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Jonathan Horsley

“A jumbo-bodied 12-string cutaway acoustic that’s light on the pocket, but big on sound”: Harley Benton unveils Custom Line jumbo 12-string with a $350 price tag that’s for the Byrds

Harley Benton Custom Line King-12CE NT: the cutaway jumbo 12-string features an all-maple build, gold hardware and Fishman electronics.

Harley Benton has expanded its Custom Line range with a 12-string jumbo acoustic guitar that’s all dressed up in maple, spruce and gold, with a vibe that nods to the original King of the Flat-tops, and a look that puts country, folk, and big open chords on the menu.

The clue is in the name, the King-12 CE NT, but also in the aesthetics and the build, with the big-bodied acoustic featuring a solid spruce top with layered maple on the back and sides – plus you have the gold die-cast tuners and that rosewood bridge that’s dressed up with pearloid inlays and carved into a moustache-esque profile.

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