Affordable heavy riffing… Harley Benton just launched a Fishman Fluence-equipped single-cut
Harley Benton has made a name for itself for its affordable guitars, but that doesn’t mean you don’t often get some killer spec sheets. Take this new single-cut, for example, which features a pair of Fishman humbuckers – a brand regularly favoured by some of rock and metal’s top players.
Yep, Fishman is chosen by the likes of Matt Heafy, Tim Henson, Mick Thomson and Devin Townsend, and now you can join this ilk of rock elite with a guitar that costs under £500. The SC Custom Plus Fluence also offers a couple of variations of the guitar that edge slightly past the £500 mark, but you get the point: a Fishman-equipped guitar for a very reasonable price…
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Active, noiseless pickups with multiple voices are routinely found on higher-end guitars or aftermarket upgrades, however here, they come as standard on a guitar that also boasts stainless steel frets and locking tuners. Each guitar also features two volume pots, one tone control and a three-way toggle switch.
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Each Fishman Fluence Classic set offers three voices selected via push/pull pots, meaning no need for any extra switches. Voice 1 is a classic, moderate-output humbucking sound from both pickups. Pull the neck volume pot for Voice 2, which splits the neck into a clear, airy chime while the bridge delivers a hotter, more aggressive sound. And finally, pull the tone pot for Voice 3 and both pickups switch to clean single-coil tones.
A Fishman-loaded Harley Benton is, indeed, exciting, but it’s not the first time the Thomann-owned brand has partnered with the revered pickup brand. Back in September, for example, the company unveiled the Fishman-equipped SC-550 Plus Fluence series.
The new SC Custom Plus Fluence range also offers models with both fixed WSC LP17 Tune-O-Matic-style bridges and Floyd Rose 1000 series locking tremolos.
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Meanwhile, the guitars sport okoume bodies with maple tops, nyatoh necks, jatoba fingerboards with white pearloid trapezoid inlays and ivory binding, and modern C-profile necks.
Colourways up for grabs include Vintage Black, Trans Brown Flame, Ocean Flame and Black Cherry Flame, with gold or nickel hardware.
The SC-Custon Plus Fluence is available now through Thomann, with prices starting at £461.
Learn more at Harley Benton, and get yours at Thomann.
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