Harley Benton DS-10 Mini

Bought as a short term instrument after moving country before getting my other instruments sent over at a later date. For the price a perfectly acceptable guitar. Sound is small/boxy as expected but not unappealing. The size means you can easily play it sitting in any chair or on any sofa. Never unwieldy like a standard sized guitar.
The overall build quality is fine. No issues with gluing of the binding/neck joints. The top seems to be a very soft piece of wood and will probably indent easily over time.
However, the nut wasn't properly cut so the intonation near the nut wasn't great - I was able to cut deeper slots for the two high strings and now it's ok. The neck didn't need adjusting - good relief straight out of the box. But overall the action is HIGH. Not much you can do unless you want to sand down the bridge (I don't). For this reason I wouldn't recommend as a guitar for a beginner, whose finger tips will naturally be much softer. They would probably find it quite painful to play for any extended period.
As a 3rd/4th/5th (...!) guitar to have around for noodling it's a perfectly good option, however, and could certainly be taken travelling without worrying about it getting damaged.

unwrapping the box within the box, i was greeted by a well protected, well presented, quality looking guitar. It looks better than i had hoped for in terms of its satin finish, headstock and inlay style and overall appearance of the contrasting wood finishes. I couldn't fault the sound either, it's diminutive appearance does not lack any audible presence. If you have small hands or thin fingers you will do well with this as a travel instrument to be proud of and considering it's budget price it is in no way lacking. I on the other hand have sausage fingers and grossly underestimated what an 80cm long guitar would feel like for me. I will definitely buy another Harley Benson in a heartbeat as its replacement as, despite some youtube video review reservations, i have experienced first hand what great value for money and quality you can get from this brand.

I was pleasantly surprised by this little guitar. I bought it basically on a whim, since I already had shipping paid for with another guitar. For the money I figured it was worth the gamble. This is a solid little guitar. Out of the box it was nearly in tune and the action was a little high, but not too bad. The fretboard is a little dry and there is some minor fret sprout, but I've definitely seen worse on much more expensive guitars. It's an easy fix. The tuners are okay, nothing fancy but they work and seem pretty stable. Otherwise, it is a really well built instrument and is a perfect guitar for travel, practice at the office, campfires, kids, etc... It's a small body guitar with small body sound but for what it is it sounds pretty good. Definitely better than some of the full size "student" instruments I've tried at music shops. If you already have an order at Thomann you might as well throw one of these in as well since the shipping is paid for. It's absolutely worth the price if you're comfortable fixing minor issues yourself. I wouldn't buy one of these and pay to have a tech fix it, that seems like a waste of money. But again, if you can use a nail file on the frets and some lemon oil on the fretboard, that's about all you'll need to do.

I've had this guitar for a few months now and I like it a lot.
Pros: It feels good in the hands, plays well and doesn't sound as bad as I expected. Very addictive.
The hardware is quite good, good action right out of the box and I don't really ever experience tuning problems.
Perfect for traveling or just to noodle around with on the go.

Cons: The body feels a little fragile. It's obviously not the same wood as the more expensive guitars, you can tell it will break quite easily if you aren't careful (Which you should be with any guitar anyway, but you get the idea)
Pretty cheap wood overall, but it is expected from such a low priced item.


Conclusion: If you want a guitar to use for practice at home or to take with you on magical journeys, this is the instrument you need. You won't necessarily play gigs with this baby, but it's okay because it isn't its intended purpose.
With a price like this, you shouldn't even hesitate.

Bought the instrument for my 7 years old daughter as she was interested in learning to play. I was reluctant to give her any of my professional grade instruments to play with thus I selected this guitar. I was amazed when the guitar arrived. I has volume and tone and the construction is pretty good We had a lot of fun with it and the guitar sounds really good when used with bottleneck. Anybody looking for a mini guitar I would suggest this one as it costs literally pennies. Year and a half around and no issues with it. There is only thing that I would suggest if you intend to use it often - change the tuners. They are really bad.

I bought it for playing outside in the garden while I drink a coffee, catching sun rays. And I am satisfied with the product. Very nice quality, nice tuners, nice matt dinish, neck is suited for almost every hand size (my are big, but I can play pretty comfortable). Very nice inlay on 12th fret, very original and I adore it! It is very nice detail that it comes with gig bag, which is not some fancy product, but it is very handy and it is a perfect in size. Cons: A little boxy sound (but it is a small guitar, so it is almost completely forgiven for its price); I know it is a humble priced guitar, but I would surely give a little more money if a soundhole sticker would be a little better and not in that blue radiant colors, some darker color would give even more elegancy in this little gem, and in all other guitar models with it on Thomann. That is all from me, I am going to play my great mini guitar :D