Harley Benton Fusion II HH - My Honest Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- Elevator: 00:10
Blues: 1:18
Poultry: 2:34
Shred: 4:25
I Start Talking: 6:07
My Final Thoughts: 12:12
I wanted to do a more thorough review on this Harley Benton Fusion ii HH. It wasn't without problems just after a few days of arriving. That said, I still think it is a great guitar. Good thing I know how to solder.
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Fender had a guitar made in Indonesia. Limited Custom Telecaster FMT HH. Plays impeccable, great build quality, beautiful flame maple, top mahogany body, set neck. Possibly made at the same place as your H/B Fusion. H/B has about four guitars I'd like to get my mitts on.🙃🤙🍺🍕
Love these fusions. I can attest the validity of feel and cost to performance. These are rad!
Thanks Rich, every honest review is appreciated. I have the HSH Fusion 2, and I have to say I am amazed at the build quality, the overall finish, and the hardware, even the pickups, which many have found wanting, are much better than I had expected. Stainless steel frets, a Wilkinson Trem (I don't really use trems much, but this one is stable from a tuning point of view). It is a great studio guitar for me, very adaptable in tone, and feels good to play. These guitars are fine for beginners because of the price, but a more experienced player will get the most from them, since they do always seem to need a lot of setting up straight out of the box (I have a J Bass fretless from them too, and it also needed a lot of setting up - just the little things, but for a beginner?) I like to think of my Fusion 2 as being a "biddable" guitar, it's character is not as over-powering as some guitars I have owned, but that just allows the player to come through, without this crazy idea of a piece of wood having "mojo" - the player has the mojo, not the guitar, and maybe that is the best way to go?
Thanks so much for this honest review man! I am literally getting ready to buy a few things from Thomann, including this exact model of guitar. For reference, I live in central Indiana, so it’s a bit of a trip for my order. One thing I was not aware of is the movement limitations of the tremolo. I was not expecting this tremolo to act like a Floyd Rose, but I would like the ability to do a full dive bomb here and there, and be able to pull up more than you were able to as well. I can deal with a few minor issues for the price, but to me the tremolo movement limitation is a pretty major issue. This is definitely making me rethink purchasing this guitar. Again, thanks for the great review. Your timing was impeccable lol! Take care man! \m/
Your welcome, yeah the trem was a disappointment. My prs custom 24 se has a better tremelo.
Rich Bischoff Thanks for the response Rich. I’m glad to know your PRS SE trem is better. I’m actually considering the PRS SE Tremonti now.
You can get a Fusion 2 with a Floyd Rose locking tremelo
@@ketoninja Hi Kevin, I actually ended up getting a Fusion II H H with a Floyd Rose. However, I was really wanting a PRS style guitar that had more trem movement and without having a Floyd Rose. That being said, I am happy with the Fusion II. I will still be getting the PRS SE Tremonti at some point though. Take care man.
Get the frets checked and polished to a high shine, it makes a word of difference. SS frets do not budge if there are scratches, it immediately translates to bad vibrato and noises. I got a used one with a bad setup (hump at 22. fret). Once the frets were leveled and polished it was wonderful. My trem was shot from day one (too soft metal). I hardtailed it and it works Ok for that ;-) So Get the WS-100 trem if you plan on using the trem. I like the locking tuners, they have a nice grip. The shape of the neck is really nice too. I hope for a hardtail version in the future ;-)
So far so good with the frets, still loving mine.
Luv the playin bro......wot its all about ...guitars. dont play by themselves.....they need a human to make em sing .....thanks for doing just that.....regards from uk👍♥️🇬🇧
Thanks!
@@RichBischoff my pleasure👍🙂
I don't know anything about HB guitars Rich, I already have my next three guitars picked out so I won't consider anything else until I have them. I want a new dread0 too haha so It'll be five years before I'm in the market for something else. If you have 5 then I can safely say they must be worth the dough 😎 GPAA dude
I have one of these and funnily enough it arrived with the bridge pickup position not producing any sound. That was almost a year ago and haven't had a chance to get it fixed due to COVID. As a project guitar though it's an amazing base to work off. With upgrades worth not much (pickups, pots etc....) you can pretty much create a Suhr PT without the price tag.
Have you put new pickups in them? Was thinking of doing the same
@@SirJenkz I have the pickups but haven't got around to getting them installed. The Suhr Thornbuckers are a bit low output for me so I bought some Suhr Doug Alrich which seem to have almost universally good reviews
I agree for the money, hard to go wrong, The trem route issue, and the bad solder is grabbass.. Overall I think is a fine add to your stable.. Beat on it.. See if she holds captain!
I love the look , it sounds great with you playing it, I have been tossing up whether to buy one or not for sometime now , the price is definitely right. Harley benton guitars overall are a fantastic bang for the buck but have found they need quite a bit of setting up to get them to play the way you want...... but that is the same for any guitar. I have found on all the bentons I have so far the tuners are pretty bad at least on mine and they have all been changed out for locking tuners , and I have just ordered some bone nuts for all 3 of them. The pups on all 3 of mine sound great and wont be changing them. Good review Rich and great playing . Thanks for your time and effort. Was hoping for another 2 minute nugget at the end though lol.
The 2 min nuggets are coming... 🤣
The current model has Grover Tuners and they are very good. The set-up a necessary thing to do on any guitar you buy. The box has Allen wrenches with the guitar and the neck is very easy to set compared to the classic headstock screw. I also raised the pickup heights for extra volume and leveled the Floyd Rose after the neck setup. It's my best guitar at the moment.
Some of the best tone you have ever had Rich …… I think I’m sold … under 300 now…
11:00 min mark.... Awesome sound ! A pretty good deal for the price!
Rich, I am very struck by how an H / B guitar, which are of an economic line, can sound so good, personally they appeal to me, I am interested in them and I would very much like to have one with a Les Paul type or PRS type Humbucker. Thanks for your demo !!!
Great playing, love the guitar, are those the same humbuckers that the HB 450 uses ?
They are the LAF Alnico V I think which is in the LP 450 and 550 and most of the higher end HB I think. They are in my fusion T HH Fnt. I actually totally love them. Hahahah.
The only real downside is the 3 way or 5 way they used. I think.
Elevator Blues b/w Poultry Shred = title of your next single!
Really torn. Obviously great value for money but there are other choices that could do what thus does, maybe Jackson JS22? Headstock snob too? What to do ?????
The Harley Benton Fusion II is superior to the Jackson JS22. Other options are Ibanez RG Series or a Schecter Banshee in this price which are also better than Jackson JS22
I was gonna buy one of those fusion harley bentons about 2 weeks ago but I saw a few discouraging vids, so but I bought the Fender (MIJ) Boxer Strat and it is amazing! Out of all my strats and they're all USA strats the Boxer just blows me away but that's just me. It almost sounds like a Les Paul with the TBX control, really close. Mike.
Japanese guitars in my experience are at least as good as most USA made guitars. The best you can get……true craftsman.
Noice diverse presentation! Sounds like a nice smooth neck on that gitfiddle!!
got one yesterday , set it up and its every bit as good as my mexican strat
I think for what you paid, there are some $600-800 range guitars not as good. If you were a beginning guitarist, this one would more than be able to fill that void until having the experience and time in to expand horizons further.
Have this guitar in the Tele version and love it. At 800€ it would be reasonable.
Yep, go see my vid on the Tele version.
...Sorry about the switch problem,my Brother...(..."stuff" happens,even with $$-brands...)...BUT, for a "modern" S-style,"comfortably" under the $500. mark,"Beautiful","STAINLESS-STEEL-FRETTS!!",& it plays well!!!...Sir,"That's a LOT of sugar for a dime!!!"...(this is coming from a "Strat-Cat",...trying to "lay all cards on the table",like you,Sir...) '
Thanks for your review, I also had to do one solder on my Floyd rose version in the first week, but since then I‘ve had no problems and have fallen in love with it. What amp are you running through here btw?
Line 6 Helix, on the Dumble model, with the valve driver/blues driver pedal model.
@Rich Bischoff, man thanks so much for the quick response, that‘s really helped me. My playing‘s a long way from yours but I hope this guitar will teach me many of these styles, yes even poultry
Welcome!
It has tons of great features for that price. Your playing was great but im not a fan of those pickups. Too muddy and not enough mids or something like that. Just didnt have that ring.... to my ears anyway.
Hi Rich!!!! Now you've have it a couple more weeks. Whats the verdict? Hahah. Im about to play my fusion T hh fnt a few more times as I've been using my classic vibe 60s again alot in vids. I bought the fusion t really to see what locking tuners, stainless frets and roasted flame would feel like. Hahah. I need to set mine up still a little better as I'm no pro but damn its pretty awesome.
I really like it, but I love my teles and strats also. I really need to gig it.
@@RichBischoff OH yea. I heard that! In time I'm sure it will get its chance! I cannot wait for our world to get back. Hahah. Peace brother!! Been back binge watching your stuff again!
Just in case you think this guitar looks small, it's not. This dude looks about 6'6" and about 250 lbs, so it's going to look small on him.
Do you prefer the split coil on this model or the split coil with the tone knob on the new model.??
Haven't tried the new model.
Dayum on the neck peekup switch! Glad you resolved it quickly, hopefully just a sloppy anamoly not a trend.. Sounds outstanding.. Clean and responsive on the attack she is!
Rich, did you you keep the HB Fusion ll?
I still have it.
How much does it weight.??
Not sure, 6 or 7 pounds. It's not heavy at all.
Can you pull the tremolo backwards??
I have this guitar in the purple sparkle gold hardware finish. Yes you can pull it backwards. It doesn't have even remotely near the travel of a floyd, but it does keep in tune remarkably well. The only downside I've found is the pickups are a bit lackluster, but this is to be expected of guitars in this price range. I am going to be upgrading them, but I am not sure with what yet.
Poultry?
Jeramy Clarkson?! What have you done to your hair?
Got the fusion with the roasted Maple neck,
Tbh the pick-ups sound like shit the guitar looks very beautiful the flamed on the neck are insane the body is meh like the veneer on it is a little thin so it almost looks like a sticker.
Also the Tiny switch for coil tap wasnt that Nice but i liked the extra hole so i changed the tone pot for a push pull and added a killswitch im used to lespauls so i like the volume to be a bit further away.
Changed the pickups to Seymour Duncans still looking for a better middle pick-up and a better 5 way switch this one switches a bit light so i Flick it by accident.
Sanded down the neck it looked fine but i like the neck to be extra smooth.
But in all fairness i payed €400 for the guitar with upgrades its at €700 because i took expensive pickups but the guitar still feels way more expensive than it really is.
The guitar as is ain't amazing in terms of sound its meh but if you're willing to upgrade the guitar its amazing.
in left handed its a teley
How did you solve the problem with switch? I have the same problem
I had a whole new switch put in.
@@RichBischoff
Did you connect the new one as it was on the old one?
@@leopold8009 Yes, but I didn't do it myself, I took it to a tech.
Some of the vids I've seen,they seem to be hit or slightly missed..a Suhr copy....
Suhr copy, and a guthrie/pete thorn copy.
I bought a HB offline from Thomas last year because there were so many good TH-cam reviews. Dont recommend at all. Every aspect of the fit and finish is subpar. Its not fun to play and it doesn't sound good either. Honestly the worst piece of gear I have. I only keep it around to prop open doors and let my nieces and nephews play with
I have 5, they are all pretty good.
I guess I got a bad one. Always a risk when you buy online
@@spacejamgoliath they have a great return policy. Just saying.....
@WaurufEx I'm curious what makes you so curious
@@spacejamgoliath I'm curious about why you think the company is named 'Thomas'.