Harley Benton Custom Line CLGS-10S Travel

CLGS-10S is exceptionally well built guitar. It looks 5 times better than it's price. The wood binding around the body is beautiful. Solid top makes it closer to Taylor GS Mini (even if the wood is not AAA grade).
Naturally it doesn't sound like a full size, all solid wood guitar, but just changing the strings to Elixir Nanoweb Extra Lights is more than enough for a decent sound. All additions like bone nut&saddle or bridge pins will further improve the sound.
The size of the guitar and the shape of the neck (V neck) is ideal for a beginner below 1.70 height. Short scale and extra light strings reduce the string tension dramatically, even at the standard tuning. You can bend the strings like an electric guitar.
Action at the 12th fret is 3mm. It's a little high for an experienced player, but it's actually ideal for a beginner who needs to learn the correct positioning of the left hand fingers. It can easily be adjusted by sanding down the saddle or maybe replacing them with a bone saddle as the guitar deserves it. It would further improve the sound, too.
[Edit] I bought 2 of these guitars, one mahogany and one spruce (this one). Both of them have problems at the 13th fret 1st string. It's more than buzzing, it's muting. Might be solved with a higher saddle, but then the action would be too high.
Summary: Ideal gift for your teenage child or petite spouse who wants to learn playing acoustic guitar. Much better than buying them a classic nylon string guitar.
Buy this guitar, take it to a luthier and ask for a bone nut and saddle replacement with a new set of Elixir Extra Light PB strings (of course an action setup will come with those). You can also ask Thomann to do it for you before shipping the guitar.

The solid top really resonates! I have this guitar for one year. It has been my most played guitar. SOUNDS AMAZING for a 100€ instrument. It is so pratical because it's small and u can just pick it to play on the sofa, on the car, on the bed, when something creative comes up in your head. I have 3 Harley benton Guitars, (2 eletrics, each double its price) and this is my best one. I would have payed twice the price for it, I am really impressed... Just had to change to a heavier gauge strings and...wow! Really really nice sound coming from this solid spruce top, it's a pleasure to play it!

This is my second guitar, a use it for couch fingerpicking. As it is small body guitar, sound is great for fingerpicking, fingerstyle, but for strumming you should not expect miracles, although it's enough loud.
Build quality is fantastic, i am amazed how it can be well made with that low cost. It also look nice (same as pics from website).
Guitar come with high action, but setup is very well made, intonation on every string is correct.
Gig bag is ok, but for travels i would take hard case.
Only cons is that there is no strap button on neck.
Very satisfied and happy with it. Playing every day.
Every recommendation, for little money you get a very well made and nice sounding small body guitar.

For the price I am speechless. My Benton CLGS10S Travel is already banged up fairly good and going strong. It busked for a year, withstood falling down, heat, cold, being drilled for 2 pickup systems and even scalloping of the neck. I even played a part on a jingle on the radio for it. It just sounds great. It looks great, plays even better with a crazy low action after a subtle fret level. With my next order im buying another one just to have in case I break the one I have. I mean we live in a age where great instruments are sooo affordable and you can comfortably hand this one to the guy at the bar that just wants to play a song after the gig for his friends. Even the bag is above what I expected when I bought it.