I’m a bassist and I’m looking for a nice guitar to play basic rhythm and simple chords in my studio. I think I FOUND my guitar. That color sold me. It sounds great; not expensive; craftsmanship is unbelievable especially when you consider the price. Great review! Love the sound (I’ll replace the pickups eventually) but again; great sound. Time to give my 1985 squier strat a rest; FINALLY!!😌🎶👍🏾
Wow it is truly awesome. It reminds me of the Ibanez with double humbucker pickups with a single one. It sounds amazing. I would definitely like to get one.
I’m considering purchasing this guitar. Excellent playing. I thought you might enjoy hearing that I have a Laney IRT-SLS amp (running through a Harley Benton 212 with Vintage 30’s)… Check out the Harley Benton Fusion T. It’s a HH setup with either hard tail or tremolo. (Also has the same neck/SS frets/coil tap/etc)I think the have a version 2 as well…
Got an exact identical one. Came with som minor finish flaws on the black parts of the finish, a couple of high frets that needed work and I struggled for a long time before getting the trem to work, ie being usable without falling out of tune. But now it`s there and I get what you`re saying about bonding with an instrument. This has become my go-to guitar and I am loving it more by the day.
I just ordered a used Fusion II from a dealer on Reverb. This demo video is very helpful. PS - I mostly own USA made guitars (Fender, Gibson, PRS), but I also own some really nice imports too. I currently don't own any 24-fret guitars so I hope this meets my needs as a shred guitar.
Dude nice. Harley Benton killed it with this fusion series. I've the fusion T HH FNT. It's beautiful. The stock pups actually sound amazing. Great review brother.
@@DeakonLekross Oh man. Yes!!!! I'm in the market too for a HSS version. The off-white one or hell anyone will do. I love the charvel look ...They are nailing it. All the fusions. Too bad I'm broke. Hahah. I would totally trade my fusion T for fusion 3 lmao. Hss. PS. Thanks for being a great sport with comment section!!!! I know after a while it can be a bit much. Also. Lookout because as soon as we grab the 3 the 4 will slam. Hope to have enough saved soon to collect the entire fusion series. Who knows maybe by then I'll learn to film better videos and play guitar. Lmao. I'm just an old drummer. Peace man!!!!! Great show.
Talking about Roswell, honestly I love these pickups. I really do, and nope not a newbie, I'm 53 playing for the last 38. My go to is Dimarzio but I love Roswell too (BTW they're an after market Pup and not a Thomann brand Pup) strangely enough I also love a speaker that almost everybody hates which is the Celestion Seventy-80. Cheers. Mike.
I realized something recently. My most favorite guitars are 42mm at the nut...which is not a very wide neck...and that works soo fucking well for me... my custom ESP, these Harley Benton Fusions, and some Jackson Soloists/Dnkys all have 42mm....and and it just feels right... but all the other brands, like... Ibanez....43-44mm nut to 58at last frett.... and I always feel like I'm fighting against the neck.... Fender Strats....44mm HB really nailed both the width and radius of the fretboard, and thickness of the neck with these Fusion models... they are just fucking perfect for me
I have one too the brown, should have got the blue, but I agree, just about my main guitar lately too. I needed a 24 fret guitar, I love the single coil in the middle, and the phase toggle, nice punchy and clear tones, so nice, I just got a SC 550 II and is really good Les Paul style, and it screams. also a CST 24, fricking love it. I have 5 HB guitars, and do not think they will stay in that price range. Great playing, and good review.
Hi Deacon, I bought harley benton sc custom 11 fr, about 6 weeks ago, great guitar for not much cash, I am only an average player, so can't really do it justice yet, my go to guitar is a Sterling by musicman ax 3, so comfortable and has such a bright sound, if you haven't tried one, try one of those.
Great demo ! I received the same exact model (and color) 2 days ago; my big deception are those scratchy and noisy frets when bending, which I did not expect from stainless steel.. Changed the strings to 9-42, clean the fretboard with mineral oil. A little better, but I still hate this feeling. Apart from that great instrument, perfect intonation.
Tape off the pickups and use stupidly fine grit sand paper or sometimes a pink eraser on those frets and it'll be a dream. Either they didn't spend much time polishing or they got something on em. It happens even on 1k+ fenders and don't even get me started on Gibsons.
I would like to see a review of the following guitar from Harley Benton, the SC-Custom Plus EMG FR VBK. Personally, I like the SC-Custom Plus much more than the Fusion. The production quality is one significant step further ahead of the fusion guitars. The SC-Custom Plus EMG FR VBK comes with Fender scale length and Floyd Rose tremolo and of course EMG pick-ups. Would be interested in your opinion.
Dig those wicked riff's man !!! I just purchased this very same guitar and I'm waiting for it to arrive from Germany !!!! 😁 I was making my choice between the "Fusion 2" or the "Amaroc 6" and decided on the Fusion, afterwards I couldn't stop wondering if I made the right choice, but after watching your video I am sure I made the right decision, thanks for the video , now I don't have to think about that anymore lol! I decided to subscribe to your channel too, ROCK ON BRO !!!! 💪👊💥 😉✌
Dude. I absolutely love my Fusion T HH Fnt. I use it often in my little vids. It's a great priced axe for many genre. The roswell's are actually sweet as hell. Beautiful video all together. Subbed!!!!!!
@@DeakonLekross Indeed man your channel is very professional. I'm still only about almost 3 years now on guitar. After 27 years playing drums and light keys. I wish I could at least fit an ekit out here. I'm on camper studio. Need lights and using phone. Perhaps a mic and lamp will help soon. Love the HB. I went looking at more after your video. Hahahahah
Hey, great demo and playing! I have the same guitar but without the roasted fretboard. Out of the 6 Harley Bentons I own, when that one came along it blew the first 3 I had bought out of the water, but then I got the CST-24T P90 which I prefer mainly because it has a better (lower) action and it is easier and more effortless to play (as you said, it goes with you and not against you), plus I love the P-90 sound it has. Then I got the TE-90 FLT, which is a cabronita Tele style (with "filtertron" like PUs) that also sounds awesome and plays easy with low action (the tuners tho are a bit hard to deal with, but the guitar holds tune well). So currently the Fusion II is my Nº 3. I've lowered the action as much as I can without getting too much buzz and it is great, but when I pick up any of the others I mentioned I instantly notice the difference, so honestly it comes in 3rd place for me even tho it is better speced out than the other 2.
@@mountainman8775 I have about as much as I can without getting too much buzz, action still a tad higher than perfect but hey, I still love playing it whenever I pick it up
@@jeronimomartinezfabregas with this guitar I reckon the bottom of the bridge should not be very high off the guitar top…3-4 millimeters max I‘d say. Just in case you‘ve got your bridge higher which would throw the rest of the setup out of whack.
Apologies for being late to the party. Great review of the HB. Could you do a review on one off the wolf or aio guitars. Max is the only one who has done a review of them (that I know of) and I'd like a second opinion considering y'all have different playing styles. Keep rockin' !!!
No need to apologize👍 I appreciate your support! And I would love to get my hands on some of wolf's guitars, they look like really great instruments! Like Max's red Les Paul! Beautiful!
@johnnathancordy Does that Sire have a rounded fretboard edge and if so. How do you feel about the rounded edges? Do they help with playability in your opinion?
Killer playing man! I have a few HB guitars, and thus far, I am astonished at how much guitar one gets for the $$. I thought I would be changing pu's, but I actually have been searching to buy some Roswells for other budget guitars i have. I personally am quite interested in seeing a HB with active pickups. I've been itching to get another guitar with the actives since I sold my EC 1000, and would love a demo, and your input. Great video.
I was blown away by the roswell pickups as well! They actually have really nice tone lol I am very curious in the active pickup live myself hope I can figure out a way to get one to try! Thanks!!!
@@DeakonLekross I have yet to see a vid on the HB actives on youtube. I may be wrong, but you may be the first if it works out. I don't think even that Max guy has done one. Mad Max? Axe Max? Something like that. 😉😁🤘 JK. Max is the man!!
i like the Fusion II also i have the black HH model. just wish it had name brand pickups, the ones in it sound ok but just wonder what it could have been. i also have the Amarok-6 with EMG hot 70's its ok, pickups ,may be a little on the hot side. probably would be better with fishman fluence.
Great playing. I have this guitar. I bought it for the looks, but it turns out to be a really well thought out instrument, with features you would not expect for the price. My guitar came with 10's strings. Have you kept them on, or changed them for a different gauge?
I'm planning to get this as a huge mod project with the FR version, after both your and Max's reviews! This will probably be my endgame aside from an Ibanez MIJ RG, I'll probably put these Roswell's in my CST-24T
@@mountainman8775 That's true, I like the darker sound that I get from the CST due to the heavy mahogany, I've enjoyed using it to learn rhythm. I'd probably use the fusion II to learn lead because of the slim profile and satin neck.
@@blazinkid5178 that‘s why I bought a fusion, to learn lead, then I bought another one... then another three So be warned :) I also bought them to learn about modding, as they seem to be a solid base. I am now worried if I‘ll ever be able to play anything without stainless steel frets in future, so ironically these bargains will probably cost me a lot in the long run ;)
Sweet axe Deakon. Hey I wanted to get your feedback on LTD guitars. Have you ever played any LTD's and if so whats your opinion on them. I just bought a LTD SN-200 and I like it a lot. I can't afford the ESP's so the LTD's are appealing to me. Rock on brother, stay safe.
I have been very interested in trying LTD myself for quite a while I'd love to get my hands on one maybe even the SN200 if you recommend it! I hope to be able to try one soon!
@@DeakonLekross I love the SN-200 HT I bought. I went with the white one because of the HSS config. I actually reached out to Max a few days back and was asking about upgraded pickups. I wanted to make it a highly modded beast but he convinced me to just leave it alone for awhile so I will. It sounds really good and plays awesome. No fret sprout so very happy about that.
Ya know I'm not sure.. the website says only that they are "medium" jumbo frets. And if I remember correctly, medium jumbo usually refers to 6130 / 106″ x .036" I think
@@DeakonLekross you’re so welcome!!! And thank you so much for writing a comment back! I can’t wait to see more content! You shred so hard! It’s really amazing
This guitar sits in the 7 - 8lbs range if I remember right, so it would be classified as a lightweight guitar since heavy weighted guitars typically range from 9 - 12 lbs. Fender stratocaster I think weighs in at about the same range depending on the wood (7 - 8.5lbs) I hope that helps To me, it's a comfortable weight. Not like a Les Paul or an acrylic guitar 👍
It reacts just like a fender would Its very stable and keeps tune great of course without being a locking Floyd style it won't stay in the if your using the bridge a lot with divebombs and vibrato ECT.. but I've never had an issue. it could be in the case for weeks and I've had still respectably in tune And above and beyond all it's really comfy and smooth
They'll aren't top tier of course but the bar quality for the price isn't bad And luckily pickups are pretty easy to swap out What are your typical go to pickups?
Thats the point, theyre just there to make the guitar playable you install pickups of your choice. Quality pickups would have bumped the price 100eur or so and people would find issues with whatever brand pickups they'd chosen.
I returned my Fusion. The steel frets were not polished which made bending impossible. The pickups sounded decent to me. It was as if these pickups have no power. A very low volume.
Oh no man that's such a bummer sorry to hear that. The pickups have a low output response in my opinion but that also increases it's fidelity in to me so I can control it a little more and hone in on and achieve the dynamics and tones I'm after
@@DeakonLekross Almost all the pickups I have in my guitars are medium output. But these were very very medium. In addition, I missed the sparkle in these pickups. A bit dull sound. Maybe fix with a treble bleed.
@@DeakonLekross I received the new fusion but again no polished frets. I have a love-hate relationship with the pickups. with overdrive they sound pretty good, but clean they sound so very thin. Load stand in single coil. Tested with 0.10 and 0.9 strings. 0.9 sound absolutely not on this guitar. As if there are 0.7 strings on it. Even without an amplifier this guitar will sound compressed. otherwise this guitar plays well. Trem works really heavy but stays in tune. Potentiometers work poorly. Not equal at all. So I don't understand all the super positive youtube reviews. My other 3 HB are crazy.
That's right, the frets aren't polished and sound bad at first! The processing is also not 100% in detail, but good for the money. The pickups have a little less output. But that's exactly what I was looking for. It always depends on the amplifier behind it! The LANEY GH50R-212 and the harley benton fusion-ii hsh roasted are good buddies here. The rather weak pickups are ideal here and deliver very different sounds. Ideal for a cover band.
They both are around the same cost basically and they both have quite astounding features all around As far as I'm concerned they are pretty on part with one another with a completely different tonal approach. I'd have to say this guitar is the one I would recommend though because you will get more variety and more options to choose from. This guitar has a "loose" feel to it (if that makes sense) more like a strat would be! And the Eart has more of a "tight" feel like an ibanez. At least that is what I got out of playing them both ha ha Hope that helps! Sorry for the long response👍
This would of been a instabuy years ago if they would of offered a ebony board and a tilt headstock, eh and maybe a zero fret. Its still a lot of guitar for the money.
@@dan_perry no quite right, they do an ebony fingerboard is what I meant as I‘m sure you‘ve seen, but it‘s on a standard maple neck. What‘s a zero fret?
@@mountainman8775 Its a fret that sits beside the nut. It allows the guitar to have the lowest action possible. Not for everyone I guess but if you like the action super low or have played a guitar with the zero fret like a Vigier it's hard to go back.
Hi there. Please watch my review on the Harley Benton, Fusion III, Run 2, HH FR EB FCH. The first youtube review on Run#2 of the Fusion III. Many thanks
Those funky chops knocked me right over man!
Guitar MAX what are you doing here??
a trick : you can watch movies on flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching a lot of movies recently.
@Justice Patrick Yup, I've been watching on flixzone for years myself :D
@Justice Patrick yup, been using flixzone for since december myself =)
Hi, thanks for your video! I just bought the Fusion III Roasted 😊
Me too.
Demo'd dry no reverb, or delay, you the man!
Man, the flame top on the guitar looks amazing, and the roasted maple fret board adds a nice contrast on top of the blue flame.
I’m a bassist and I’m looking for a nice guitar to play basic rhythm and simple chords in my studio. I think I FOUND my guitar. That color sold me. It sounds great; not expensive; craftsmanship is unbelievable especially when you consider the price. Great review! Love the sound (I’ll replace the pickups eventually) but again; great sound. Time to give my 1985 squier strat a rest; FINALLY!!😌🎶👍🏾
I own the same Guitar and I love it. Now I have to learn a lot of years but íll never reach to your playing. You Play Awesome
Wow it is truly awesome. It reminds me of the Ibanez with double humbucker pickups with a single one. It sounds amazing. I would definitely like to get one.
I’m considering purchasing this guitar. Excellent playing. I thought you might enjoy hearing that I have a Laney IRT-SLS amp (running through a Harley Benton 212 with Vintage 30’s)… Check out the Harley Benton Fusion T. It’s a HH setup with either hard tail or tremolo. (Also has the same neck/SS frets/coil tap/etc)I think the have a version 2 as well…
Ordering a Fusion-II HSH NT Roasted Monday...can't wait...
Dude just killed it.Im done selling my guitar.
I love mine! I have the tobacco burst finish. I love the neck.
Got an exact identical one. Came with som minor finish flaws on the black parts of the finish, a couple of high frets that needed work and I struggled for a long time before getting the trem to work, ie being usable without falling out of tune. But now it`s there and I get what you`re saying about bonding with an instrument. This has become my go-to guitar and I am loving it more by the day.
I just ordered a used Fusion II from a dealer on Reverb. This demo video is very helpful. PS - I mostly own USA made guitars (Fender, Gibson, PRS), but I also own some really nice imports too. I currently don't own any 24-fret guitars so I hope this meets my needs as a shred guitar.
Dude nice. Harley Benton killed it with this fusion series. I've the fusion T HH FNT. It's beautiful. The stock pups actually sound amazing. Great review brother.
Thank you!!
Idk about you but I'm distracted now by the fact that they have a fusion III!! Ha ha damnit!!! 🤣🤘
@@DeakonLekross Oh man. Yes!!!! I'm in the market too for a HSS version. The off-white one or hell anyone will do. I love the charvel look ...They are nailing it. All the fusions. Too bad I'm broke. Hahah. I would totally trade my fusion T for fusion 3 lmao. Hss. PS. Thanks for being a great sport with comment section!!!! I know after a while it can be a bit much. Also. Lookout because as soon as we grab the 3 the 4 will slam. Hope to have enough saved soon to collect the entire fusion series. Who knows maybe by then I'll learn to film better videos and play guitar. Lmao. I'm just an old drummer. Peace man!!!!! Great show.
Talking about Roswell, honestly I love these pickups. I really do, and nope not a newbie, I'm 53 playing for the last 38. My go to is Dimarzio but I love Roswell too (BTW they're an after market Pup and not a Thomann brand Pup) strangely enough I also love a speaker that almost everybody hates which is the Celestion Seventy-80. Cheers. Mike.
I realized something recently. My most favorite guitars are 42mm at the nut...which is not a very wide neck...and that works soo fucking well for me... my custom ESP, these Harley Benton Fusions, and some Jackson Soloists/Dnkys all have 42mm....and and it just feels right... but all the other brands, like... Ibanez....43-44mm nut to 58at last frett.... and I always feel like I'm fighting against the neck.... Fender Strats....44mm
HB really nailed both the width and radius of the fretboard, and thickness of the neck with these Fusion models... they are just fucking perfect for me
+Deakon Lekross how thick is the modern C, thicker or thinner than a Squier? Another review said it was thicker- like a PRS/gibson?
GOOD QUESTION , HOW IS REALLY THE NECK PRECISELY ?
I have one too the brown, should have got the blue, but I agree, just about my main guitar lately too. I needed a 24 fret guitar, I love the single coil in the middle, and the phase toggle, nice punchy and clear tones, so nice, I just got a SC 550 II and is really good Les Paul style, and it screams. also a CST 24, fricking love it. I have 5 HB guitars, and do not think they will stay in that price range. Great playing, and good review.
I loved mine so much that I also picked up a fusion iii! Going to get a fusion t soon too
I'm curious what some differences there are from the fusion 2 to the fusion 3as far as a player goes
@@DeakonLekross so far the only major difference I can tell is that the switch was replaced by a push-pull pot.
Hi Deacon, I bought harley benton sc custom 11 fr, about 6 weeks ago, great guitar for not much cash, I am only an average player, so can't really do it justice yet, my go to guitar is a Sterling by musicman ax 3, so comfortable and has such a bright sound, if you haven't tried one, try one of those.
it's like an affordable charvel pro-mod with a cool top
Great demo !
I received the same exact model (and color) 2 days ago; my big deception are those scratchy and noisy frets when bending, which I did not expect from stainless steel.. Changed the strings to 9-42, clean the fretboard with mineral oil. A little better, but I still hate this feeling. Apart from that great instrument, perfect intonation.
Tape off the pickups and use stupidly fine grit sand paper or sometimes a pink eraser on those frets and it'll be a dream. Either they didn't spend much time polishing or they got something on em. It happens even on 1k+ fenders and don't even get me started on Gibsons.
@@robwilliams82xx Yes , you’re but deception anyway…Thomann offered me a 20 euros refound, which I declined. Was too upset! Thanks for the tip!
I would like to see a review of the following guitar from Harley Benton, the SC-Custom Plus EMG FR VBK.
Personally, I like the SC-Custom Plus much more than the Fusion. The production quality is one significant step further ahead of the fusion guitars.
The SC-Custom Plus EMG FR VBK comes with Fender scale length and Floyd Rose tremolo and of course EMG pick-ups.
Would be interested in your opinion.
I thoroughly enjoyed that intro tune. It looked really fun to play.
Thanks! I love that kind of dirty blues mixture style ha ha
Dig those wicked riff's man !!! I just purchased this very same guitar and I'm waiting for it to arrive from Germany !!!! 😁
I was making my choice between the "Fusion 2" or the
"Amaroc 6" and decided on the Fusion, afterwards I couldn't stop wondering if I made the right choice, but after watching your video I am sure I made the right decision, thanks for the video , now I don't have to think about that anymore lol!
I decided to subscribe to your channel too,
ROCK ON BRO !!!!
💪👊💥 😉✌
Hey Deakon. I bought this guitar, but the plain maple neck. Like it a lot!
Dude. I absolutely love my Fusion T HH Fnt. I use it often in my little vids. It's a great priced axe for many genre. The roswell's are actually sweet as hell. Beautiful video all together. Subbed!!!!!!
I'm spoiled by the neck. Omg!!!!
@@robertclarkguitar dude for real!! The neck on this guitar is amazing! Thanks for supporting! 😁🤘
@@DeakonLekross Indeed man your channel is very professional. I'm still only about almost 3 years now on guitar. After 27 years playing drums and light keys. I wish I could at least fit an ekit out here. I'm on camper studio. Need lights and using phone. Perhaps a mic and lamp will help soon. Love the HB. I went looking at more after your video. Hahahahah
I'll receive mine tomorrow, can't wait!
Sounds great for all tones and styles , great review
Hey, great demo and playing! I have the same guitar but without the roasted fretboard. Out of the 6 Harley Bentons I own, when that one came along it blew the first 3 I had bought out of the water, but then I got the CST-24T P90 which I prefer mainly because it has a better (lower) action and it is easier and more effortless to play (as you said, it goes with you and not against you), plus I love the P-90 sound it has. Then I got the TE-90 FLT, which is a cabronita Tele style (with "filtertron" like PUs) that also sounds awesome and plays easy with low action (the tuners tho are a bit hard to deal with, but the guitar holds tune well). So currently the Fusion II is my Nº 3. I've lowered the action as much as I can without getting too much buzz and it is great, but when I pick up any of the others I mentioned I instantly notice the difference, so honestly it comes in 3rd place for me even tho it is better speced out than the other 2.
Lowered the bridge and adjusted the neck relief yet?
Edit: as long as you know what you‘re doing a bit
@@mountainman8775 I have about as much as I can without getting too much buzz, action still a tad higher than perfect but hey, I still love playing it whenever I pick it up
@@jeronimomartinezfabregas yep some guitars just set up better than others I guess
@@jeronimomartinezfabregas with this guitar I reckon the bottom of the bridge should not be very high off the guitar top…3-4 millimeters max I‘d say. Just in case you‘ve got your bridge higher which would throw the rest of the setup out of whack.
Great playing, i have the same one , like it more than my fender
Apologies for being late to the party. Great review of the HB. Could you do a review on one off the wolf or aio guitars. Max is the only one who has done a review of them (that I know of) and I'd like a second opinion considering y'all have different playing styles. Keep rockin' !!!
No need to apologize👍 I appreciate your support!
And I would love to get my hands on some of wolf's guitars, they look like really great instruments!
Like Max's red Les Paul! Beautiful!
@johnnathancordy Does that Sire have a rounded fretboard edge and if so. How do you feel about the rounded edges? Do they help with playability in your opinion?
You nailed bro. Great playing. Great review.
Does it stay in tune with tremolo use.??
it stays in tune really well, way better than my fender
Killer playing man! I have a few HB guitars, and thus far, I am astonished at how much guitar one gets for the $$. I thought I would be changing pu's, but I actually have been searching to buy some Roswells for other budget guitars i have.
I personally am quite interested in seeing a HB with active pickups. I've been itching to get another guitar with the actives since I sold my EC 1000, and would love a demo, and your input. Great video.
I was blown away by the roswell pickups as well! They actually have really nice tone lol
I am very curious in the active pickup live myself hope I can figure out a way to get one to try!
Thanks!!!
@@DeakonLekross I have yet to see a vid on the HB actives on youtube. I may be wrong, but you may be the first if it works out. I don't think even that Max guy has done one. Mad Max? Axe Max? Something like that. 😉😁🤘 JK. Max is the man!!
Maybe HB would like to have you doing the play through for their models,with your chops, it should be walking in a park
@@vesaparkkonen4279 that would be cool! I'd love to do something like that 👍
Thank you!
I wanna buy that guitar in the future, thanks for the review 🙏😊
i like the Fusion II also i have the black HH model. just wish it had name brand pickups, the ones in it sound ok but just wonder what it could have been. i also have the Amarok-6 with EMG hot 70's its ok, pickups ,may be a little on the hot side. probably would be better with fishman fluence.
It's a pretty great guitar! I've been curious about the amarok housing I get to play it sometime!
Beautiful guitar for the price
Hi man! Nice review. Do you know how is the action of this guitar? Can you set It very low?
Great playing. I have this guitar. I bought it for the looks, but it turns out to be a really well thought out instrument, with features you would not expect for the price. My guitar came with 10's strings. Have you kept them on, or changed them for a different gauge?
I agree underneath the way it looks it's very surprising in it's build and quality!
I replaced it to 9's personally lol
The fuck you only have 1k subs? You are insane bro! nice vid!
I'm planning to get this as a huge mod project with the FR version, after both your and Max's reviews!
This will probably be my endgame aside from an Ibanez MIJ RG, I'll probably put these Roswell's in my CST-24T
Question: aren‘t these Roswells the same as the cst-24‘s anyway?
@@mountainman8775 I thought they were different but you might actually be right, I don't know if the description specs would specify
@@blazinkid5178 one thing‘s for sure, the pickups give a very different sound in the two guitars, between the different woods and construction.
@@mountainman8775 That's true, I like the darker sound that I get from the CST due to the heavy mahogany, I've enjoyed using it to learn rhythm. I'd probably use the fusion II to learn lead because of the slim profile and satin neck.
@@blazinkid5178 that‘s why I bought a fusion, to learn lead, then I bought another one... then another three
So be warned :)
I also bought them to learn about modding, as they seem to be a solid base. I am now worried if I‘ll ever be able to play anything without stainless steel frets in future, so ironically these bargains will probably cost me a lot in the long run ;)
Nice job Deak. A very well job.
Sweet axe Deakon. Hey I wanted to get your feedback on LTD guitars. Have you ever played any LTD's and if so whats your opinion on them. I just bought a LTD SN-200 and I like it a lot. I can't afford the ESP's so the LTD's are appealing to me. Rock on brother, stay safe.
I have been very interested in trying LTD myself for quite a while
I'd love to get my hands on one maybe even the SN200 if you recommend it!
I hope to be able to try one soon!
@@DeakonLekross I love the SN-200 HT I bought. I went with the white one because of the HSS config. I actually reached out to Max a few days back and was asking about upgraded pickups. I wanted to make it a highly modded beast but he convinced me to just leave it alone for awhile so I will. It sounds really good and plays awesome. No fret sprout so very happy about that.
Sounds great! What fret size Jumbo, SS1600?
Ya know I'm not sure.. the website says only that they are "medium" jumbo frets. And if I remember correctly, medium jumbo usually refers to 6130 / 106″ x .036" I think
You make it sound amazing
Thank you very much!
@@DeakonLekross awww you’re so welcome I really admire your level of skill!! I followed you on Instagram too! Such cool posts
@@FlorenciaE wow that's so cool of you thank you! Your kindness is very appreciated
@@DeakonLekross you’re so welcome!!! And thank you so much for writing a comment back! I can’t wait to see more content! You shred so hard! It’s really amazing
How good is it if you compare this to charvel pro mod dk24. How is the neck? i like really thin neck
me too, good question
Btw is it lightweight? how heavy is it compared to an Ibanez or a Strat?
This guitar sits in the 7 - 8lbs range if I remember right, so it would be classified as a lightweight guitar since heavy weighted guitars typically range from 9 - 12 lbs.
Fender stratocaster I think weighs in at about the same range depending on the wood (7 - 8.5lbs)
I hope that helps
To me, it's a comfortable weight. Not like a Les Paul or an acrylic guitar 👍
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I bought one of these fusions... I keep buying more of them, it‘s got to stop
How is the tremolo on it? Does it stay in tune?
It reacts just like a fender would
Its very stable and keeps tune great of course without being a locking Floyd style it won't stay in the if your using the bridge a lot with divebombs and vibrato ECT.. but I've never had an issue. it could be in the case for weeks and I've had still respectably in tune
And above and beyond all it's really comfy and smooth
Thx for the reply! Sounds like a great guitar for the price!
@@mortemorphosis1104 honestly it is it's one of my favorite guitars hands down and I'm not sponsored or anything just really like it haha
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Are these frets Jumbo or Medium Jumbo.
as far as i know,these are medium jumbo frets.
Wow bro you really playing amazing really 👍🙏🎸
Amaaazing
A lot of people like this guitar, my only gripe is the roswell pickups, I am not a fan.
They'll aren't top tier of course but the bar quality for the price isn't bad
And luckily pickups are pretty easy to swap out
What are your typical go to pickups?
Thats the point, theyre just there to make the guitar playable you install pickups of your choice. Quality pickups would have bumped the price 100eur or so and people would find issues with whatever brand pickups they'd chosen.
Badass!! 🔥
I returned my Fusion. The steel frets were not polished which made bending impossible. The pickups sounded decent to me. It was as if these pickups have no power. A very low volume.
Oh no man that's such a bummer sorry to hear that.
The pickups have a low output response in my opinion but that also increases it's fidelity in to me so I can control it a little more and hone in on and achieve the dynamics and tones I'm after
@@DeakonLekross Almost all the pickups I have in my guitars are medium output. But these were very very medium. In addition, I missed the sparkle in these pickups. A bit dull sound. Maybe fix with a treble bleed.
@@DeakonLekross I received the new fusion but again no polished frets. I have a love-hate relationship with the pickups. with overdrive they sound pretty good, but clean they sound so very thin. Load stand in single coil. Tested with 0.10 and 0.9 strings. 0.9 sound absolutely not on this guitar. As if there are 0.7 strings on it. Even without an amplifier this guitar will sound compressed. otherwise this guitar plays well. Trem works really heavy but stays in tune. Potentiometers work poorly. Not equal at all. So I don't understand all the super positive youtube reviews. My other 3 HB are crazy.
@@MultiGuitarDave potentiometers…. work poorly? They‘re alpha pots, what can be wrong with them?
That's right, the frets aren't polished and sound bad at first!
The processing is also not 100% in detail, but good for the money.
The pickups have a little less output. But that's exactly what I was looking for.
It always depends on the amplifier behind it!
The LANEY GH50R-212 and the harley benton fusion-ii hsh roasted are good buddies here.
The rather weak pickups are ideal here and deliver very different sounds.
Ideal for a cover band.
this one or eart explorer 1? i mean on cost/benefit
They both are around the same cost basically and they both have quite astounding features all around
As far as I'm concerned they are pretty on part with one another with a completely different tonal approach.
I'd have to say this guitar is the one I would recommend though because you will get more variety and more options to choose from. This guitar has a "loose" feel to it (if that makes sense) more like a strat would be! And the Eart has more of a "tight" feel like an ibanez.
At least that is what I got out of playing them both ha ha
Hope that helps! Sorry for the long response👍
@@DeakonLekross don't apologize , thanks for the detailed response and for taking the time to type it, it helps me a lot to make a decision 🙏
This would of been a instabuy years ago if they would of offered a ebony board and a tilt headstock, eh and maybe a zero fret. Its still a lot of guitar for the money.
They offer ebony fretboards
@@mountainman8775 On a roasted maple neck? I must of missed that somehow.
@@dan_perry no quite right, they do an ebony fingerboard is what I meant as I‘m sure you‘ve seen, but it‘s on a standard maple neck.
What‘s a zero fret?
@@mountainman8775 Its a fret that sits beside the nut. It allows the guitar to have the lowest action possible. Not for everyone I guess but if you like the action super low or have played a guitar with the zero fret like a Vigier it's hard to go back.
@@dan_perry wow I don‘t think I‘ve ever seen that,
I‘ve learnt something new for the day thx
Thank you for all your hard work. Thanks for not covering the real sound with effects that would make any guitar sound great.
Thanks! I appreciate your support! I do my best to present the products on the most honest way! 👍
i wish there was a no tremolo version.
Yeah that would be a good addition to this line.
I was stoked when I saw they had a non-floyd version ha ha I'm kind of over Floyd's
Agreed. I love my Jackson with a Floyd Rose on it, but I also want a good quality non-trem guitar.
You could buy a Fusion T with two Humbucker and hard tail bridge. Similar specs than the Fusion II HH but T-type.
You could just hardtail the trem yourself
how are you ,bro
I'm doing good thanks, hope all is well!
I hate distortion! A false sense of power.
Hi there. Please watch my review on the Harley Benton, Fusion III, Run 2, HH FR EB FCH. The first youtube review on Run#2 of the Fusion III. Many thanks