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Harley Benton Custom Line CLA-15MCE B-Stock

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Acoustic Guitar with Pickup

  • Auditorium 000-14 design with cutaway
  • Solid okoume top
  • Scalloped X-bracing
  • Sapele body
  • Okoume neck
  • Pau ferro fretboard
  • "Snowflakes" fretboard inlays
  • Dovetail construction
  • Modified oval C neck profile
  • Wooden body binding
  • Scale: 643 mm
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • 20 Frets
  • Bone nut
  • Pau Ferro bridge with compensated saddle
  • DLX die-cast chrome machine heads
  • Fishman Presys-II preamp system with built-in tuner
  • D'Addario XTAPB1253 Light strings, .012 - .053 (Article Nr 471307)
  • Colour: Vintage Sunburst Satin
  • Matching case available under Article Nr 208576 (not included)
Available since July 2019
Item number 470836
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Model 000
Top Solid Okume
Back and Sides Sapele, Mahogany
Cutaway Yes
Fretboard Pau Ferro
Nut width in mm 43,00 mm
Frets 20
Pickup Yes
Colour Vintage Sunburst
Incl. Case No
Incl. Gigbag No
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A successful crossover

acoustic steel string guitar with a pickup and Cutaway Harley Benton Custom Line CLA-15MCE VS

The Harley Benton Custom Line CLA-15MCE VS is an auditorium guitar, a body shape that represents decades of tradition and was initially developed in the first third of the twentieth century. This tradition is combined here with modern features like a cutaway and a pickup. The result: A guitar that is comfortable to play, delivers a vivid sound and, above all, boasts an eye-catching natural wood finish in Vintage Sunburst. The latter is thanks to the fact that this guitar is made completely from different kinds of mahogany. All of this makes it the perfect choice for players looking for something special that still comes at a budget-friendly price.

gabon mahogany top on the Harley Benton Custom Line CLA-15MCE VS

Mahogany for a warm sound

The Harley Benton Custom Line CLA-15MCE VS is constructed entirely of both sapele mahogany and also features a solid Gabon mahogany top. Gabon mahogany, also known as okoumé, has been used here in order to ensure that the instrument conforms to the regulations of the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species). The combination of this wood and a relatively shallow auditorium-style body gives the guitar a precise and balanced sound with excellent emphasis on the mid frequencies, which in turn allows it to cut through the mix effectively, while the cutaway gives the player access to the upper register without spraining their hand in the process. Finally, the on-board Fishman pickup system ensures that this instrument can be amplified appropriately. The CLA-15MCE VS’s Gabon mahogany neck features a glued-on pau ferro fingerboard and a comfortably slim taper with a moderate nut width of 43mm. Together with the guitar’s smaller, lighter body shape, this means that it is not only ideal for musicians with smaller hands but also sits perfectly against the player’s body.

sound hole and sunburst finish on the Harley Benton Custom Line CLA-15MCE VS

Great for all ages

The Harley Benton Custom Line CLA-15MCE VS offers guitarists unrivalled playing comfort, making it perfect for young beginners and adults with smaller hands. What is more, this guitar offers a generous wealth of features at a budget-friendly price. The CLA-15MCE VS thus also has a lot to offer more advanced performing musicians, and it can definitely hold its own against more expensive competitors. Guitarists who mainly play electric will also be particularly attracted by this guitar’s pickup system, shallow body, and slim neck profile. And as if that were not enough, the guitar’s output socket is located in the same position as that of a Les Paul, so electric players couldn’t feel more at home on an acoustic than here.

chrome tuners on the headstock with a HB logo

About Harley Benton

Since 1998, the Harley Benton brand has been catering for the needs of numerous guitarists and bassists. In addition to an extensive range of stringed instruments, Thomann's house brand also offers a wide choice of amplifiers, speakers, effect pedals, and other accessories. In total, the range includes over 1,500 products. Built by established names in the industry, all Harley Benton products combine quality and reliability at attractive and affordable prices. The continuous expansion of the range ensures that Harley Benton always provides new, exciting, and innovative products that keep players perfectly in tune with the musical world, day after day.

Perfect handling for the stage

As already mentioned, the Harley Benton CLA-15MCE VS is perfect for any on-stage performance, thanks in particular to its Fishman pickup system and built-in tuner, though of course it is already loud to begin with. With the guitar’s light weight and excellent playing comfort, even gigs that go on for several hours are no problem – and these same virtues also make it very easy to transport, so spontaneous chances to delight the audience around the campfire or on the street need never be missed.