Best Sounding Modded Harley Benton? | Part 4 | Guitar Tweakz
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
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Are you ready for this reveal? You guys have been waiting long enough for this. Same here! I can't believe how good this Harley Benton turned out. The comparison part is my favourite. It's... well. Watch it for yourself. :)
In case you missed other parts of this series:
Part 1: • Finally modifying my H...
Part 2: • Modifying my Harley Be...
Part 3: • Harley Benton - Fishma...
The guitar and the pickups:
(the Bitly links are Thomann affiliate links)
-Harley Benton Fusion-II Roasted: bit.ly/31FVawf
-Fishman Fluence Classic HB: bit.ly/336kZbB
-Fishman Rechargable Battery: bit.ly/3vwjHCA
** Why the "Includes paid promotion" message? **
According to german laws everyone has to mark their videos as advertisements as soon as there's a single "subject relevant" product, tag or link in it. Even if you didn't get paid for making that video. Sounds confusing and it really doesn't help the viewer to see which is a paid review and which isn't.
--- The line of truth: Is this actually a paid review? The pickups were provided by Fishman, so technically yes, it's a paid video. (I update this line for every video).
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:07 What will I do in this video
1:27 Let's install the Pickups and electronics
5:48 Wiring the push-pull pots
10:07 Let's put the guitar together
11:53 Are you ready for this reveal? | SONG
12:58 The details
13:16 Playing | | crunch | King of Tone
14:17 Playing | all pickup positions
15:27 THE COMPARISON | old PUs VS Fishmans
19:19 My 2 cents
19:40 Playing | coil-split crunch
20:29 Playing | lead stuff
21:38 Playing | low gain | dynamics test
Gear used in this video:
(the Bitly links are Thomann affiliate links)
-Honey Bee Double Trouble: bit.ly/33COaU3
-Analogman King of Tone analogman.com
-J Rockett Archer overdrive: bit.ly/2Ges1z8
-Walrus Audio D1 Delay: bit.ly/2W4McqU
-UAFX Golden Reverb: bit.ly/3vS36JN
-REVV Dynamis 7/40 head: bit.ly/2IxwoId
-Universal Audio OX BOX bit.ly/2IyOeuj
-Two Notes Captor X: bit.ly/33FPfcW
-One Control Agamidae switcher: bit.ly/2YZgiib
-Ernie Ball cables and strap: bit.ly/2Io0dfg
-Cordial CRI series cables: bit.ly/2XiVLBR
-Evidence Audio patch cables: bit.ly/2Ixylo1
Other gear I use in my videos:
-Fender Telecaster Custom Shop '53 reissue
(a similar custom shop tele: bit.ly/2KFVJld)
-Gibson Les Paul Custom Shop '58 reissue bit.ly/2FxKvek
-Gibson Les Paul CM 2015 - heavily modified (thin nitro refin; Lollar Dog Ear P90; Emerson electronics)
-Barocsi Troublecaster - Custom built T-style guitar with Gretsch Filtertrons
-Barocsi "Frankenstrat" (2000 Fender American Standard body + Warmoth neck)
-Coppersound Foxcatcher: coppersoundpedals.com
-Supro Tremolo
-REVV G2: bit.ly/2NbpV9R
-REVV G4: bit.ly/2ZhxX39
-Tate FX Antares overdrive www.tatefx.co.uk/
-Walrus Audio Lillian phaser: bit.ly/3czfxB8
-Tate FX Raise the Dead Ge: tatefx.co.uk
-Dunlop Gypsy Fuzz pedal: bit.ly/2VKw4K0
-J Rockett Archer overdrive: bit.ly/2Ges1z8
-Morgan 1x12 cab Twilight: bit.ly/2KFihDq
-NUX SOS Looper bit.ly/31TMxPx
The speech mic:
-SENNHEISER MKH 416: bit.ly/2w1EAMP
Audio Interface:
-Audient iD44: bit.ly/2Jo73zN
Check out the Thomann Music channel for some wicked guitar videos:
/ musikhausthomann
Cheers,
Kris
Wow the sound improvement is massive imho! Also, you deserve a price for the tightest electronics cavity having the highest density of components per volume ever observed by mankind 😂
Wait 'till you see my cavity of a JEM Jr. THAT is crowded (and even 1 Pickup more) :-P
I couldn't wait any more for this :)
Your playing is superb the mods and tweaks, opinions are a bonus! Always enjoyed and appreciated! Thanks Kris!
As an unabashed Tweak Geek, this is one of my favorite spectator sports. Awesome series, Kris. Turned out brilliantly. Can't wait to see what's next.
You said it all, the difference in clarity is astonishing! Great work, my friend!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Wow, huge improvement of the sound! You sound great! (And you play cool riffs and licks and music! 😉) And do not forget the body finish! Much nicer and natural!
Thanks for this series and greetings from Hungary! 👋
Hahaha so happy to see this kris. Good thing I am still awake. Was waiting for this for a while. Too excited i was jumping back and forth with the time stamps. Hahahha. This is too good.
This has been fun videos to watch. Well done Kris!
Massive improvement across the board! Really impressive that you did it all yourself from the definish to the electronics. Makes me a it more confident that I could do it too, even though I'm nervous about changing one pot x)
Pup upgrades are always fun and so satisfying. It sounds a million times better now. Great video as always.
The clarity, wow!!
Sounds incredible! Great job!
Huge difference! Great demo of the Fishman pups, best I have heard.
Awesome!! I was waiting for the video 🤟🏽
"What a wonderful work"!
I bet Agufish is watching!
No offense to "Roswell" pickups but the guitar is ALIVE now! 😉
We should really be carpooling to these videos to conserve fuel. ♻️
@@PooNinja 🤣🤣🤣👍
Haha! Yeah the guitar does feel more alive and energetic. So much fun playing it. Thanks for watching buddy!
It’s actually very sick!
Awesome job!
This is by far the best demo of the Classic HBs I have seen so far. You demoed all the important sounds. Excellent!
Thanks man! Yeah not a lot of people showing these Classics, most seem to be obsessed with the Moderns. I really dig these to be honest. 🔥
definitely worth the wait 😍 sounds amazing 🤤
Kris, great job! All that hard work and planning paid off big time. Looks and sounds fantastic!
Thank you for sharing your work.
Glad you liked it Nic! And thanks for the kind words. Cheers
Sweet!!! So I am getting a plane ticket for me and my guitar so I can have you mod it!!!! Really sounds great Kris!
Great job Kris! That guitar looks and sounds amazing!
Sounds great Kris! but I have to mainly give you props for how easy you make soldering look! Insane!
Definitely a big improvement of the sound , congrats Kris 👏👍😄
Massive improvement in every position...awesome.
Sweet man!!!! I LOVE Modding guitars.......and then playing and enjoying the total hell out of em !!!!!
There is so much more life with the new pickups, sounds fantastic and your playing is great!
Ahh man, thank you Jesse! 🙌
Wow. Night and day looks and sound difference.
Amazing work brother :)
I got one of the HSH fusions for my 40th a couple of years ago and replaced the humbuckers with DiMarzio Evolutions and it transformed the guitar. In the last year I swapped out the 5 way switch so I could wire it to coil split in positions 2 and 4, but the basic guitar is a great instrument - a few tweaks with the electronics and it's even better.
Yours is sounding fantastic.
Great sounding and looking guitar. amazing job Kris.
Great upgrade 👌😎
The guitar sounds and looks SO much better! I would buy it like this without hesitation. Great job, Kris! And I liked the video series as well! Cheers, Lukas
That’s awesome Lukas, thanks! 🥳
Good sounds and it looks like you had fun with the project.
That’s awesome!!
Great video series! I Will be buying a set of Fluence pickups, just haven’t decided which set. Your guitar is a new machine, kind of like a budget Charvel Pro-Mod! Subbed.
A very good job Kris !! 🙏🙏👍👍very nice
Dayumm Kris! That was like dropping an LS into a lil 4 banger coupe! Awesome! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Really nice job Kris! Bravo
Thanks Pierre! 🙌
Absolutely killer
Awesome AF. It's F***ING ALIVE! 🔥
Haha! It’s ALIVE!!! 🤣 Thanks buddy!
That final product sure was worth all the effort put in!
Oh, this has been quite a ride! The differences are shocking, it's like you lifted the blanket off the speaker.
I have the non-sparkly non-roasted maple version of the Fusion II HH and I plan to switch to Seymour Duncans soon (I don't have the skills to carve out the body and install active pick-ups).
Uhhh I started watching the video just now and I can’t wait to see how it turned out!
Im diggin it it looks sounds good
Quite amazing what a little money and a lot of know how can accomplish in guitars. AWESOME KRIS...
Nice and inspiring series, thank you. Between before and after is a huge difference. But the final sound is a result of number of changes. It would be interesting to separate benefit of each single change to the sound. For example how the sound was influenced when you stripped the lacquer. How the sound changed when you oiled body, ...
I think it’s safe to say this is THE nicest HB out there👍.
The previous pickups sounded pretty good, but compared to this Fishman, they sounded like you were playing in another room and now you are in the same room and there is any "wall" in the sound. Loved to watch this series :) Greetings! :D
Sold on those Fishmans. Damn they sound incredible.
Heck, if only I could do the same to my lefthanded Fusion!!!! I would be kore than a happy camper!!!!
Chris, turned out awesome, fantabulous actually!!! :-) :-)
Great Vid as always - I was all set to buy a HB tele & then do some upgrades but I ended up buying a EVH Wolfgang Standard Gold Top for 450 euro
I added a Fat Brass FR trem block / a new arm. Total was was about the same price as the Modded HB. ... Plus the resale value is better .
NOT that its every leaving me!
Sounds like a completely overhauled guitar. Great job, the look of the back is stunning and the Fishmans work really well in it!
Thanks a lot man! 🤘
The original neck pickup sounds quite good but not the bridge. A big improvement. Great video!
Excellent it was definitely worth the makeover..delicious. 2thumbs up...
Thanks a lot James!
Kris I like you and have been enjoying your channel since you started. Hope to see you and your channel continue to grow. Always relevant and interesting content👍👍👍
You rock! Thanks a bunch!
The guitar looks and sounds great Kris! Obviously what matters most is that you're happy with the modifications but I will definitely agree that the change is pretty drastic. The new pickups sound great but I honestly though the old ones were great too.
It's hard to describe what I'm hearing but I think the old ones had a much bigger bottom end and mid range than the new pickups. However, in comparison, the original pickups definitely seem a bit muddy/dark compared to the new ones... almost like you have the tone rolled down a good ways. I prefer my EQ pretty bright so I think I'd probably prefer the new setup too.
Rock on and enjoy the axe!
I really liked original PU sound but new PU sound is so nice ,it's so bright
Keep it up Kris.
It sounds really good ..... and I want it.
Congrat. Modded guitar sounds many times better. I cant really say I like this level of tonal option numbers in your guitar, but they sound all good.
my face looks like a banana
pure, yellow, heatlhy banana
just when you started playing this fishman set
IM GONNA HAVE IT
A lot more treble, love the hot bridge PAF sound and the airy chime, I would roll off some of the highs through
Great job, and it sounds great. I’m sure you’re busy, but when can we start ordering these custom mod guitars from you…lol
Fin fabulous
She’s a beast of glitteriffic proportions . 🤘🏽
I say She because of the beautiful neck, no dude gotta neck that pretty.
@@PooNinja Haha! You are right about that neck, the roasted maple looks so good - it's a perfect match for the back of the guitar.
Brother you took so long that I ended up chatting with Derek from fishman. I already swapped to fishman on 4 of my guitars. Well done tho. Keep coming these kind of videos. Cheers.
Great work, I would do exactly the same with a Fusion, just the Headstock is too shinny I at least would remove some gloss...and with the exception of this Silver Guitar that is pretty cool, I would put all the Guitar Natural wood...
Hi,Kris !!
Finally ,the brilliant work is done !!
Great sound !
One question: is your bridge pickup F-spaced? Because I didn't find that option in Thomann.
Thank you.
The guitar turned out great! I I think it deserves a barocsi logo on the headstock now 😉
Haha! Well it’s still a Harley, just a modded one. I wouldn’t “fake” an other logo on the headstock. Only if I swapped the neck or something like that. And I’m not planning on doing that. 😅
Huge difference, now it would be interesting to compare this modded guitar with same electronics in an e.g. charvel pro mod dk24.
Wow, sounds way better! I am generally afraid of changing stuff on the guitar, and I usually go for pedals or amps to sculpt the sound. I always feel like I'm missing out a bit, but I'm afraid of falling in a rabbit hole of constant pickup changes D:
You're doing yourself a favor trust me. I've swapped tons of pickups and there's usually barely any difference. I'm focusing on getting a nice high end amp in the future for a real change
It's Alive :-D
The results are solid! I love it! Now I NEED to buy one Fusion II. Have you considering talk to Harley Benton to actually produce a guitar with this exact specs? I think it'll be a sold out piece
How much? ... a HB at + 700?? ( but sounding as a relic from the future ) lol
I can honestly say i love the warm and full sound of the Roswells (have them in 2 of my LP-Style Guitars). On the other hand i have 3 Fishman Fluence Classic (& Open Coil) in different guitars, they can sound a lot warmer too by using the HF-Tilt option, or varying the Pickup height (especially the "Treble"-side). May i ask what height are your Pickups set?
Nice Wiring job hehe not a easy one :D
Paint it gold!
Haha! I prefer silver 😜
Nice work Kris! These mod series are awesome content. A question (maybe for comment time): Do active pickups have any benefit or difference to classic passive ones? I would say personally that it is one more thing to worry about, because if the battery dies, you're out.
Thanks a lot Michal! Love your question, let’s talk about that in a next Comment Time video. Cheers!
Awesome work, the headstock just needs the same treatment as the back but the logo would be gone after sanding.
Thanks Norman! Yeah I‘d prefer the headstock natural but I didn’t want the logo to disappear. 🤷♂️ Whatever, I still think it’s a really pretty little 80‘s vibe super strat.
I use the Voice 3 single coil 98% of the time in my guitar with Fishman Classics. That makes me wonder if I would be better off with medium output single coil pickups. Fishmans are noiseless but I have a noise gate in my Helix so I don't need noiseless pickups.
Also, the push pull knobs are much less ergonomic that simple switches. Managing the battery in Fishmans is much easier than I thought it would be.
Thus about to become s modern " standard" to own. Like the IYV the Grote the firefly and the bcp and wish guitars.
niiiiiiiiiiice!!!
If you think the single coil option of the Classics, Voice 3, sounds too bright, that can be fixed with the tone knob. I have the same Fishman Classic pups in my Schecter SLS Elite and I love the Classics for their clarity. (It came with Fishman Moderns which have much higher gain but I installed the Classics.) The Classics sound great but in Voice 3 single coil mode I like to turn down the treble a bit. I think Kris has the tone set to 11 for this demo.
Thomann is going to send me a new one. Fishman is great but I have the fishman fluence tosin abasi set in my 7 string. Awesome pickup's. The annoying thing about my Fishman pu's is that the 5 way switch makes a pretty loud click through your amplifier when switching. I think I'm going to put Lambertone Grinders in my HB Fusion.
I just rewatched all four parts of this and I gotta say I enjoyed the entire process! I’m about to order a Fusion T model with the intention of modifying it and it was inspiring to see what you did on yours. Just out of curiosity did you do any fret work on yours or was it good as is? Anyway thanks for all the great videos and great playing! 🤘
Thanks a lot Lucas, I really appreciate it! Yeah it was a lot of work but I loved doing it. I haven’t touched the frets, those were perfect to begin with. 👍 Cheers!
Hi Kris Grüß dich, geile Arbeit da, alles super und sauber! mir ist aufgefallen dass das E-Fach bzw. der Hohlraum mit Kupferband nicht mal abgeschirmt wurde, und ich erinnere mich daran als ich die Fishman Fluence Modern Set in die Gitarre von meinem Bruder eingebaut hab, da steht in der Einbauanleitung dass man den Hohlraum mit Kupferband noch nachschirmen musste. also die Frage ist, sind da irgendwelche Nebengeräusche entstanden oder gilt das nur für einige bestimmte Fishmans?
"Ha ha
I can actually close this"
Things you propably won't say the first two times you're trying to put back together a Strat
Haha! True that!
If there is one thing this video has helped me realize, it's the fact that I will never dare change pickups on a guitar on my own, like ever.
Impressive!! I really like these Harley’s. Especially the finish but unfortunately they don’t have 24 frets (yes I do get that high up). And is it possible the swap the three way for a five way?
Dear Kris,
Since I've watched your videos I've filled my shopping cart on thomann with this fusion hh ssp along with some other heartwarming equipment (small tube amp stack, fishman fluid classic pickups etc.), I'm wondering do you still recomend putting fishmans in this fusion or should I consider putting Duncan's sh4 jb and sh2-n?
Fluence sound great, I love them but than again I'm interested in hearing your opinion on the Duncans on this guitar.
Thank you!
Awesome video, once again!! The only thing I don't fully like about your pickups choice is that now my own Silver Sparkle looks like I copied that from you! But I swear I didn't!! 😂😂
I ordered the Fishmans last year actually, I finally got them delivered a few days before your first video of the series, and then was waiting for your series to conclude, to collect some tips about wiring and installation... But I couldn't wait any longer and made the install couple of weeks ago! 🥳
I would have certainly made a few wiser and tidier choices when soldering stuff if I had watched this episode first, though 🤓
No worries, I’m the copycat here. Haha! It’s a pretty cool combo though, isn’t it? Those Fishmans sing in this guitar. 🤘
@@KrisBarocsi Ohh yes! 🤩🤩 I haven't had much time to explore them yet, but spent some time with a clean/crunch profile I had setup before (without even readjusting it), and already was enough to fall in love with them!! So much clarity, dynamics, responsiveness... I found myself playing leads without even missing more distorsion, and feeling more expressive than ever 😀😀
At first point - your riffs are tasty, I very like what you created ! Second - probably you surprise yourself. You knew that would be good, but after a change, now sound awesome. Have you thought that you could make a market competition for Suhr guitars?
You know which wood, why this and not that pickups... You know everything to make a guitar with soul... Then find a player, who will able to show this potential... Long story
Very detailed info in this video on how and what to do 👏
Watching Kris soldering - and you have the soldering smell in the nose 😂
Dat sound!!! Roswells sounded nice back then but compared to these Fishmans now they were damn muddy and muffled.
Yeah that’s super interesting. I really liked the split sounds earlier. But when you A/B those pickups with the new ones... oh gosh 😅
I kinda like stock better, in comparison fishman sounds more bright. But split single coil sound on fishman in that neck is awesome.
After watching this video I'm so thankful that I'm friends with a pickup maker. God knows I'll spend some real money at his shop 🤣
Hey Kris, what’re you doing with the old pickups? I’d purchase them from you if you’re not using them! 🙌🏻 love your playing. I bought one of these because of you.
Very good job dude... 👏👏👏👌
(a lot of work 😜)
Very versatile now and the new pickups deliver more aliveness and range etc., etc...
(What about the dynamics and the feel while you're playing?)
In my opinion it is a wake up to this guitar...
I got the same guitar and I want to change the pu's too...
I am a big fan of p90 ies and I want to bring out more clarity etc....
What do u you think about that?
Special greets and Thanx for your videos...
The dynamics are fantastic with the Fishmans. I’m impressed.
P90 pickups are magical, I love them! Unfortunately they don’t fit in humbucker routings unless you go for a hb sized version. Cheers
Hardly any QC pickups are always the weakest point after the appalling QC issues. My Fusion 2 the floyd posts just lifted out over the space of a few months. Had to strip the trem and titebond the posts in. There was other qc issues but that was the worst as it wasn't immediately apparent. Id happily sell mine in a heartbeat but they just loose their value something chronic used
Well done Chris. Love those single coil voice 3.
How does it sound with fuzz does it react same as traditional s coil . K.... Jo lett koszi . Roland from UK
Thanks Roland! It sounds nice with fuzz, the output is very similar to normal PAFs so I’m not surprised. :) szia!
Except for the refinish on the back of the guitar one could i suppose order that guitar from Thomann and have those modifications done by them then shipped out to you. I think i will contact them to see if indeed i could do that.
I respect the change in pickups . The new ones sound like an Ibanez Quest Qx54. Crisp and hot. I feel the original had more meat to the tone and wasn’t as strident. The new pickups wear out my ears faster. Tone chasing is an art and this is a good lesson.
I just got a Fusion 2. Plays and sounds amazing.
Greetings from Amsterdam. Many thx for these videos.
I recently bought the same guitar from Ebay, for a DIY project. I've ordered Seymour Duncan P-rails. Yesterday I've picked it up at my luthier. It is just awesome.
I also want to strip the silver sparkle, and the glossy finish, however, my wife and 2 daughters want to keep the silver sparkle finish. 🙄
So for now till my next gig, it will stay silver sparkle. 🤣😂🤣
Hey, thanks for watching! The P-rails are awesome, I had them in two of my guitars. And about the silver sparkle finish: it’s just cool! It looks killer on stage with the lights, so your family is right! Haha! Glam rock vibes! 🤩
@@KrisBarocsi Yeah mate, I put on my lycra pants and do some 70s glamrock. 🤣😂🤣
🙈
I still consider to make the body natural, without the high gloss finish, like you did.
@@famtoonen18 🤣🤣 Glamrock it is then! 🤩
@@KrisBarocsi Bennie made the glitter guitar famous.
Take your jigsaw and turn your guitar into the famous Bennie guitar. You go first, I may follow. 🤣😂🤣
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