Harley Benton HBO-850NT

About me:
Been playing for over 35 years, average at best. Mostly a 70s rockhead, Stones, CCR... I can play anything if you don’t mind it sounding like Chuck Berry….Ha Ha…
I have about 20 guitars (only 1 acoustic... well now 2...) Some good - USA 72 Deluxe Tele, PRS SE Custom 24 Exotic Top, Ibanez S series, some not so good – the wife has a Hanna Montana Washburn… crazy woman…

I recently bought the HB CST24HB and TE-70 Paisley and loved them so much that I followed up by buying the CST-24T Black Flame and the TE-90QM Trans Red. Now I have just purchased the Harley Benton TE-40 TBK Deluxe Series and the Harley Benton HBO-850NT.

Review of the Harley Benton HBO-850NT:
Pros:
This guitar looks amazing.
Sounds great.
It has a slim neck, the action is nice.
Very light.
Tuners are really good

Cons:
Couple of tweaks to the truss rod, now plays well.

Conclusion:
As an almost exclusive electric player I don't know how to compare this. I have always found acoustic guitar to be hard work, this plays quite nice and sounds very good.
If I can play it , it must be good. 100% recommended.

I ordered this guitar for a friend who was trying but failing to learn on an unplayable guitar and on the verge of giving up.I couldn't play the harley benton before purchase but having delt with thomman many times before new it would be a safe bet (even if it was a bad one they would replace it within 30 days).
when it arrived we unpacked it and were really pleased, looked wonderful, played perfectly, no setup needed.
The only thing that could be done would be a fret polish ,but I am being picky and as a learner I dont think she'll be bending strings just yet.
so if you like bowl back type guitars and you can afford an ovation, try this one first it might save you a packet

78 uk pounds for a guitar ? you've got to be kidding
ok I didn't expect much tbh
bad points first
tuners were not screwed in correctly
(it took 30 secs to do them up with a screw driver and a spanner)
strings on the guitar were awful
(5 mins to put elixirs on it)
it needed a polish on the fret board
that's it
everything else was great and now my small gripes are gone

it is as playable as my real ovation, possibly better
I do however find the string spacing being slightly more than normal a little hard to get used to so this guitar will be for student use mainly

in short a great buy you will not be disappointed at all it looks just lovely and sounds lovely too

I read the reviews and knowing Thomann's high standards fealt confident in ordering one. For less than the price of a weeks food shopping, I have invested in a superb guitar. The build quality is excellent, the action of the guitar is superb, havent needed to do any set up of the neck and the electrics on board pre amp system is brilliant for it's price and very responsive. Compared to the Ovation price it is a winner.
Ok I realise the build quality of the Ovation is different, I have an Ovation and would struggle to tell the difference.
It is now my 2nd Harley Benton and wont be my last.
If you have any doubts about buying one be assured you will not be disapointed.
It sits amongst my collection of Gibson, Hofner, Fender, Epiphone and Ovation and I'm proud to own it.
Thanks Thomann for your usual great service and quality instruments.