Harley Benton Guitar MAX Fusion Signature PF

The guitar offers great value and have features that you will only find in much more expensive guitars.

The guitar did come with a couple of issues however.

1- Frets are quite rough so I'd recommend you get yourself a fret polishing kit.

2- Pickups while not amazing, they sound fine, but the ones on my guitar make a noticeable hum sound when playing (while using them as humbuckers). I'm still figuring out if it's a pickup issue or if it is an issue with the pots, cables or grounding.

Overall I think it's still great value despite its flaws.

It’s very very good.
pros:
-the floyd rose 1000 stays in tune
-amazing features like the coil splitting and the truss rod being easily accessible
-the guitar was playable straight out of the box
- the neck and the paint job are beautiful

cons:
-you need to get used to not having any fret markers on the fretboard
-the cover on the back where the springs are doesn’t sit flush with the body which is a bit ugly but i was going to remove it anyway
-when splitting the neck humbucker you dont get the iconic sound of a single coil but it doesn’t sound bad necessarily just a bit muffled

This guitar is worth every penny.

I received my guitar a few week back and after going through the adjustments and tuning I can only say Wow, what a great feeling and sounding guitar for my amp I use a Boss Katana 50w the sustain is pure the output of the tesla pickups is up there with the SD's and the Dimarzio's The Purple finish is lovely and warm the roasted neck is thin and sleek the frets are smooth all this with a Floyd Rose. This guitar puts a smile on my face. Thanks Thomann and the peeps at Harley Benton.

Intro: As the title says, this is an excellent guitar for the price and I'm happy with my purchase, but Harley Benton could up their quality control a bit.

Good: You get a premium feeling roasted maple (satin) neck which is very comfortable to slide up and down. And you get stainless steel frets! The color of the body is not as vibrant in-person as it is on the pictures, which was a bit disappointing, but it looks very good nonetheless. Floyd Rose 1000 system is great. The action is fine, although I like it a bit lower and I will adjust it manually. The Tesla pickups are much better than I expected, to be honest!

Not so good: There are a few noticeable chips in the neck and on the body. I would say around 1 of them is very noticeable and 3 others you notice easily if you're up close but not if you're more than 2 meters away.
A funny negative is that this was by and large the dirtiest guitar I have ever unboxed. This includes brand-new guitars and second hand. It came with bits of dust, small bits of fabric, debris, and some sort of scrapable gray goo/filth on the gloss finish on the body. Now, this is the least of my worries as a dry wipe across the whole instrument was enough to make it clean and beautiful again, so don't take this too negatively, it's just a remark as it might have been exposed at some point and repackaged.
While having stainless steel frets is great, they are rough on the top of the frets and need to be polished, and although most are rolled correctly, one or two need to be properly rolled as well.

Conclusion: I'm amazed at how much Harley Benton have thrown into a guitar of this price range, and apart from some imperfections on the finish, everything else can be fixed with a bit of care and love that you should always give to your guitar, regardless of the price or brand, to make it your own. The guitar comes highly recommended.