Harley Benton guitar comparison: Fusion 3 vs. CST 24T vs. SC 550 2

[@hoobee]

Hi, i love your content. What whould You say is better iyho fusion 3 with Roswells or ST modern with tesla ?

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

@@hoobee Thanks alot...I'd prefer the Fusion due to 24 frets and a better bridge.🤗🤘

[@thehonestguitarist6543]

That Fusion is one killer guitar! As for the CST-24, it sounds very good with humbuckers. The P90 version is lacking in tonal variety. I know as I bought one. Quality P-90s ie Seymours or Lollars don't come cheaply.

[@targa44wt]

Between the fusion and the cst, which one has the biggest frets? Thanks for the review.

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

They feel the same to me...I couldn't tell, just from playing.

[@yagmuer4965]

I'm thinking of buying this guitar, but they say it won't play well because it's been polished. I am just a guitarist, and I want playing to be enjoyable. Is this guitar suitable for me? Is the guitar you have polished?

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

@@yagmuer4965 What do you mean?

[@yagmuer4965]

@@DanielKraemerMusic The fretboard is polished.

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

@@yagmuer4965 The neck as a gloss finish.Like the whole body.For me thats not a problem....feels great 😉

[@gatsbylight4766]

Aye, can any one of you string theorists confirm for me: Can you switch out the pickups in the CST-24T to put in the same type of pickups (Opus-1) that are in the SC-550? (I only know about electric guitars as much as I know about ex-wives. Though, I have learned that guitars wives both put out an awful lot of distortion noise.) Thank you kindly.

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

That will work... But if the Tesla PUs are non splittable, you can't use the coil tap option.

[@gatsbylight4766]

​@@DanielKraemerMusic - I see. Thanks. You wouldn't by chance have ever taken that thing (the SC-550) apart to know whether those pickups (the Tesla Opus-1's) are splittable (has 4 wires) or not (has 2 wires)? would you? I've found a couple of pictures of that pickup, but not any pics with the wires.

[@gatsbylight4766]

OH! Never mind, it wasn't on a picture, it was in one their data sheets: _"...The coils are wax potted for stabilization to insure the complete, clean reproduction of sound. _*_Equipped with 4 wire leads_*_ that give the player endless tonal possibilities."_ Also on the data sheet: [Tesla Opus-1] 4-CONDUCTOR WIRE: Red - Hot White & Black - Center Green & Shield: Ground

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

@@gatsbylight4766 Yes...and I checked it out just now ;-) 4 wires....wonder, why HB didn't install the push/pull option in these.

[@gatsbylight4766]

​@@DanielKraemerMusic - Yeah, I'm not much the guitarist (I am a musician though), but am familiar with electronics. I'm not sure whether 'all' 4-wire pickups are splittable or not. In this case, the data sheet mentions _"center"_ wires (of the Opus-1 pickups). And I do know that the 'center' tap of any coil (pickups are just a type of inductive coil) may or may not be tapped at two 'different' reference points. That said, I'd have to assume that each of the two center wires is for each of the coils in *one* humbucker pack, which means it would be splittable. So, if HB didn't install a push/pull or other switch option it might just come down to cost (gotta try to cut $3 off the price of that guitar). That, and they might not have gotten much benefit with that particular pickup from including a split switch - those Opus-1 pickups sound pretty good overall without the option.

[@DarkOrderTM]

Just subbed. Great video!

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

Thanks a lot, Dark Order!

[@liamflynn2653]

Its hard. I like all of them for different reasons but the fusion 3 just stands out clearly here paha. Had my heart set on a sc 450 p90 but the fusion 3 is just a huge step up it seems

[@chrischris7180]

Hey man I love your videos. The most info about the guitars I have..I would request you to get a ab switch for faster and seemless transition please. Thank you and I really appreciate your work my man.

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

The thing is, it takes some time, to switch guitars. Not only changing the cable. So maybe I should cut the videos instead. That can be a lot of work...But I will give it a try in the future.

[@rayoflight626]

I am so confusing to take fusion or cst both are best but hve to choose one which is best fusion or cst24

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

Well they are totally different. Fusion is way more versatile, Also it has a Strat scale length, as the CST has a shorter scale length.I'd definitely get the Fusion, if you are using the Tremolo and if you are looking for something versatile. Especially the HSH has an incredible tonal variety (5 way-switch + coil splitting)...

[@bigkidband5731]

Which amp or amp sim are you using?

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

Fractal audio AxeFx3

[@GunnarLoeb]

The sc500 2 Tesla sounds better in the bridge

[@jdoyel1]

Please tune you're guitar's. Appreciate the Harley benton guitar comparison though!

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

Sorry for that!I'm tuning the guitars before I make videos, but you have to bend the shit out of new strings, until they stay in tune.Sometimes I don't strech the strings enough...😥🤔

[@jdoyel1]

Not trying to be mean bro

[@robertholtom9345]

Why not buy all 3 of those beautiful red Harley Benton Guitars, 3 of those probably are not even $1200 US Dollars, Ha ha ha! A lot Cheaper than 1 Gibson and still a lot cheaper than Epiphones, and they are a good quality instruments! That's a NO Brainer!

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

Well.....these go to eleven 😉

[@chrischris7180]

Hey my man.. Did you make the floyd rose setup video? I got the fusion 3 and sc vintage 2 floyd rose. The sc2 is so out of tune. Please help mate

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

Chris, I made a video, about how I set up the Floyd: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGmrlKOHr8qSrqs . Hope, this helps!

[@chrischris7180]

@@DanielKraemerMusic You the man!!

[@reginaldu5094]

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[@tiago5a]

Can you get straty sounds with the cst24?

[@DanielKraemerMusic]

In the split mode, you can get some sparkling cleans But it's quite anothet construction/wood/pu-config,so it wouldn't bevthe best choice for strat sounds.The Fusion can get closer to a strat imho.