Hope everyone's staying safe out there! If you need something to do while practicing social distancing, I highly recommend Westworld on HBO 🤯🤯🤯 Also make sure you're subscribed with notifications or you're on my Discord that way you don't miss the giveaway of all these Harley Benton Fusions!
Same to you AGF.... Here's another series to check out whilst 'locked' inside, it's a bit old, but i guarantee you 100% that you will want to binge watch it! It's called DEADWOOD. Enjoy. BTW Excellent guitar, but i cant get round to buying HB simply because their resell value is poor & that matters to me, because i need to know that i can recoup at least 3/4 of what i paid for an instrument should the need to upgrade etc arise ;)
I have wanted one since I first saw it on your channel, sounds great and is beautiful, thanks so much, you are the man, if you get sick of it, you know you have like 6 more, lol, help a Brother out, Cheers.
Imagine a beginner getting one of these to start with, instead of a total piece of shit that is actually unplayable. Their guitars not only raise the bar for other budget/non-budget axes. They provide enough quality to allow newbies to learn to play without having to fight a shit guitar. Bravo Thomann! 🎆🎶🎸
@@scottkattelle7502 I think only Thomann Can do this unfortunately. They sell so much guitars that selling these at a ridiculously low price is still worth... And they are their own distributer, when Fender or Gibson for exemple have to go through Thomann, Sweetwater, etc... But yes, that'd great if all other brands lower their prices thanks to Harley Benton
Man you made me buy this guitar and honestly now it’s my favorite. Played a lot of middle/low end guitars in my life that were all the same price/more than this baby and none have filled my with as much joy! Thank for your input in the guitar world man!
Some say, his other guitar is also a Harley Benton. And he blushes in the presence of a well bred Eppiphone. All we know is: he's called The Stig! Very consistent playing.
@@MrEric622, being "The Stig" is copyrighted, what shall we call Hunter? Essentially the laps around the track are equivocal to Hunter's demos: gotta be consistent for a good audio appraisal. "The Gig" just doesn't work for me. "The Stish" (Stig+Agufish) seems a trifle much. But some say he's too young to remember Top Gear in it's heyday. And he can charge a cellphone purely with power chords.
Hey, just a heads up..I bought 2 Harley Bentons based on your video reviews and I couldn't be happier with them. I will absolutely let them know that i bought based on your reviews, hope it helps. I plan on buying a couple more but models i want aren't in stock right now. hopefully by May.
Dude this blows away the HH fenders I've been looking at for the past couple months..... locking tuners, graph nut, coil split?! EASY decision on which is superior.
I just recently purchased the Harley Benton extreme & out of the box I am thoroughly impressed, especially with the price & the quality gig bag I got with it for next to nothing. One brand I strongly recommend checking out & possible reviewing is Cort Guitars & Basses! I own the Action A5 Bass & I've been seeing a lot of decent looking guitars coming from them. Just a suggestion! -CTC
I was blown away by mine, the black paint, hardtail version. Wish they had a black hardware option. The WSC hipshot clone bridge doesn't have the same screw spacing as a real hipshot. So I'm spending $30 dollars to have my luthier dowel and redrill a couple holes. Worth it for my vanity and a bridge with smoother edges.
There's already a preorder on the thomann us website m.thomannmusic.com/harley_benton_fusion_t_hh_lh_roasted_fnt.htm?o=98&search=1584370269 . They have the black one too in hardtail and tremolo options. This guitar looks great.
I love mine. I put Dimarzio anniversary PAFs in it and removed and sanded down the nut to lower the strings and polished the frets. It plays like a guitar for 4x the price.
Thomann is one of the greatest brands in music business with HB. The other great brands: Washburn and Kramer, the both have amazing designs with high end parts (original emg or Duncan +original Fr bridg!) under 600s!!!! the quality are similar to Ibanez but in other level.
When I saw the previous vid of you unboxing them I knew that there's a chance of you doing a giveaway xD. And these guitars really seem great for the money, you get a lot of stuff that's pretty much "high end". Damn, wish I had one cause I need a new guitar xD.
Great video. I was looking into AZ's but this price point is insane stainless steel frets as well. Would just put ratio locking tuners and sd pickups. Do you think the logo can be sanded? I hate the branding 😅. Who the hell is harley benton anyway
The gloss on the headstock makes the flame maple look different to the fretboard. While it isn't a deal breaker, it just don't look uniform. Also, it would be nice if Harley Benton introduced some more basic colors for their Fusion Series such as a Satin or gloss White or Red finish. My dream guitar from Harley Benton would be a White Fusion with FR HH configuration and a roasted flame fretboard and headstock.
Correct me of I'm wrong but my understanding is that if you buy a HB guitar and you need to return it from the U.S. they will not pay the return shipping and it's like $100. Is that true ?
Really nice guitars!!! I would love to see the cst with locking tuners, roasted neck and a hard tail and the push pull split coils! Appreciate the tonal comparisons! Like the distortion love the clean!! Fun review!!
Hello! One million dollar question. Do you know why the hard tail bridge does have 22 frets and the Wilkinson 24? Is impossible to make the same hard tail guitar with 24 frets? Thanks!
You stated the pickups are Roswell HAF. Website says the Chrome Covered pickups are Roswell LAF and the Uncovered Pickups are Roswell HAF. God Bless Y'all Jimmy in NC....
I had just heard about them being super hard to get now... that’s actually why I decided to use it for this one when I normally rarely ever turn it on 😂
Yes indeed , i actually found one in europe greece and bought it for 300 euro, only huge downside is its a bit too much noisy, its stupidly loud though maybe even louder from my engl fireball 100.
Ya bro those sound pretty damn good for what they are.. i was at Bahama breeze in Vegas few weeks back and there was a fella in there playing one of those.. its hard to format an opinion watching on RUclips sometimes .. but in person .. sounded great..
I’m tryna upgrade from my Squire Bullet. I was something versatile. I was looking at a PRS SE custom 24. Should I go for that orrrr maybe try a Harley Benton for about half the price?
I got a Harley Benton cst 24 and a prs ce24. They are different animals. Harley Benton neck feels faster but in a comfortable way. Prs ce24 is comfortable and feels awesome. Is there a reason for the 1000 dollar price difference? None that I could tell, both sound and feel great. Yes the prs feels a little more top quality but 1000 bucks more? If I could have any guitar sub 500 bucks and only that guitar, I'd take my cst.
Joey Temper roasted maple is much more stable and “moves” less than regular maple. I personally prefer the feel of roasted maple but i haven’t noticed a sound difference between the two.
I picked one of these up a bit ago and dropped some dimarzio d-activators in it and I'm pretty dang happy with the result. I do wish the inlays were different, the yellow is bit goofy and is a bit of an eye sore on such a pretty neck.
Can we get the Pro Series Tele with a standard Tele pickup config? I asked Thomann for more "Pro Series" guitars please. I have the Green Fusion II ST style and it is fantastic. So good that I ordered a SC-Custom P90, also crazy good.
$359.00 US direct from H B.this neck plays faster than the boutique $3000.00 guitars regardless of manufacturer.Replaced the tone shaping capacitor in mine from •22uf to a •015uf for a wider tone capacity, more treble access.
Hope everyone's staying safe out there! If you need something to do while practicing social distancing, I highly recommend Westworld on HBO 🤯🤯🤯
Also make sure you're subscribed with notifications or you're on my Discord that way you don't miss the giveaway of all these Harley Benton Fusions!
You too, best to you and yours and thanks for the excellent content. That tele is fab for sure.
Same to you AGF.... Here's another series to check out whilst 'locked' inside, it's a bit old, but i guarantee you 100% that you will want to binge watch it! It's called DEADWOOD. Enjoy. BTW Excellent guitar, but i cant get round to buying HB simply because their resell value is poor & that matters to me, because i need to know that i can recoup at least 3/4 of what i paid for an instrument should the need to upgrade etc arise ;)
Eh, that new episode was a bit meh. Just kinda felt like a collage of clips
I have wanted one since I first saw it on your channel, sounds great and is beautiful, thanks so much, you are the man, if you get sick of it, you know you have like 6 more, lol, help a Brother out, Cheers.
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I haven’t heard the word roasted this much since 2012 😂
Imagine a beginner getting one of these to start with, instead of a total piece of shit that is actually unplayable. Their guitars not only raise the bar for other budget/non-budget axes. They provide enough quality to allow newbies to learn to play without having to fight a shit guitar. Bravo Thomann! 🎆🎶🎸
Maybe this will force major companies to finally come down on their ridicules prices but I doubt it. So what we will buy these. Lmfao
@@scottkattelle7502 I think only Thomann Can do this unfortunately. They sell so much guitars that selling these at a ridiculously low price is still worth... And they are their own distributer, when Fender or Gibson for exemple have to go through Thomann, Sweetwater, etc... But yes, that'd great if all other brands lower their prices thanks to Harley Benton
man im so glad im on your discord, this is the second time i've watched one of your videos while it has "no views"
RUclips is great lol 🙃🙃🙃
I'm not usually a tele fan but those Fusions are beautiful.
Same. They did the trick on me.
Only Teles I love.
They have a superstrat version if that’s more your style
Man you made me buy this guitar and honestly now it’s my favorite. Played a lot of middle/low end guitars in my life that were all the same price/more than this baby and none have filled my with as much joy! Thank for your input in the guitar world man!
Agufish: The Quarantine sessions
Looks like hell of a guitar, can't wait for the (finally international) giveaway!
Some say, his other guitar is also a Harley Benton. And he blushes in the presence of a well bred Eppiphone.
All we know is: he's called The Stig!
Very consistent playing.
Thank you- I too miss Top Gear
@@MrEric622, being "The Stig" is copyrighted, what shall we call Hunter? Essentially the laps around the track are equivocal to Hunter's demos: gotta be consistent for a good audio appraisal.
"The Gig" just doesn't work for me.
"The Stish" (Stig+Agufish) seems a trifle much.
But some say he's too young to remember Top Gear in it's heyday. And he can charge a cellphone purely with power chords.
@@Kabayoth Well said...
Don't you mean The Agu?...
The most roasted thing since hunters voice in the Old days
Hey, just a heads up..I bought 2 Harley Bentons based on your video reviews and I couldn't be happier with them. I will absolutely let them know that i bought based on your reviews, hope it helps. I plan on buying a couple more but models i want aren't in stock right now. hopefully by May.
I’m just eye balling that new Epiphone modern series guitar in metallic burgundy/red ...... just casually hanging out in the background
The demo track had a real modern indie style vibe to it. That TE definitely influenced you well for this review
Awesome 👍
Dude this blows away the HH fenders I've been looking at for the past couple months..... locking tuners, graph nut, coil split?! EASY decision on which is superior.
I must admit that I prefer the hardtail one, but also that green one sounds darker, and I quite like that! I want one!
i hear it in the upper mids on the green tele.
I love the amp tone with the two pickups... lovely Smashing Pumpkins sound
Ordered mine today thanks to you!!!!!
Looks really nice
Love your honesty and approach.
I just recently purchased the Harley Benton extreme & out of the box I am thoroughly impressed, especially with the price & the quality gig bag I got with it for next to nothing.
One brand I strongly recommend checking out & possible reviewing is Cort Guitars & Basses! I own the Action A5 Bass & I've been seeing a lot of decent looking guitars coming from them. Just a suggestion!
-CTC
where can i buy these at i live in the u.s thanks for your time
That thing is beutiful!!!
I was blown away by mine, the black paint, hardtail version. Wish they had a black hardware option. The WSC hipshot clone bridge doesn't have the same screw spacing as a real hipshot. So I'm spending $30 dollars to have my luthier dowel and redrill a couple holes. Worth it for my vanity and a bridge with smoother edges.
I sure hope they have a lefty of this, Harley Benton is good about making most of their stuff lefty so I have high hopes.
There's already a preorder on the thomann us website m.thomannmusic.com/harley_benton_fusion_t_hh_lh_roasted_fnt.htm?o=98&search=1584370269 . They have the black one too in hardtail and tremolo options. This guitar looks great.
Mickey Falappi Thanks man, might have to preorder one.
Lefties unite
this is my guitar! and i love it!
Fabulous playing and excellent review.
Great review! I love those guitars and hope to have one some day 🙂🤘
Ordered it and can’t stop watching the video! Ready for it! Wish it came black body with the roast wood neck tho.
Wow, those look and sound f'n awesome!!!!
Such an excellent call on the hardtail! Stunning guitars!
Worldwide Giveaway! Wooo! Yes please
I've got one!!! it's really a very good guitar, perhaps one of the best i've got, sincerely. I play it every day.
I never usually say anything nice about Harley Benton guitars.But I do like the tone on this one.
I love mine. I put Dimarzio anniversary PAFs in it and removed and sanded down the nut to lower the strings and polished the frets.
It plays like a guitar for 4x the price.
Killer specs and sound for $400! I’m all in on the tele shape too! Great video and review!!!
Incredible guitars for the price!
I definitely want one !!! Awesome looking & sounding axes !!!
HB is killin it man. I want all these guitars. Can you review their baritone electric guitar?
I'm usually not a fan of the Tele double humbucker look, but that roasted maple really catching my eye
In a world seemingly ran by stupidity, your videos are a nice distraction. Thank you, Agufish, for everything you do.
My pleasure for supplying my fair share of alternate stupid :)
This one is probably my favorite guitars you help make
Thank you for the review 🙏
Well done, man...as always.
Thomann is one of the greatest brands in music business with HB.
The other great brands: Washburn and Kramer, the both have amazing designs with high end parts (original emg or Duncan +original Fr bridg!) under 600s!!!! the quality are similar to Ibanez but in other level.
OMG, OMG, OMG. I want one!
is it just me or those roswell pickups have pretty incredible articulation for being cheap no-namebrands?
You are great man. Every video you have upload is perfect. This guitar also is wow. But what about Harley benton ex 84 modern. Any review?
When I saw the previous vid of you unboxing them I knew that there's a chance of you doing a giveaway xD. And these guitars really seem great for the money, you get a lot of stuff that's pretty much "high end". Damn, wish I had one cause I need a new guitar xD.
I'm a Tele guy and I love this guitar
4:23
I breathed out of my nose a bit harder. Thanks for that.
Amazing Guitar at any price!
Great video. I was looking into AZ's but this price point is insane stainless steel frets as well. Would just put ratio locking tuners and sd pickups. Do you think the logo can be sanded? I hate the branding 😅. Who the hell is harley benton anyway
That neck looks amazing
I see why these demo's are cranked up!
great demo.
The gloss on the headstock makes the flame maple look different to the fretboard. While it isn't a deal breaker, it just don't look uniform. Also, it would be nice if Harley Benton introduced some more basic colors for their Fusion Series such as a Satin or gloss White or Red finish. My dream guitar from Harley Benton would be a White Fusion with FR HH configuration and a roasted flame fretboard and headstock.
That guitar is beautiful
Hey Hunter, any pickup comparisons coming soon?
Agufish. Why is does the bridge on the one your playing and the one in the pic loom different jw?
So what should I buy, the version with the tremolo or the version without the trem?
All those Harley Bentons sound good, but I was eyeing that Epiphone LP in the background at the same time. 😎
Steven Manning might be a modern or a studio they have the same finishes check them out in the epi website !
Permanently lubricated so the strings don't slip?
Do u have to pay customs fees at all .? When ordering or receiving
How much better is it than the one with usual canadian rock maple neck? I mean isnt it just a little brighter?
Correct me of I'm wrong but my understanding is that if you buy a HB guitar and you need to return it from the U.S. they will not pay the return shipping and it's like $100. Is that true ?
Really nice guitars!!! I would love to see the cst with locking tuners, roasted neck and a hard tail and the push pull split coils! Appreciate the tonal comparisons! Like the distortion love the clean!! Fun review!!
I'd want this so goddamn bad if there was a solid finish/roasted maple neck version.
Hello! One million dollar question. Do you know why the hard tail bridge does have 22 frets and the Wilkinson 24? Is impossible to make the same hard tail guitar with 24 frets? Thanks!
a 24 frets version with a transparent dark or blood red flame Maple top would be great
You stated the pickups are Roswell HAF. Website says the Chrome Covered pickups are Roswell LAF and the Uncovered Pickups are Roswell HAF.
God Bless Y'all
Jimmy in NC....
Please get them to make a white or red one too. I love all the features and the body shape, just none of the finishes.
It's a shame they don't sell 100HDM's anymore.
I had just heard about them being super hard to get now... that’s actually why I decided to use it for this one when I normally rarely ever turn it on 😂
Yes indeed , i actually found one in europe greece and bought it for 300 euro, only huge downside is its a bit too much noisy, its stupidly loud though maybe even louder from my engl fireball 100.
Nice punchy tone
hey do you know anything about aguda guitars im interested but can't find much info?
these demo tracks are kiiler
and that b-roll thoough 💦💦
Sick!!
the jet city sounds nice
Any idea when the new archtop neck through 6 strings will be released (or at least shown on the channel)?
Ya bro those sound pretty damn good for what they are.. i was at Bahama breeze in Vegas few weeks back and there was a fella in there playing one of those.. its hard to format an opinion watching on RUclips sometimes .. but in person .. sounded great..
Daaaaaaaaamn. Dig it
I’m tryna upgrade from my Squire Bullet. I was something versatile. I was looking at a PRS SE custom 24. Should I go for that orrrr maybe try a Harley Benton for about half the price?
John Clabby I’m no fan boy. I don’t even own a Harley Benton. But, honestly, the HB is an INCREDIBLE value. I would go that route.
Jacob Swigert thanks for the input!
I got a Harley Benton cst 24 and a prs ce24. They are different animals. Harley Benton neck feels faster but in a comfortable way. Prs ce24 is comfortable and feels awesome. Is there a reason for the 1000 dollar price difference? None that I could tell, both sound and feel great. Yes the prs feels a little more top quality but 1000 bucks more?
If I could have any guitar sub 500 bucks and only that guitar, I'd take my cst.
I hope there will be an HSS fusion at some point!
Is there an noticeable difference between the maple and roasted maple neck sound wise and quality wise?
Joey Temper roasted maple is much more stable and “moves” less than regular maple. I personally prefer the feel of roasted maple but i haven’t noticed a sound difference between the two.
I picked one of these up a bit ago and dropped some dimarzio d-activators in it and I'm pretty dang happy with the result. I do wish the inlays were different, the yellow is bit goofy and is a bit of an eye sore on such a pretty neck.
Hunter you did a little oopsie in the description. It says "8;53" instead of "8:53"
Man is this available in asia? Looks really good and the specs is truly worth every penny.
Good lord that looks like an absolute steal at that price point. No way they can keep these in stock right?
I think a couple variants are already sold out, but the hardtail flame maple is still there :)
Can we get the Pro Series Tele with a standard Tele pickup config? I asked Thomann for more "Pro Series" guitars please. I have the Green Fusion II ST style and it is fantastic. So good that I ordered a SC-Custom P90, also crazy good.
How heavy are they? I have old man back haha
So, your regular Epiphone Standard/Custom range, Squier Vintage Modified vs HB Fusion... Who wins?
Do you get to keep those guitars you review?
I could definitely keep these if I wanted to, but I've decided to give them away instead :)
@@agufishwell, in that case I could take one😉
$359.00 US direct from H B.this neck plays faster than the boutique $3000.00 guitars regardless of manufacturer.Replaced the tone shaping capacitor in mine from •22uf to a •015uf for a wider tone capacity, more treble access.
when will epiphones come?
No locking tuners for the trem version?
When is the EX-84 Modern vid getting uploaded?
When the final versions are available :)
@@agufish cool man, can't wait for it! 🤘
Hell yeah
Want that damn roasted maple beauty damn it!!!
I really wish this guitar had a matte or satin finish 😩 I don’t know why but gloss on some guitars make them look cheaper.
Yeah I have pretty much decided if they have a ST version of the trem model I’m buying it. Too good to pass up
The next thing for the Fusion T would be a forearm cut. That would be awesome. What do you think @Agufish?