Head to head
Epiphone Lil' Tex Travel Electric/Acoustic, Faded Cherry vs Harley Benton CLF-50E Purple Metallic
The verdict
The Harley Benton CLF-50E Purple Metallic comes out ahead overall — 72 to 68 on our estimated score.
Estimated from specs & owner reviews — a starting point, not a substitute for playing both.
Epiphone Lil' Tex Travel Electric/Acoustic, Faded Cherry wins on
No standout advantage.
Harley Benton CLF-50E Purple Metallic wins on
- Better playability (75 vs 64)
- Lower price ($217 vs $269)
Scorecard
| Metric | Lil' Tex Travel Electric/Acoustic, Faded Cherry | CLF-50E Purple Metallic |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 68 | 72 |
| Build | 66 | 66 |
| Playability | 64 | 75 |
| Sound | 68 | 68 |
| Value | 78 | 82 |
Full specifications
| Spec | Lil' Tex Travel Electric/Acoustic, Faded Cherry | CLF-50E Purple Metallic |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Epiphone | Harley Benton |
| Type | Acoustic | Acoustic |
| Years | — | — |
| Country | — | — |
| Body wood | Sapele | — |
| Neck wood | Mahogany | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Granadillo | Rosewood |
| Strings | 6 | 6 |
| Frets | 19 | — |
| Scale | 22.68" | 24.8" |
| Pickups | Passive Piezo Under Saddle | — |
| Rating | — | — |
| Price | $269 | $217 |
| Back | Sapele | — |
| Body Finish | Gloss | — |
| Body shape | J-45 | — |
| Body Styles | Small Body | — |
| Bridge | Granadillo (Reverse Belly) | Sonokeling rosewood |
| Case | Includes gig bag | — |
| Finish | Nickel | Natural high-gloss with violet top |
| Fretboard inlay | Texan style Parallelogram | — |
| Fret Count | 19 | — |
| Headstock | Scaled Epiphone Dovewing | — |
| Joint | Set | — |
| Model | EELTFCNH1 | — |
| Nut | PVC | — |
| Pickguard | Scaled Tortoise style with foil E logo | — |
| Profile | C | — |
| Saddle Material | Compensated; PVC | — |
| Scale length | 576.0mm / 22.68in | 630 mm |
| Side | Sapele | — |
| Strap Buttons | 2 - bottom and side of heel | — |
| String gauges | Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings 0.053, 0.042, 0.032, 0.024, 0.016, 0.012 | — |
| Top wood | Solid Spruce | Solid selected Canadian sitka spruce |
| Tuners | Epiphone mini die cast | — |
| Under Saddle Pickup | Passive Piezo Under Saddle | — |
| Back And Sides | — | Selected Sonokeling mahogany |
| Fretboard radius | — | 380 mm |
| Neck profile | — | D |
| Nut width | — | 43 mm |
| Open Chrome Machine Heads With 18 | — | 1 gear ratio |
| Style | — | Parlor |
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