How good are DIY guitar kits? Harley Benton CST-24T Guitar Kit review / demo

[@Dogtagnan]

My friend plays in a band that mainly performs in pubs. He plays a Harley Benton PRS kit guitar which he made himself. It sounds great and, really, do the punters in a pub know or care whether his guitar is a HB or a PRS? No.

[@ashleyguitarandpedals]

Absolutely 🙌🏻

[@k_sey.9370]

🔥 Love the look! Any work needed on the frets?

[@ashleyguitarandpedals]

Nope - all good 👍 🙌🏻

[@frantisekbednar23]

Hi Can I ask you if you changed the bridge or if it did come like this?

[@ashleyguitarandpedals]

Hi! Everything is absolutely stock except for the carve of the neck (I slimmed it down) and an extra pot and switch because I am trying to experiment by building a fuzz pedal into the guitar as an extra switch (but that is completely bypassed in the demo). I hope that helps! 👍🙌🏻

[@ashleyguitarandpedals]

Thanks for prompting this - I’ve just noticed that the picture I have used is the hard-tail version, whereas mine is the CST-24T (tremolo), which I can’t seem to find on their website, so may have been discontinued 🤷🏻‍♂️. It’s exactly the same, just with a different bridge as you rightly point out!

[@nickstrow]

Looking good. Seems like more quality for your money than their SGnkit. How does it feel in terms of weight?

[@ashleyguitarandpedals]

It’s not dissimilar to the weight of a strat - substantial enough, but not going to break your back! 🤣👍