortable after half an hour getting used to it. It does however imped my bending style.
Machineheads feel a little rough but hold tuning well. I'm picking up really small things you know. Buy one and there's a normal neck version
Frets and everything else have great craftsmanship. These guitars are bang for buck probably even beating Harley Benton's own higher priced guitars (happened to me) soundwise.
The downfall on these is the Isys preamp that for a small increase in price could be the Presys Blend with Microphone.
Rosette is printed not inlaid, neck can be wide for some but still comfortable after half an hour getting used to it. It does however imped my bending style.
Machineheads feel a little rough but hold tuning well. I'm picking up really small things you know. Buy one and there's a normal neck version
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