Harley Benton Fusion-T HH HT EB OCT 5-stars Reviews

amazing guitar for the money. the only down side is that it's a little noisy but it's easy fix. totally recommend this one to everyone

Wonderful "first" electric guitar for the price.

I haven't played the electric guitar for 20 years and meeting again the rock classics and really becoming a fan of Van Halen made me decide to take up the electric guitar again.

I was looking for the best price / quality in a product and this guitar (in my opinion) is unbeatable. Very well packaged and arrived without any problems, it was almost perfectly in tune! And the humbucker, is the first time I play a guitar with Humbuckers pick up and this guitar delivery that overdrive tones from the 80's and cleans that you can perfect play some blues or even jazz. I didn't try to play with the push/pull function for single-coil/humbuckers yet, but until now, is much more than I deserve being a amateur player.

If you have the money, I highly recommend this model.

Quality purchase

What can I say. Just stunning and one hell of a deal.

This guitar is amazing

The fretboard finish is exceptionally good, there is no buzzing, and the guitar stays in tune. The guitar feels like a more expensive guitar.

The pickups could be cleaner, but I cannot criticize that at this price point.

Great guitar

This guitar has the quality, finish and sound of some of my guitars at three times the price, I really cannot fault it. It is beautifully made, and very comfortable to play. But then that is true of my two other Harley Benton guitars. All in all, a great playing, and great looking, guitar. I couldn't be happier.

Wow

I thought for a long time about buying a Harley Benton, I should've just pushed the button earlier. But this guitar with locking tuners, looks amazing, plays brilliantly straight out the box. I've now spent some time with it setting it up and putting lighter strings on. It is superb.

If there was one thing that could be improved on its the pick ups, but then again I'm comparing with my gibson les paul which cost a few times more dosh.

If you are considering buying but are worried about the quality, dont be, just buy it.

I have bought 3 harley bentons now, this one and 2 basses. My mate having tried this guitar out has also bought 2 and is trying to justify a third to his Mrs.

wow!

I am comparing this guitar to my Washburn N4 and an early Ibanez AS 200, both very nice quality guitars.

All I can say is I am gobsmacked by how good this guitar is, it is just as good as my other guitars.

Maybe the pick ups could be improved upon, but they sound good to me.

Incredible value for money, I`ve ordered a Fusion 111 as well, maybe I will be selling my N4?

Amazing guitar

Absolutely love it. Nice craftmanship, nice color, decent setup, very comfortable to play and love the sound of pick-ups.

Great guitar

All great except the pickups. but that was expected.

Replaced them with a SD hotrod set and couldn't be happier

A joy to play

To preface: I've never owned a crazy expensive guitar, and this probably is the most I've spent on one but I've touched more expensive guitars and this definitely feels like it's worth more than its price. Staggered locking tuners are a game-changer; string changes are a breeze. It's so fun to play that I'm always picking it up and noodling. I've never had a guitar that I wanted to play as much as this one and that's the best review I can give it. The balance is a little of but I rarely play stood up, and the split coil knob feels looser than the volume knob but they're tiny niggles for an otherwise great instrument!

I saw a Harley Benton guitar when I recorded a Videoclip for a friend of mine. He used this really beautiful guitar and the sound was more than acceptable. The same evening I ordered mine and two days later the instrument was delivered. A HB Fusion HH EB OCT. After lowering the intonation and adjusting the strings I was surprised about the way the guitar played easy. Very happy wit it!

On par with my much more expensive guitars

What can I say that hasn't been said? It is not a good guitar for the price, it is a good guitar, full stop. I like it much more than my Gibson Les Paul Studio in regards of finish and feeling and it is on par with other expensive guitars. I love the stainless steel frets, fretjob is very very good. First time I have an ebony fretboard, it is awesome, it is my favorite now, like it much better that the rosewood in my les paul. Maybe in the future will change the neck pickup for a P90 humbucker size, but honestly, those work quite good for my taste. Kind of low gain, but I liker them in high gain as you can have more dynamics, they sound good for any style (again, for my taste). Definitely worth the money, do not think about it.

Great guitar

I have Fusion T with roasted neck that I've purchased earlier this year and it had terrible pickups. This one has better ones even though the model of pickups is the same. Finish is not perfect but good enough. Overall great guitar for the price.

High quality instrument and a great bargain

This is my first HB guitar and I'm amazed by the excellent fretwork and the overall quality, especially considering the price. After a setup and a pickup replacement, it is now one of my favorites.

PROS

-- Amazing fretwork: neck is straight and even, trussrod works well and there's no fret buz even with silly low action.

-- Very thick and "juicy" ebony fretboard

-- Flawless body and headstock finish

-- Satin finish of the neck - feels almost like bare wood

-- Locking tuners work well and tuning stability is great

-- Good acoustic sound: highs are mellow, just a right amount of low end and the mids are even, all of which which can be expected from the maple neck with sapele body combo. Doesn't quite have the low mid push and warmth of a honduran mahogany Les Paul though.

-- Pots and pickup switch are well placed and do not get in the way of my right hand. My guitar is from a new batch where HB fixed the switch problem some were complaining about- it's at an angle now - not as in the posted here pictures.

CONS

-- My guitar came with very high nut action, and filing ithe nut was actually not an easy job.

-- Does not come with a good setup - you have to spend time to DIY or take it to a luthier, but that is the case with 99% of instruments under 1000 euro, but hey, this one is only 300.

-- Bridge pickup is awfull.

Overall a great guitar

Great Guitar for an Amazing Price

I'm very impressed with my new Fusion-T Hardtail. I can probably come up with some minor cons but this is a great "midrange" guitar (normally guitars in the £500 to £1000 price range to my mind) for an excellent price.

Pro

Finish - impeccable, can't find anything substandard

Tuners - the best I've ever used - and locking

Nut - well-cut, no tuning problems

Frets - perfect, no buzzes, smooth ends and actually so high it feels like a scalloped neck to play

Neck Joint - perfectly tight, perfectly finished

Neck Profile - a little deeper than what I would call "Modern C" but I love it.

Neck Finish - nice satin feel

Controls - better placing than in the pictures and the switch is at an angle, as it should be, ideally

Pickups - very good and of a Vintage tone, great for low gain. Very low noise even in single coil mode, great for high gain.

Bridge - just as it should be and gives excellent sustain

Cons

Bridge Pickup could be a bit hotter

Tone Pot could have a little more torque resistance to match the volume

I hope the wood is properly seasoned

That's it. Amazing

After 8 months:

Still a great guitar. Wood was seasoned well, perfectly stable. This is second only (just) to my Gordon Smith, which cost over 3 times as much

Harley Benton Fusion-T HH HT EB OCT

Apsolutely amazing !

Out of the box guitar needs restring, truss rod and intonation setting which is normal. Quality of made is perfect, nothing less then other expensive guitars I own. No sharp edges, fret work is excellent (who wants, can do extra frets polishing), WSC locking tuners works great, saddles as well. Neck finish is clear satin which suites me the best. Graptech TUSQ XL nut is excellent. Rosewell pickups do the great job especially bridge. Only minor minus is knob with no screw which gives possibility of pulling off from push-pull pot wile doing a split coil pickups thing. Overall impression is ... high-class guitar !