Harley Benton heads South with its new Delta Blues Resonator

Harley Benton, the increasingly well-regarded line of own-brand guitars from Euro retail giant Thomann, has announced the latest addition to its growing Bluegrass range, a nod to the instrument’s heritage in the Mississippi Delta

There’s a sapele body and neck for warmth, while an amaranth fretboard and square neck and spacey nut width should be ideal for budding lap players. But the star of this show is, of course, that metal resonator cone, which amplifies with a metallic twang, characteristic of much early blues and bluegrass music.