Review of the Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB Electric guitar. Where to buy it?

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  • Ergonomically shaped sapele body
  • Matching headstock
  • Top: “Ultra Flame” flamed maple veneer
  • Bolt-on neck: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard inlays: Dots
  • Neck profile: Modern C
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut
  • 24 Medium jumbo stainless steel frets
  • Binding made of natural wood
  • Pickups: Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 (bridge) and Roswell HAF-N Alnico-5 (neck) humbuckers and 1 S74-C BK Alnico-5 single coil (middle)
  • 5-Way switch
  • Pickup Switch: Single coil / Humbucker
  • 1 Master volume control and 1 master tone control
  • Wilkinson 50IIK 2-Point tremolo
  • Chrome hardware
  • WSC staggered locking die-cast machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Gloss Trans Flamed Bengal Burst

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This guitar usually has a price around 339.00 €

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Comment:

I am 58, have been playing Guitar since I was about 10, and have been a full time professional Guitar Tutor since 2003.

I have a lovely collection of guitars from most of the better known brands including some that retail at £2,000.00 and more.

One of my Students has become a bit of a Harley Benton collector having purchased several different models. The first thing that a lot of students do when buying a new guitar is immediately hand it to me as they arrive for a lesson and ask me what I think? – I was so impressed with the quality, finish, sound, playability and value for money, that I had to try a Harley Benton Guitar for myself and spend more time with it than the few minutes with a student’s guitar.

With no wish to sound arrogant in any way, I thought I’d go for the highest price Harley Benton of the type that I wanted to try. – At the end of the day, compared with the price of some of my other guitars, if I was disappointed, it wouldn’t be the end of the day. – I’d have a spare that I could lend to first timers that haven’t bough a guitar yet.
I’d always fancied an HSH guitar but never had one, so it made sense to go for the Fusion-II HSH.

I have now had this guitar for 4 months and waited until now to post a review, although I don’t know why, I’ve waited. – Wow, what can I say, it has lived up to what I hoped having tried my Student’s Harley Bentons. – This has become my ‘go to’ guitar. – Right out of the box, it needed no adjusting. – The set up was great.

As you can imagine, as a teacher, I cover all styles and this guitar does a very good job for every style. – No more swapping guitars. –

I have to admit to being a bit lazy. – In the past, if I’ve broken a string, I’ve just taken another guitar off the stand, and the broken string may have gone weeks without being replaced. – I love this guitar so much, that on the one occasion that I’ve broken a string since owning it, the string was replaced immediately.

I haven’t gone into neck profile etc. as this is personal thing. – Suffice to say, I love it. It’s very comfortable. – The ‘Strat’ body style is also very comfortable. –

I’ve seen reviews of these where some people haven’t liked the pick ups and some people have changed the pick ups. – I like the pick ups and can see no reason to change them. – Again, I am comparing with better name brands. – This is a very versatile guitar. Someone did some research to find the best combination of pick ups that work best on this guitar within the build budget. – I think they’ve done an excellent job.

A quick check before ending this review and I see that Thomann ask that reviewers mention the cons as well as the pros. – I honestly cannot think of a con! – There is nothing that I do not like about this guitar, other than that there wasn’t a buy one, get one free offer when I bought it!

What more can I say?

Comment:

Сегодня получил заказанную гитару HB Fusion II. Сразу оговорюсь – мне довелось поиграть не на многих моделях гитар (4-5), причем все- из моей молодости (1980-90е). Тогда я был не придирчив и у меня были минимальные требования к инструменту. Но сейчас я кое-что почитал, послушал в Сети, и мое представление и требования заметно расширились…
Итак. Без воды. Я не придирчив к внешнему виду и мелкие пятнышки и царапинки не искал – мне играть, а не на выставку. В целом, вид приятный, можно было бы несколько потемнее, но это дело вкуса.
Единственный серьезный упрек к внешнему виду – не закрытые крышками звукосниматели (широкие пазы в корпусе вокруг них, не прикрытые ничем выглядят не лучшим образом).
Колки – удобные, без люфтов, держат строй хорошо. Разовые энергичные движения ручкой тремоло строй не нарушают. Мензура из коробки вполне настроена. Высота струн – для меня чуть высоковата, но вполне можно играть без существенного напряжения.
Гриф удобный для меня, прекрасно обработана поверхность, держать приятно. Лады – когда играл первый час, за края нигде не цеплялся – и хорошо. Не рассматривал специально, т.к. при необходимости подровнять можно всегда легко. Лады не полированные и первые 10-15 мин бендинг вызывал на ладах скрип. Но за час игры все прошло. При необходимости можно и специально полировать.
Главное – звук. Играл через комбик HB Tube15 (он мне очень понравился по звуку с самого начала после приобретения). Действительно, как и обещали в Сети, все 5 положений переключателя звукоснимателей дают, на мой взгляд, хорошие и отличающиеся тембры. Причем, в положениях переключателя хамбакеров обычный/отсечка тембр заметно менялся, и оба варианта звучали хорошо – именно, как хамбакеры, и как синглы (нюансы отличий от настоящих синглов – на совести педантов). Регулятор тембра работал плавно и в широком диапазоне менял тембр (заваливал высокие частоты). Это порадовало – играл на гитарах, на которых полный оборот такого регулятора едва менял тембр. Зачем тогда такой нужен?!
ИТОГ: в целом, инструмент порадовал, на первый взгляд, и звучанием, и видом. Сомнения покупки вслепую (поиграть на нем перед покупкой у меня не было возможности) рассеялись, я доволен. И поверю предыдущим покупателям, что соотношение цена/качество весьма хорошее.
Процедура приобретения и доставки у THOMANN четко отработана и никаких нареканий не вызвала. Спасибо и HARLEY BENTON за хороший инструмент (не только симпатичный внешне, которых сейчас стало очень много), и THOMANN за четкую торговлю. )

Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB vs Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT

The guitar Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBBis usually 0 € cheaper than Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB

Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT
  • Ergonomically shaped sapele body
  • Matching headstock
  • Top: “Ultra Flame” flamed maple veneer
  • Bolt-on neck: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard inlays: Dots
  • Neck profile: Modern C
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut
  • 24 Medium jumbo stainless steel frets
  • Binding made of natural wood
  • Pickups: Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 (bridge) and Roswell HAF-N Alnico-5 (neck) humbuckers and 1 S74-C BK Alnico-5 single coil (middle)
  • 5-Way switch
  • Pickup Switch: Single coil / Humbucker
  • 1 Master volume control and 1 master tone control
  • Wilkinson 50IIK 2-Point tremolo
  • Chrome hardware
  • WSC staggered locking die-cast machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Gloss Trans Flamed Bengal Burst
  • Ergonomically shaped sapele body
  • Top: “Ultra Flame” flamed maple veneer
  • Matching headstock
  • Bolt-on neck: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard: Roasted maple
  • Neck profile: Modern C
  • Fretboard inlays: Clay dots
  • 24 Medium jumbo stainless steel frets
  • Graptech TUSQ XL nut
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm
  • Binding made of natural wood
  • Pickups: Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 (bridge) and Roswell HAF-N Alnico-5 (neck) humbuckers and 1 S74-C BK Alnico-5 single coil (middle)
  • Volume and tone controls
  • Pickup Switch: Single coil / Humbucker
  • 5-Way switch
  • Wilkinson 50IIK 2-point tremolo
  • Chrome hardware
  • WSC staggered locking die-cast machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Gloss Flamed Natural

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT

Harley Benton Fusion II HSH - Detailed Review Part 1

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Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB vs Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB

The guitar Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBBis usually 0 € cheaper than Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB

Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB
  • Ergonomically shaped sapele body
  • Matching headstock
  • Top: “Ultra Flame” flamed maple veneer
  • Bolt-on neck: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard inlays: Dots
  • Neck profile: Modern C
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut
  • 24 Medium jumbo stainless steel frets
  • Binding made of natural wood
  • Pickups: Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 (bridge) and Roswell HAF-N Alnico-5 (neck) humbuckers and 1 S74-C BK Alnico-5 single coil (middle)
  • 5-Way switch
  • Pickup Switch: Single coil / Humbucker
  • 1 Master volume control and 1 master tone control
  • Wilkinson 50IIK 2-Point tremolo
  • Chrome hardware
  • WSC staggered locking die-cast machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Gloss Trans Flamed Bengal Burst
  • Ergonomically shaped body made from sapele
  • Flamed maple top featuring an ‘Ultra Flame’ veneer
  • Bolt-on neck made from roasted Canadian maple
  • Roasted Canadian maple fretboard
  • “Dots” fretboard inlays
  • Modern C neck profile
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm (12.008″)
  • Scale: 648 mm (25.512″)
  • Nut width: 42 mm (1.654″)
  • Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut
  • 24 Medium jumbo stainless steel frets
  • Wooden binding
  • Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 (bridge)-, Roswell HAF-N Alnico-5 (neck) humbucker pickups, and 1x S74-C BK Alnico-5 single coil (middle) pickup
  • 5-Way switch
  • Single coil/Humbucker pickup switch
  • 1 Master volume control and 1 master tone control
  • Wilkinson 50IIK 2-point tremolo
  • Chrome hardware
  • WSC staggered locking diecast machine heads
  • Original strings: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Gloss Trans Flamed Blue Burst

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB

Harley Benton Fusion II HSH - Detailed Review Part 1

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Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB vs Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted

The guitar Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBBis usually 0 € cheaper than Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

Below have a look to the video of this guitar

Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB

Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted
  • Ergonomically shaped sapele body
  • Matching headstock
  • Top: “Ultra Flame” flamed maple veneer
  • Bolt-on neck: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard inlays: Dots
  • Neck profile: Modern C
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut
  • 24 Medium jumbo stainless steel frets
  • Binding made of natural wood
  • Pickups: Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 (bridge) and Roswell HAF-N Alnico-5 (neck) humbuckers and 1 S74-C BK Alnico-5 single coil (middle)
  • 5-Way switch
  • Pickup Switch: Single coil / Humbucker
  • 1 Master volume control and 1 master tone control
  • Wilkinson 50IIK 2-Point tremolo
  • Chrome hardware
  • WSC staggered locking die-cast machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Gloss Trans Flamed Bengal Burst
  • Henning Pauly EytschPi42 Signature Model
  • Body: Nyatoh
  • Top: AAA Flamed maple
  • Neck: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Neck attachment: Bolt-on
  • Fretboard: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard inlays: Offset dots
  • Matched headstock
  • Fretboard: Maple
  • Fretboard radius: 350 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Nut: Graph Tech
  • Frets: 22 Medium jumbo stainless steel
  • Pickups: Roswell P90s Alnico-5 single coils (neck) & Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 humbucker (bridge)
  • 1 Volume control with push/push function for switching between humbucker and single coil
  • 1 Tone control with push/push function for phase reversal
  • 3-Way switch
  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Machine heads: Locking
  • Hardtail bridge with string-through-body
  • Strings: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Transparent Turquoise

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted

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Where to buy the guitar Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB

Thomann

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  • Full warranty. If you have any problems, they take care of everything.
  • 100% reliable payment.
  • Leader in trouble-free shipping.
  • Usually Best price.
  • Best Reputation: They are the leading online store in Europe and have the best catalogue and information.

Amazon

  • Free Shipping and possibility of shipping in one day with Amazon Premium.
  • Full Guarantee but they are no experts in music equipment.
  • Sometimes better price.
  • He’s got worse stock than Thomann.

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