The sleekest Harley Benton Fusions yet emerge from the shadows with two new EMG HT SBK guitars

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Stealthy satin black, roasted maple necks and high-end pickups

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The Harley Benton Fusion electric guitar series continues its triumphant run with possibly our favourite models yet; sleak satin black III and T-series models that weigh in with incredible specs for the asking price. 

Fusion-T EMG HT Roasted SBK (£377 / €444)

Buy the Harley Benton Fusion-T EMG HT Roasted SBK

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  • Body: Nyatoh 
  • Neck: bolt-on roasted Canadian flame hard maple with modern-C shape 
  •  Fingerboard: roasted Canadian flame hard maple 
  • 24 jumbo stainless steel frets 
  • Nut: Graph tech TUSQ 
  • Nut width: 42 mm (1,654") 
  • Scale: 648 mm (25,512") 
  • Fingerboard radius: 305 mm (12,008") 
  • Pickups: 2 X EMG Retro Active Hot 70 humbuckers 
  • Controls: 1x master volume, 1x master tone; 3-way blade lever switch 
  • WSC hipshot-style hardtail bridge 
  • Tuners: WSC staggered locking die-cast
  • Finish: Black satin finish
  • Strings: D’Addario EXL110 010-046

Fusion-III EMG HT Roasted BKS (£377 / €444)

Buy the Harley Benton Fusion-III EMG HT Roasted SBK

Harley Benton

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  • Harley Benton Fusion-III EMG HT Roasted BKS 
  • Body: Nyatoh 
  • Neck: bolt-on roasted Canadian flame hard maple with modern-C profile
  • Fingerboard: roasted Canadian flame hard maple 
  • 24 jumbo stainless steel frets 
  • Nut: Graph Tech TUSQ 
  • Nut width: 42 mm (1,654") 
  • Scale: 648 mm (25,512") 
  • Fingerboard radius: 305 mm (12,008") 
  •  Pickups: 2 X EMG Retro Active Hot 70 humbuckers 
  • Controls: 1x master volume, 1x master tone; 3-way blade lever switch 
  • WSC Hipshot-style hardtail bridge 
  • Tuners: WSC staggered locking die-cast 
  • Finish: Black satin
  • Strings: D’Addario EXL110 010-046
Rob Laing
Rob Laing
Reviews Editor, GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.