Harley Benton Fusion-III HH EB OCT

Bought this guitar recently and used it for gigs since day 1. I am a professional guitarist and gig frequently. I own 19 guitars so I have a selection from customs to fend€rs to music m@n etc. This guitar is awesome for the money, the only criticism is the tone and volume pots, they are rather awful, but it is a very easy fix and will not cost a fortune. Don't read the headstock, play the guitar. Some of them are simply amazing! I understand that because of the mass production some models have problems, but trust me this has happened to me with guitars five times the price of these babies! Small update: been using it for gigs for the last couple of years, 100+ gigs per year, still great. clean sounds a bit weak, but nothing a good effect cannot fix !

Although made to a tight budget, you get a great sounding guitar that's really nice to play without having to change anything. For me, the HH pickup configuration with coil tap gives me everything I need, more so than HSH version. The guitar is well made and finished with no visible defects bar one. The fret ends needed finishing with some sharp edges. The frets were otherwise good and level and now having filed the ends, I prefer them to any other in my collection. The pickups sound good and output respectable and pots work well enough. The bridge is better than a lot I have tried. It does not have a locking nut which for me is better and why I avoided the Floyd Rose versions. The locking tuners are very good. One problem with many Harley Benton's is the necks tend to be rather thick, and the bodies can be chunky too which I find uncomfortable, and I spend a lot of time finding guitars and basses in the extensive Harley Benton range with "normal" thickness necks by reading the reviews. I am glad to say that this model has a normal thickness neck. The guitar feels really nice to play, not too heavy or chunky, and as good as my more expensive guitars. I have had several Harley Benton's, some good, some bad, and you need to do your homework before buying one. This one is a good one.

I bought this guitar because i wanted an upgrade from the ST-20HSS and this is MUCH more than an upgrade. First of all, the bridge is absolutely amazing , you can do however many dive bombs or whatever you like, it barely goes out of tune. The locking tuners are also very good , they work perfectly , the pick ups are great too, maybe a little deep with the bass but nothing you can't resolve without an eq on the amp. The coil split feature is also a great feature , it's one of the things I was absolutely looking forward to in this guitar, no complaints there. One thing that i don't quite like, but this is strictly personal because I kind of overlooked this feature, are the jumbo frets. Going from medium size to jumbo is a big step since I'm used to pressing a little harder, and if you press too hard things get out of tune, but I've heard you get used to it after a while. In conclusion, I love this guitar, it's one of the reasons I start playing everyday. Great job Harley Benton !