Head to head
Epiphone Hummingbird Tribute, Ebony vs Harley Benton CLF-50E Purple Metallic
The verdict
The Harley Benton CLF-50E Purple Metallic comes out ahead overall — 72 to 67 on our estimated score.
Estimated from specs & owner reviews — a starting point, not a substitute for playing both.
Epiphone Hummingbird Tribute, Ebony wins on
No standout advantage.
Harley Benton CLF-50E Purple Metallic wins on
- Better build (66 vs 61)
- Better sound (68 vs 60)
- Better value (82 vs 77)
- Lower price ($217 vs $229)
Scorecard
| Metric | Hummingbird Tribute, Ebony | CLF-50E Purple Metallic |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 67 | 72 |
| Build | 61 | 66 |
| Playability | 75 | 75 |
| Sound | 60 | 68 |
| Value | 77 | 82 |
Full specifications
| Spec | Hummingbird Tribute, Ebony | CLF-50E Purple Metallic |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Epiphone | Harley Benton |
| Type | Acoustic | Acoustic |
| Years | — | — |
| Country | — | — |
| Body wood | Layered mahogany | — |
| Neck wood | — | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Laurel | Rosewood |
| Strings | 6 | 6 |
| Frets | — | — |
| Scale | 24.75" | 24.8" |
| Pickups | — | — |
| Rating | — | — |
| Price | $229 | $217 |
| Back | Layered mahogany | — |
| Binding | Single-ply top and back | — |
| Body Finish | Gloss | — |
| Body shape | Hummingbird | — |
| Body Styles | Square-shoulder dreadnought | — |
| Bridge | Reverse belly, laurel | Sonokeling rosewood |
| Finish | Nickel | Natural high-gloss with violet top |
| Fretboard inlay | Dot | — |
| Fretboard radius | 12 in. | 304.8 mm | 380 mm |
| Headstock | Kalamazoo | — |
| Joint | Tapered dovetail | — |
| Model | ETHBEBNH | — |
| Nut | Plastic | — |
| Pickguard | Hummingbird, tortoiseshell | — |
| Profile | Rounded C | — |
| Scale length | 628.7mm / 24.75in | 630 mm |
| Side | Layered mahogany | — |
| String gauges | .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053 | — |
| Top wood | Layered spruce | Solid selected Canadian sitka spruce |
| Tuners | Epiphone Deluxe | — |
| Back And Sides | — | Selected Sonokeling mahogany |
| Neck profile | — | D |
| Nut width | — | 43 mm |
| Open Chrome Machine Heads With 18 | — | 1 gear ratio |
| Style | — | Parlor |