Harley Benton Fusion-III EMG HT Roasted SBK

The best guitar I've owned. Ever.

The Harley Benton Fusion 3 EMG is, without any exaggeration, the best guitar I have ever owned. I say this as an owner of many guitars twice, or even three times the price of this. It plays incredible, has perfect fretwork, weighs nothing, and gives you the exact high gain tones you would want from it. I could not recommend this guitar more, and I will certainly be buying from Harley Benton again in the future.

Awesome looking guitar

Bought this for my son. Looks and sounds good for the price range Feels awesome in the hands Slender neck. Smooth

Great Guitar for the money

The satin black is clean, the roasted maple neck is beautiful and easy to play. Stainless Steel frets need to be played on for a little bit in order for them to be smooth.

Double the guitar, half the price.

Where to start? Have you been looking for a modernized s type guitar suited for metal and with a subtle design? Look no further, the fusion III is loaded with high end features for a price that doesn't seem entirely possible. Firstly, stainless steel frets, locking tuners and emg pickups all for under £400 is practically unheard of. For the price you'd expect there to be a saving somewhere and while the stock hardware is not of the highest quality(gotoh, hipshot, etc.) it more than makes up for it with the build quality. After being shipped from Germany during winter, it was perfectly in tune upon arrival and after a close inspection there were no rough or sharp frets. It is worth noting that there was a small chip in the fretboard where the nut has been installed but this is barely noticeable and only a cosmetic issue, otherwise the quality control on this guitar matches instruments at at least double the price point, if not triple. All electronics worked perfectly and the pots were smooth with no crackling, now the pickup selector does seem a little flimsy but I think that's more to do with the blade style over something you'd find on a Les Paul or PRS.

Overall this guitar came in what I would call pristine condition, especially when you factor in the price and this is most certainly the best value of any instrument I have owned. In the future I may upgrade some of the hardware and electronics but the fusion III is gig-ready and built to last as is. I will definitely be looking to buy the t style variant now that I have seen first hand the quality Harley Benton produces.

Speechless

Okay, I am blown away. This guitar is simply too good... I am in love with it and in particular with the neck and fretboard! Some people claimed that the neck of this guitar is thick but it's really not, it's simply beautiful and gives a great playability. People also complained about rough stainless steel frets but this wasn't the case with my guitar, they are just perfect. Moreover the EMG Retro Active Hot 70 Humbuckers, the awesome matte black finish and locking tuners make this guitar incredible. There is not even a small imperfection on my instrument, thereby I cannot recommend it enough.

Exceeded my expectations

I was eyeing this guitar for a a while but I’m in the US and these guitars are hard to find. I was Cruzing the intent and saw these were in stock. I was worried it was going to be shipped halfway around the world but I did it anyway. The guitar showed up set up perfectly and In tune no joke. I’m very pleased with my purchase and the quality of this guitar exceeds its $$$.

Amazing guitar

We are talking for a guitar that talks in the hands of a guitarist. Great value for money with low action and perfect sound.

Just play it

Fantastic instrument!

For under $500, this is a fantastic instrument both in playability and quality. With EMG pickups, locking tuners, stainless steel frets, roasted maple neck - how can you go wrong on this? My only gripe was the fret ends were a bit sharp, but a 30 minute filing job took care of it. To be fair, the fret ends were far less of a problem than I have had on much more expensive guitars! Highly recommended!

Better than you think

I purchased this after deliberating it for weeks, surprisingly it got to me from Germany in only 3 days. This guitar is the absolute best playing guitar for the price the neck is smoother than some of my custom guitars that costs over 1k. It also showed up in tune!! Very impressed with the quality of this guitar feels a lot like a charvel but the neck feels like an Ernie ball musicman neck. Don't wait if you're considering...just buy it and you'll have no regrets.

I am setting this up with 11-56XL strings

This guitar is almost perfect

Cons:

- Headstock stickers are crooked

- Lumed inlays lasts nothing and when not charged it is impossible to see them in low light

- Bridge came with paint chipped off

- Tuners are Gibson style instead of the pictured Strat style

- Flames on the neck are barely there

- Input jack was faulty, no sound came out

Pros:

- Retroactive Hot 70's sound amazing, a little microphonic but amazing nonetheless

- MATTEBLACKEVERYTHING

- Neck is thick and super comfortable

- Frets are perfect, no buzzing throughout

- It plays amazing

The only thing this guitar needs to be absolute perfect for me is a Floyd Rose.