Unboxing Harley Bentons - Single Cut 450 Plus & Fusion II ROASTED - & good bye to the semi hollow
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2020
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An order I made months back FINALLY arrived (the world is crazy right now). Anyways, I love these guitars and I'm glad they are finally here.
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You play like Nick in the States Shit playing
im sure he plays better than me.
I think the point of this channel is to show off guitars and not to show off playing. He may be not the best guitarist about but he does it behind a camera to the world and is quite entertaining.
Adilson.. looked for YOUR videos showing how much better you can play... but alas.. nothing there.. but hot air..
It helps people who want these guitar to hear the sounds samples...as long as you enjoy playing who cares how it sounds. life is not all about competition, they lost the genuine feeling when they compete.
Don’t like, don’t watch, don’t be a jerk!
I would love a video of your entire guitar collection, I think it's one of the most colorful an quirky collections
Completely agree, I would love to see that!
sounds like a lot of work, lol
@@60CycleHumcast big payoff though! Would be awesome to see your full rig
@@60CycleHumcast could be a series, maybe do 1 or 2 at a time?
Harley Benton guitars are becoming legendary
and I own 5 of em...
Glad they finally arrived!!!!
I absolutely love my 450 plus, it played perfectly out of the box and it looks awesome. I still can't believe what good value HB guitars offer.
I'm lovin' the look of this guitar. The tulip style keys are a nice touch. I'll have to wait before I order as two guitars arrived at my home from Thomann on Friday and another two are due on Monday. Thomann provide an excellent service and I've been buying guitar and pedals from them for over 15 years.
I have a order fulfillment date of 7/20 for my HB35plus Lemon Drop ;-) Anxiously awaiting. The Fusion reminds me a great deal of my ‘84 ibanzez roadstar 2 which I still own and play.! Stanley Jordan and Lee Ritenour tinkered with those back in the day. I threw Alembics in mine. Extremely comfortable and versatile guitar. Love the videos. Keep rocking dude
I honestly think that headstock on the single cut is totally fine, really. I think it looks better than if they had tried to do something original and weird like some companies do. I think it's a pretty decent alternative to a Gibson headstock. Looks better than the old round, lumpy Epiphone style on a LP style guitar to me.
YES! my thoughts exactly! Way better than a lumpy Ephone to me!
@@GunsNRoosendael Just to clarify, I actually like the rounded Epiphone headstock more than the Gibson headstock on things like hollow/semihollows etc. Just for an SG or LP, it never looks right to me.
My HB DC Jr in pelham Blue, my first brand new guitar in 25 years, took over two months to arrive... But now i have it and it's fantastic.
and it's rare now because they stopped producing them. I've been waiting for my silverburst SC for over a month now but hopefully it will be delivered this month.
I just got a Harley Benton CST-24T in Emerald Flame a week ago. Mine similarly took a long time. It was ordered in late April... It was out of stock, so that added time, but once it shipped it took just over 2 months for me as well, and most of the time was just waiting to get through customs. It was only actually moving for about 5-10 days out of all of that time. Glad it's finally here though, and glad they pack the guitars well so mine had no shipping damage! Mine also has some gritty frets, but I bought a fret polishing kit ahead of time because I expected them to need a little love at that price.
How does it play? Been looking at it as a first electric guitar
@@kelvinnana205 Mine is really good so far. It did need some adjustment and setup out of the box though. And mine personally needed the nut replaced (which I did). Though I believe the bad nut was a quality control issue, and not as it was meant to be, because I asked some people on the Harley Benton and guitar subreddits who told me that theirs wasn't like that. I just preferred to change the nut myself which is pretty simple, than to send the whole guitar back. I had planned on upgrading that anyway for tuning stability.
I think the fret polish kit I bought was $10 ish on amazon and that was just about 15min of work, and now the frets are nice and smooth. Overall I think it's a great guitar for the cost, but you'll probably need to give it a little attention out of the box for it. Once you do, it's worth well above the price though, if you ask me.
Also, the neck is slimmer than I expected (which is a plus for me). It's not super duper Ibanez thin, but it's noticeably thinner than the cheap Epiphone I have.
@@niclastname wow... Thanks for the detailed reply. Will definitely be picking up one soon
@@kelvinnana205 No problem! If you look for "New Harley Benton CST-24T (my first HB!)" on r/harleybenton from 9 days ago, you can see my full detailed description with lots of pictures. I didn't sugarcoat anything and showed any flaws with it, and updated at the bottom that I had addressed the two issues that I had out of the box. Also just added an update after replacing the nut etc.
I’m so proud of you for playing a tune. Thanks
I like that head stock on the LP copy , both guitars are so beautiful 😍
DUDE!!! That Fusion has been a goal of mine ever since I first laid eyes on it. I am so jealous right now!
The common question about Harley Benton guitars is, "How are they making a profit on these things?" and I have a easy answer for that question. When you buy a Harley Benton guitar, what you are basically doing is the same thing as the box stores are doing, your just cutting out the store from the equation. Basically big box stores buy guitars from the manufacture's at a price that ensures the manufacturer is making a decent profit, and then those stores resell it to you with a certain percentage added to the price to ensure they are making a profit on it too. So when you buy a Harley Benton guitar, you are basically cutting out the middle man and you are buying a guitar at a price that is actually closer to what it is worth.
Take Guitar Center, they will buy a load of Squires at a low price of maybe 90.00 or so, then they will resell that guitar for 200.00 ish. They will sometimes put them on sale for about 170.00 and man what a deal right? Now just picture you could buy that single Squire from Fender at the same price Guitar Center pays, and that is essentially what you are doing when you buy a Harley Benton guitar.
Mind you, most major brands put a cap on how much Guitar Center can cut off the price, that is the whole Minimum Advertised Price thing that happens, I am pretty sure Fender got in trouble in the UK for it not to long back, but anyhow. So even if you managed to find out exactly what Guitar Center or AMS or what ever big box store actually paid for a guitar, you could never get them to come down beyond a certain point that is well above cost. But I am off on a rant here on a topic no one really cares about so, yeah.. Harley Benton guitars look pretty good for there price, and with nothing more than a little setup on them they will play almost as good if not as good or better than some of the bigger brand guitars. So clean up those frets and set up the action you like and then take care of the intonation on that ugly yellow/orange monster you have there and it will be insane.
Enjoy who ever bothered to read this lol. I hope you have a wonderful day and stay safe out there, I hear there are people who like T.V. yellow guitars out there, and that is just scary lol.
No dude. You are refusing to TRULY answer the question. These prices are so insanely low, that simply “cutting out the big box store” does not equate to making a profit. They are utilizing slave labor. Plain and simple. They’re not the only ones, but that’s exactly what is occurring.
@@allstopblue5717
Not all guitars follow the same exact model exactly as I am about to tell you, but the cheaper ones generally do.
Lets say we have a Fender Squire guitar and Guitar Center is selling it for 200.00. They paid nearly 50% of that price for that guitar, so basically they paid 100, and now they are selling it for 200.00. There has been a lot a misinformation about this "leaked" out over the years, but that is basically how the cheap guitars work.
Now what about Fender/Squire? Well they added about 50% to the price before they sold it as well, so that knocks the price to build the guitar down to 50.00 ish. They also made Guitar Center to sign a contract that tells Guitar Center they can not advertise a price below what they have permission to. This actually matters a lot in this whole thing, but Ill skip it for now for the sake of not writing a huge book lol.
So what Harley Benton is doing is building that 50.00 guitar, and charging a rather normal rate of about 50% on it to ensure they make a profit.
But what about slave labor right? Well, lets take an American Made Gibson, I am about to leave you speechless or in the state of shock. Ready? No Gibson made on the line cost Gibson over 500.00 to build, and that includes all cost. This is mostly because of the economy of scale and the insane amount of cost savings they get by making most of there parts and the insane deals they get per part when they do have to buy parts outside of Gibson. That includes the cheap paint jobs they do that everyone thinks is so special, that includes the sanding and buffing, all of it!, and yes that includes all taxes and what not.
So, when Squire produces a guitar that cost them 50.00 and sells it for 100 to the people you buy it from, mind you not all businesses will get that same exact price, some will pay more for it, but those are mostly mom and pop stores. Now, there really is no need for slave labor, when the cost of living where they are building these guitars is so low that they can get away paying a quarter of what they would have to pay Americans to do the same work. So they pay what looks to me and you to be insanely low wages, but to the local people working for that money, those wages affect there lives in the same way our minimum wage does hear. It gives them a starving wage, just like our minimum wages do hear in the U.S.
okay, I am getting dangerously close to ranting lol.
The short of it is this, guitars do not cost anywhere near what we pay for them, and we have been being gouged for years and years, so long that it is not even noticed by most folks. I see no reason to believe it is anymore slavery than what we have in the U.S...
There is a more simple answer.Electric guitars costs almost nothing.
I own over 20 guitars and 2 ukeleles and the Harley Benton SC-450Plus LD Vintage Series is the most troublesome guitar taht I have ever owned. The fist one arrived with a dime size dent on the side near the rear strap button. I don't believe that it was shipping damage as the inner shipping box was in perfect condition and there was nothing apparent that could have caused the dent. I believe that it was shipped with the dent already there. Thomann promptly replace it after UPS picked it up. The second one that I received was a project guitar. The low e string will not stay in tune because the tuner has no tension, it is loose. One of the tone pots does not work, it does absolutely nothing when turned and the three-way toggle switch need replaced as it has about 1/4" play side to side in the middle position. I was
planning on buying a Harley Benton Fusion-II HH EB OCT
when it was back in stock but that is highly unlikely now. They did offer me a refund if I decided to return it but after paying $66 non- refundable shipping I decided to keep it and they offered me a partial refund for repairs. Also the tuners are installed unevenly, it is very obvious from the back of the headstock. Thiss seems to be a common issue on this guitar.
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That sucks, I have seen that story or one just like it from many others from every brand. Dents and scratches on brand new guitars, and bad tuners and bridges and such on the guitars. It does happen from time to time for sure, but dealing with those kinds of issues from Harley Benton/Thomann has to suck considering you have to ship guitars over seas to send them back. I saw basically the same kind of story from a man with a brand new Gibson about a week ago or so. Basically his first guitar they sent him had something wrong with the TOM bridge, that made it dead on arrival. So he sent it in for replacement and got back another guitar, the second one had cracks and what not, so he sent that one in, and the final one had a bad tuner, so he sent it in for a full refund because he was done. That was a Gibson, and it was worth thousands of dollars, and it happened to him within the last year or so.
That does not excuse Harley Benton for the issues you experienced, I was just pointing out that those issues are kind of out there for most company's.. and they are crap for everyone when it comes to buying guitars. Lucky replacing pots are cheap when the guitar owner is the one doing the work, the same goes for the toggle switch, and considering its a project guitar, that was likely going to happen anyhow. Though it sucks to no end that you had issues with the pots that came with the guitar, though I am wondering if it was a soldering issue or just a bad pot all together. I mean, I watched a video just a couple days ago, the fella in the video bought a Fender and its three way was broken from the get go, so he had to replace the guitar. Well he didn't have too, but he is kind of like me when it comes to this kind of thing, and feels that when he receives a guitar, it should be in working order. A quick Fret job and new strings and a fret board cleaning and oiling and intonation are all easy to do and stuff I do anyhow when I get a guitar, but bad parts all together is a automatic send it back situation for me. Sometimes we get lemons when we have guitars sent to us though the mail, and it seems as if you have had that happen to you with your Harley Benton SC-450Plus LD.
Over all I haven't seen a lot of issues like that with Harley Benton guitars in general, but I have seen a couple. Though to be honest, I usually see complaints about fret ends and finish or pickups not sounding like a 500.00 pickup lol. Usually the issues I see with Harley Benton tend to be normal stuff or cosmetic, which are all kind of inexcusable to me personally when it comes to any guitar over 200.00 USD but others seem to accept them in thousand dollar plus guitars now days. The downside of buying a Harley Benton is that it takes longer to get to you then other guitars because of the distance it has to travel. Where the upside is the price for the guitar, though its possible you might end up paying more for the shipping, then you do for the guitar its self lol. I do wish they had inventory here in the U.S. so we wouldn't have to pay insane prices to ship a guitar over seas, but then I guess the price for America Stored guitars would likely have to be increased a bit.
I have seen more positive story's about Harley Benton guitars than I have negative ones for sure, but that goes for every brand really. I am rambling and I should stop, I just woke up and read your reply, maybe I might come back later and come up with a better, more organized response lol. I hope all is well, and I hope your Harley Benton SC-450Plus LD works out for you in the long run.
I have several Harley Bentons in my collection. A little tweaking and you have a great guitar with its own character. After some customization they are not inferior to an expensive Fender, Gibson or Ibanez. And I am very critical. For me, the tools are for in the studio or on the stage. The big difference is in the sale. A well-known brand keeps its value.
The 450 sounded really good. From what I've seen it pretty much kills most Epi LP's apart from the $1K+ signatures and the new Inspired by range, which are seriously good.
That Fusion2 is a more of a hotrod/shred guitar, the pick ups are much HOTTER than the Roswells in the 450. Those are cooler wound & more vintage voiced!
Mine is on backorder. Exactly the same fusion silver sparkle model. Of course you would get yours first!
I have both of these guitars and a HB Gold top P90. Your review of the silver Fusion last year convinced my to buy one.
I just love Harley Benton for what they do for the price. Great to see them on 60 cycle hum again.
you can get coil split or coil tap, coil split takes one bobbin out the loop turning a dual coil humbucker into a single coil. Coil Tap is where they take at output signal earlier in the bobbin wind reducing output creatings a single coil sound but with the noise cancelling issues of a humbucker, Coil tapping is how transformers in amps give you 4ohm, 8ohm,16ohm outputs by coming off the windings at different points- pretty much
I love mine, th hb sc450 plus in Lemon Drop. My best buy ever. And I agree with you that single coil sounds very good and sparkly.
Very nice. Thanks for sharing. I was just looking at their website last week. Good deals.
"Single coils make everything sound better."
And that's why I'm watching your reviews.
Agreed! The only reason for humbuckers is distorted leads.
@@drothberg3 actually hum buckers sound very nice if you don't want too thin of a sound they sound very nice clean sometimes
@Strange Encounter but it's great for rhythm playing, especially for thrash.
Sick! I'd put surf 90 pickups in the fusion 2 with some 1 meg pots and just watch it ride yo.
Which do you recommend more, the harley benton cst 24t (which you already reviewed) or the single cut 450 plus?
Ryan, have you ever tried Hard Luck Kings guitars? I got one of their Telecasters because I like the X inlays, and after smoothing the frets, dressing the sprouting, setting the neck and bridge . . . it's awesome. For like a hundo too. Now, I did pay like 40 extra for their "setup" but it still needed set up, so I don't know what they did but it did say their setup involved some fret leveling . . . I don't know if it was wise or if I'm glad because without the extra forty I might have had fret leveling issues which I don't have the tools for. But anyway, I love my HLK so much it's now my no.1 which shocked me, so I'm asking people to do reviews on them but they're practically unheard of. Had the treble bleed circuit built in, adequate pickups, no QC issues just the frets needed some extra filing and polish. Can't recommend highly enough, and they're the perfect price point for your channel demos, so I think you should! I know i would sure watch that!
I've seen those and all the different models look incredible. But like you mentioned. I've yet to see any reviews
Both very nice, though that LP is surprisingly good sounding. And I like the burst on it. Great looking guitar.
The distortion on that Fusion is really crunchy. I like it!
I have 2 of the Fusion-IIs, cherry with maple neck and blue with ebony; both with Floyd Rose. They are amazing guitars for the money. Your Fusion has the higher gain HAF pups, the SC has the LAF (a PAF clone) hence the difference in sound.
What other guitars do you think are comparable to the Fusion ii? I'm digging into a new guitar that has 22/24 frets and that it's just like an Ibanez AZ as you state in your video
Had a sc450 Lemon drop for a year and love it. your next review should be a HB TE-52 NA Vintage Series equally as good value .
Huh... how coincidental. Got my own HB Progressive guitar on Sunday. Ordered it back May. So, our orders were probably going through the customs gambit at the same time.
These guitars are such crazy value. That sparkly fusion is the love of my life I will likely never meet.
Curious about the neck on the SC450. Does it lean closer to a chunkier LP/Jazzmaster/Telecaster feel, or more of a thin Stratocaster feel?
I purchased the SC450 Plus LD last night. Shipping on 6/5/23 for one guitar and pack of Gotoh tuners was $83.00.
If I’m looking to replace my Les Paul studio for live gigs at sketchy venues, am I better off with the HB or a high end Epiphone? I don’t want to lose too much quality.
Great looking guitar. That pedal sounds pretty good with those Humbuckers
You are so lucky I would love to just have one of those LP style guitars.
You ever tried the Seymour duncan pickup booster pedal? Could be up your street since you, like me, prefer single coils but sometimes need a humbucker tone.
I ordered a 2x12 vintage 30 cabinet from Thomann. It took painfully long to receive and the box was damaged, the cab was damaged(nick right in the top center), but it sounds great, was worth all the trouble and wait, and they refunded me $50(actually Euros, but basically $50).
Hmm, looks like the shipping issues may be solved by now, since I saw a video on Rich Bischoff's channel a couple of days ago where he reviewed a Harley Benton Fusion and he said it took 5 days to arrive. Your postman might be having a go at you Ryan! Anyway, I'll be ordering a Harley Benton Te-70 RW deluxe in a few days, so I hope not to have to wait more than a few more days to get it at my doorstep.
My first guitar I got almost a year ago was the Harley Benton SC Custom VB, sort of like that one you got there but with only 3 knobs (Volume-Volume-Master Tone). I love it though I mainly play the Harley Benton ST-20 HSS I got a few months later because: 1 Strat tones heaven 2. Lighter and more comfortable to play 3. I rather learn on a longer scale guitar, I find it easier to then translate to shorter scale when I pick up the single cut.
Enjoy those guitars man! Harley Benton is my go to (mainly because of my budget, but no regrets whatsoever, even if I could afford more expensive stuff). My only gripe is the lack of aesthetic variety in most of their models. The ones that do have different looks on their strats and teles just don't appeal to me. But nothing a can of spraypaint can't fix later. Oh, btw, my single cut has a nicer looking headstock than that , but you have to be careful with anything resembling an open book or else the "play authentic" police may show up at your door...
The shipping was over $62. I am delaying my orders as the availability of options for shipping do not currently exist for Thomann. I waited a long time for the 550's to get back in stock, but i have to pass on the double shipping costs as of now. It will come back to Earth in the near future. I will wait.
Why is the shipping so high from them?
I ordered two guitars from Thomann two months ago. They just got here today. Amarok 6 emerald green for me and a HB warlock for my son's first guitar.
Hows that Warlock style? Im thinkin about getting the bass version
@@lordimpaler3899 Worth it.
I love my DC600VI...i just wish it was wired up like the 3hum Gibsons...small matter tho
Also, id love to see an SC450 in that silver sparkle
I think that fusion sounds great with the over drive and looks pretty good as well
I just recived my first HB the other day. It is a CLJ 503 ce wn. I love it , only took 8 day to get from Germany to NY. I would love more a LP and the Explorer 74 .
I got the EX-76 for my son and it's fantastic! It plays like a dream, sounds great and has a nice fat neck. I wish I bought myself one.
Their fretboard radius is given at 13.7" on a lot of their guitars, of which the only place I know to get anything with that configuration from is Rondo Music. That's probably why it has that "feel" on the neck.
Should put a Lollar Novel 90 in the neck and Novel T in the bridge of the fusion II and I bet it would be amazing.
The pickups are the same type in both guitars. It's probably the pickup height, bridge and scale length that makes them sound different.
Wow, I expected that Fusion to be a shredder, and hmmm, but when your not looking it sounds like an awesome '60's Surf guitar! Love it.
yeah its pretty versatile
@@60CycleHumcast yes, sorry, to be precise, the guitar makes no sound, but you make it sound like an awesome Surf guitar ;)
I'm dying to get my hands on a harley benton, how did you get them in Canada? did you get killed on duty?
The only thing I dislike about the new SC series is the light fingerboard. Gonna have to dye mine.
Also dude you seriously need to get Editing Ryan shirts. That image is so goofy and hilarious
Hey Ryan got some new riffs! Awesome
It's of course directly connected to what you were playing, but the tone and playing I enjoyed the most was actually the last one ! ;-) 34:40
These HB Fusion guitars are right in there with Epi 'LP's. Why not? Made in practically identical factories. I have a recent coil-tap Epi LP Studio, very nice. Will consider HB for next LP style guitar.
What's that teal guitar in the background with the three humbuckers and the bigsby-style trem?
Airline 59 3pt
@@60CycleHumcast thank you!
Nice review. I think it would be closer to say the Harley Benton’s are comparable to guitars (at least) twice their price, they are just that good.
I don't get why people dislike the headstock on the SCs. I think these and the Vintage headstocks are the best looking 3+3 designs aside from Gibson.
Hey Ryan, was wondering your thoughts on the Danelectro Spring King. Have you played it, and is it worth the money? Or, should I Spring for a better reverb pedal?
I have one and its fun in its own way. and its fun to crash, but its not a good stand in for a drippy surf sound, it just doesn't do it. The surfy bear is my go too real spring reverb pedal.
Is the neck on the 450 more like a 50s or 60s neck like on epiphone or gibson?
Have you checked out Xavier guitars from GTF? I have been contemplating grabbing one myself.
Ive heard so much about the Harley Benton guitars, i'm intrigued now. Are there a lot of issues from ordering overseas, such as shipping times and taxes and duties? The low prices would be negated for me if they took 6 months to arrive and they dinged you badly at customs.
Hi I think the bird you are looking for is a magpie. They are drawn to sparkle too.
I agree, having a singlecoil option is excellent. I started out with a singlecoil Samick Ls???? Model, and it had singles. Went to go get the Strat, and tried HSS, HSH, and SSS. Chose to stay single, Lol
Shipping comes in at about $65-70 to the USA. Thanks for the video!
Man, Single Coils always sound good clean and mildly dirty, I will always gravitate towards those sounds more than I do with Humbuckers, Humbuckers good for Mid to High Gain stuff.
Great info vid. HB here I come🤗
One guitar I truly regret selling is my snow white Fernandes LP with a sustainer and FL trem and gold hardware. I highly recommend you check one out if you can find one. If you haven't expereienced a Fernandes sustainer, you haven't lived. Fernandes share the same factory as Ibanez and Ibanez have installed the sustainer into a few of their own guitars over the years. I own one and it's my Steve Vai Jem. I'm not a fan of Vai but the guitar is just gorgeous to look at with it's tree of life running down the fretboard and gold hardware. As you can tell, I'm a big fan of gold hardware. I also recommend you try a HB SG.
Great Video Ryan!!
always has to get those Presidents in there and I absolutely love it!
current shipping price is around 67, I want to get a harley benton acoustic but I might wait till the shipping goes down cause the guitar itself only costs 90 bucks and shipping + tax would nearly double the price.
are the HB guitars only USA not found one to feel or play in Australia ???? 👍😎🇦🇺
You order them on internet at thoman.com.
I ordered a HB and it took 45 days to get. I love the guitar. Its excellent but shipping time was horrible.
Looking at the multi scale 7 string harley benton... i didnt go thru with it yesterday cause im scared of int. shipping. i only hear awesome things about them though
I picked up a HB SC-550 Deluxe blemished for about $290. The blemish thing turned out to be a few of the inlay cuts were slightly over sized for the inlays. No big deal to me. I changed the stock pickups and it sounds better. The stock were not bad at all though. I gotta tell ya I had bought a new 2000 Les Paul standard for $1500 back in 2000. I prefer the HB over it. The HB finger board is smooth. The LP rosewood board is very grainy. The HB neck joint is superior with the cut out for easier access. I have it set up with a very low action. Frets are perfect with no buzz. I did work the fret ends a bit smooth them out. The only other issue with the HB is the cheap plastic nut. I wanna change it to bone or brass. The HB is a really great guitar for the price. I enjoy playing it over my LP.
lol. Typical Harley Benton comment. “I prefer my $300 HB over my $2k Gibson”....lol good for you man!!
I love the headstock on that fusion
RYAN: Please tell us what date you ordered it. It will help me gauge when mine will arrive!!
I ordered an SC-45O Plus Honeyburst on 14May...it is still in Customs. That happened when you could still order DHL>USPS. Now, Thomann only is allowing UPS.
I ordered a TE-20 Telecaster on 13July, and Thomann and UPS had it at my house in Indiana yesterday....four days!!
I don't know about him obviously and my case is probably as bad as it gets but I ordered a Harley Benton speaker cabinet in mid February and didn't receive it until mid June.
@@samueljardine3402 Wow. That is....well, terrible. I don't want to think about my SC-450 Plus warping and strings rusting in some air cargo container until autumn. What did Thomann say about it being that long?
I do know that some people have had deliveries since the time I ordered mine, so all is not lost.
@@cspellman8547 I think they just straight up ran out of stock and had to make mine fresh, which was complicated by most of Europe (where HB is) shutting down. They didn't even create a shipping label until early May. That's why I think my case was the worst case scenario.
I ordered mine in April and it took about a month and that's when it was available immediately. Yes, it was stuck in customs for a long time.
I ordered the ST70 Paisley in May when it was due to be available in 2 weeks. After the 2 week period, I was notified that it shipped and it was in my hands in 4 days.
My third order was in June, the SC500, white/gold and it was due in 4 weeks. Just got the email Monday that it shipped. I would expect it Friday or Monday.
Good luck, these are really nice guitars!
@@MrRMB1 Thanks for that info. I was surprised that UPS got my Tele here in less than a week, but the DHL-shipped SC-450+ is still stuck for over a month in customs. There seems to no rhyme or reason to how things are going...but at least now Thomann is only shipping UPS, and they are not having import troubles yet.
I just had a Harley Benton DC 580 recently delivered with a broken selector switch and orange peel on the neck paintwork, It came with the quality control label hanging on the very stiff tuners, they are not all that great in my opinion.
Could be a bad lemon
How much the Fusion weighs?
I went to their website earlier, then just refreshed. Time is now 11-15 weeks before in stock. I think you broke the interwebs.
If you ever want to give a shit guitar away I'm looking for something to play lol. House fire took all of my late fathers vintage gear and all my modern stuff. Love your vids it's realistic yet informative. Keep it up.
Never heard of them before....very cool.
good call on the les paul headstock ... needs a serious re-design
What are your "forever" guitars that you would only sell under duress?
80s Mij Jag, Hallmark swept wing, mim duo sonic, nutter astro captain, harmony silhouette, titan, uhhhhhhh.. im sure there are a few others but those popped in my head first.
my white stratocaster. i will never sell it.
Lorenzo Flame Series acoustic (my first guitar) and my Epiphone Les Paul Goth (still amazing for the money I paid, now almost double the price as they are discontinued).
you got to get the CS custom
Checked the shipping yesterday. Now 80.00. I may wait too. Almost the price of their guitars.
Now might not be the time for international shipping in general.
I wish they made inexpensive guitars like this when I was a young fella. The entry level stuff back in the day was crap. Crappy crap. These guitars look amazing for the price.
My HB was like $45 shipping, still worth it
Last jam was great..
About a couple weeks ago I was watching another video on Harley Benton VS Chibson. This man who loves Harley Bentons as much as you said this. If your not happy with the guitar you bought, you have 28 days to return it. Now I live here in the USA like you do. These are my questions. Now if Harley Benton is willing to refund you if you return the guitar within' 28 days, is it from the day you bought the guitar OR the day it arrives to your home? Next question. How long did it arrive to your home from Germany?
I live in Pennsylvania. My Harley Benton took about 2 months to arrive. Its a cherry finish 335. I love it
@@almostjeffrey3133 I won't wait that long for a guitar to arrive. Glad you like yours.
The reason the split sounds of the pickups is different Brian is because the scale length of the guitars is different - just like the difference between a Strat or Tele and a Les Paul. I also think the frets on the Fusion II are stainless steel - unheard of on a guitar in that price range. Your playing still sucks, but you're a good sport!
You should open a guitar store.
I am desperate for the silver sparkle fusion...
You’re right about Harley Benton being about $200 more then what they could be but think about how many more they are selling because of that. I was with a friend last night who ordered 10 at once.
I know this comment is a year old but how did all ten come in? Were any of them total disasters or were they all decent out of the box?
@@mettaton5348 they were all pretty decent right out of the , a couple were b stock and he asked me guess which ones , I couldn't do it.
@@benallmark9671 Hay man thanks for the response! and that's awesome!
I believe it is said to be Magpies that like sparkly things.
Actually, when you said you were playing “just nonsense” you were playing sequences of chords with syncopated strumming, which, as a rhythm guitarist, is exactly what I want to hear.
Is there a Thomann's USA yet?
not that im aware of
@@60CycleHumcast well hopefully someday I'm always impressed when I see their products..
Man! I wish!
@Toxic Potato fair enough..
Single cut style les paul sorta thing! 😁
The fusion is more of a copy of the Suhr Pete Thorn than an Ibanez. I remember he was pretty annoyed when they released it at TGU, he talked about it in one of his Sunday Livestreams.
It kinda gives me music man vibes but with a more regular shape
Agreed, their fusion range is intended towards the suhr durection