Harley Benton EAX-10 Pinky

I deliberately tried to buy a busking guitar that I wouldn’t like much, so that I could give it away when I had enough money for a high-end beauty. But after three days of playing I have fallen in love with the Pinky.

Finish: I can’t find any flaws. It looks like a toy, but it isn’t. The finish is a thick opaque gloss which squeaks when you rub your arm against it. Some people might not like having thick gloss paint on the back of the neck.

Tone: Acceptable once the cheap strings have been played in and calmed down; pretty damn good once I’d put in a bone saddle. Sweet to listen to. Even the amped signal is kinda pleasant, but only at low signal levels. It distorts quickly once you turn up the signal.

Mechanics and playability: Beautifully smooth nut / tuner combo. I liked the ease of tuning so much that I threw away the replacement upgrade bone nut which I had bought. It’s the most easily tuned guitar which I have ever played. It needed the saddle to come down 2mm to get the action within a normal range. Frets are smooth enough not to notice them.

Excellent level of playability, except for some frets in the lower part of the fretboard. Nothing really superbad, when you play there, you may feel a bit of frets through your fingers.

The sound is nonsense for a cheap guitar! It sound really great and resounds pretty well although it has a small soundbox. I connected to my Mooer GE150 for checking how the piezo sounds like and I really had fun!

Of course, it's a cheap guitar and probably cannot compete with better and affirmed brands, but for 80 euro I didn't expect this level of fun and sound!

And the world deserves a Pink Guitar on a 1.90 mt beardy guy!

I bought this when my trusty Samick had an accident and died. :( I needed a (cheap) guitar quick! And being the big kid that I am, I had to choose this pink one!

I was not expecting much from an ¤80 guitar, but wow, I was blown away! First off, it came packaged really well, and there was an allen key included to tweak the truss rod to the way I liked it.
The tuning heads are solid, and the paint finish isn't bad! The pickup is really good and transmits the sound well but you don't have to use it too much. i have played this guitar in groups of fifty people and it handled quite well.
All in all, a great instrument. I have had now for over a year and I can hear it getting better. It's going to age really well!