Harley Benton Fusion-T HH HT EB BK

amazing for beginners!

Great sound. Very versatile with its different settings. Great for beginners to experiment with the different sounds + awesome design!

It does everything so well

I have 2 Fender Teles but wanted to get into jazz, I didn't want to put 12-50 flatwounds on those guitars so I bought the HB HH HT BK so I could mess with it without breaking the bank if it all went wrong. However, from un-boxing to a micro-inspection, everything looked top quality. I was surprised, even more so when I compared it with the Player Plus Tele I'd bought a few months earlier. They are equal in all practical respects ... except for the price of course. I put on the super-heavy flatwounds and made the required saddles adjustments for intonation and truss rod to get everything back in line. It was already in excellent shape as delivered. The Roswells are quite dark but that's exactly why I bought a humbucker equipped guitar. It is now a jazz Telecaster in all respects and was even accepted by the archtop brigade at the local club as "far better than I'd thought". Of course, for them, only a hollow bodied Gibson would do the job but, in reality, this thing is better, smaller, less noisy (none!) and far more friendly to play. A huge success all round.

Such a pleasure to play.

I've been playing for decades and I've owned a few guitars over the years. I've recently started a collection of Harley Benton guitars because they are the ultimate proof that we live in the golden age of inexpensive guitars. This guitar in particular is a great example of the quality that this company produces. Yes, you may need to level 2 or 3 frets that are slightly too high or lower the action. Maybe you feel a need to install pickups that you may prefer to the ones fitted but, there's no denying that this guitar is beautiful, ergonomic and addictively playable. I love the neck on this guitar, it's so easy to play. It's quite lightweight too. For this kind of money you really can't go wrong. I'm trying to think of bad points but I can't, I've really bonded with this guitar. I changed the pickups because I prefer a more vintage sound that suits what I play, this is just personal taste. The stock pickups were too modern sounding for me, more suited to heavy distortion maybe.

You won't be disappointed with this guitar for this price, it's worth at least double easily. Buy one, plug it in and smile in disbelief as it amazes you in every way a great guitar can.

Awesome

Lovelly and a 5* for the price, because it comes with a lot of good quality features and ready to pick up and play

Excellent

I've had this guitar for about 4 months now. The neck is incredible. the stainless steel frets are perfect. No sharp edges. The guitar stays in tune relatively well for a hard picker like myself and holds sustain relative to higher end guitars. I had to change the nut because it was cut too deep and had a bit of buzzing after I lowered the saddles. But that is a personal preference. The only downside I can think of would be the pickups and the pots. The pots are 250k. But that is also a personal preference. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the Rosewell pickups and 250k push/pull pots, I just wanted something a little brighter with a tad more bite. After changing them out for a pair of Seymour Duncans and 500k pots, this guitar really shines. And I STILL saved a bunch of money even after the upgrades. You won't find another guitar that's as good as a HB in this price range, it's unbeatable. I was pleasantly surprised

Better than Expected!

Received my Harley Benton Fusion-T HH HT EB BK a week ago and it’s still in tune. The 3 way switch has a short but that can be replaced. What do you want for $285 shipped. Can’t beat it! I really like playing more than my fenders.

Overall really really good. mine needed a bit of a set up and some spot leveling but probably could have got away without doing so.

some have said the pickups are not all that but i really like them and wont be changing them

You would easily pay 3 times the amount this costs for a branded guitar and it would be the same quality

Can't say enough! I now have a collection of Harley Benton guitars. A++

This is a great guitar for the money. I was surprised at the quality. I also own the Mexican Fender and the American Gibson, and I can say that according to the HB feeling, it is not inferior to them. Of the minuses - pickup sound is not for everyone. They mumble a little. I would like to see brighter and more sonorous pickups on the telecaster. Likewise, with the forgiveness of the times, the strings became a little ringed. But this also happens on all my guitars, due to the dry air. All in all, it's a versatile workhorse! Love it.

An excellent guitar

In my youth I worked in a guitar shop. I have played many instruments in 50 years of playing fretted instruments. I n the last few years I have bought five Harley Benton instruments and been impressed by their quality. I read the reviews of this guitar when I was looking for a double humbucker. They were favourable so I ordered one. I am very impressed, the finish is excellent and set up only needed a few tweaks, less than a fender telecasterI bought. It is true that it is head heavy, but a suede backed strap cures that. I like telecasters I currently have three. This one is my favourite. I like the coil tap feature, it gives me a range of tones. The nearest guitar I have seen to this is a fender, also made in Indonesia, but it was 4x the price. I know some labels help resale prices, but I bought this guitar to play.