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.

Initially I wasnt much impressed, but after about a month of owning I just have only (almost) very positive impressions. First of all is its look - in the dark or under the sun, it just shines with its deep violet color. Amazing to look, touch, hold it. The neck actually is very comfortable - now I like it even more than my previous Wizard III. Other reviews say its chunky, but personally for me it turned to be more comfortable, especially for chords. And I dont have large hands. Neck materials are just amazing: in my case piece of neck wood has rich beautiful image, coating is very smooth, frets are all leveled (checked with rocker) and well handled (except that I had to re-polish them all). Wouldn't change it for another! :) Pickup config works VERY well for different styles - didnt have any problems getting shiny startty sounds and heavily overloaded heavy sounds. Sure, it's not a single coil, but still - some eq work and amp settings give you really great tones. Although it is positioned as a metal guitar, I mainly use it for cleans and crunch, and in majority of cases I'm able to reproduce desired tone pretty well.
About negatives. I dont like tremolo, but I knew it in advance, and immediately locked it. It holds tuning perfectly now. Pickups are great but a bit noisy - on hi gain I must use noise gate (noise is higher than on my another HH guitar). Also I dont like reverse headstock - you just dont see tuners while tuning the guitar.
Overall, as title says, just love this guitar, its quality, beauty and comfort make every session really enjoyable.

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.