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Almost 2 years later
After owing this guitar for almost two years now, here's my review.
It would honestly be nitpicking trying to find the negatives on this guitar. I know it's said a million times, but it's really surprising how well they make these guitars at these price ranges.
The pickups sound really great, and I've found them to be quite versatile. Normally, I'm not a fan of coilsplits on budget guitars, since I find the sound quality to be underwhelming on almost all of those. However, this was a pleasant surprise.
Each position has a distinct sound, and it's quite nice being able to get so many different sounds out of the guitar. If I had to pick one bad thing to say about the electronics, it would have to be the volume and tone pots. It does feel like it goes from %100 to %80 just fine, and then the rest really goes down to %0 fast. But, that's a 20 bucks fix, if it's something that bothers you at all.
Even out of the box, it came tuned. I'm not familiar with which locking tuners are they using, but I can attest that they are excellent. To this day, they are still great at holding the guitar in tune. Even if you go a bit to heavy on the tremolo. As for the tremolo, I can't really say much, since I was never a big trem user. It does the job, as far as I'm concerned.
The most important thing, in my opinion is playability. And this guitar certainly delivers. Out of the box, I was not too satisfied with the setup. The action was a bit too high for my liking, and it could have been intonated a bit better (was not terrible). But, since I already own 5 Harley Bentons this was something I was ready for. It took maybe 20 minutes and a set of new strings, and boy was I happy. The fretwork is amazing, the neck really sits well in the hand, and I found no issues reaching higher frets. Really well built guitar.
It would honestly be nitpicking trying to find the negatives on this guitar. I know it's said a million times, but it's really surprising how well they make these guitars at these price ranges.
The pickups sound really great, and I've found them to be quite versatile. Normally, I'm not a fan of coilsplits on budget guitars, since I find the sound quality to be underwhelming on almost all of those. However, this was a pleasant surprise.
Each position has a distinct sound, and it's quite nice being able to get so many different sounds out of the guitar. If I had to pick one bad thing to say about the electronics, it would have to be the volume and tone pots. It does feel like it goes from %100 to %80 just fine, and then the rest really goes down to %0 fast. But, that's a 20 bucks fix, if it's something that bothers you at all.
Even out of the box, it came tuned. I'm not familiar with which locking tuners are they using, but I can attest that they are excellent. To this day, they are still great at holding the guitar in tune. Even if you go a bit to heavy on the tremolo. As for the tremolo, I can't really say much, since I was never a big trem user. It does the job, as far as I'm concerned.
The most important thing, in my opinion is playability. And this guitar certainly delivers. Out of the box, I was not too satisfied with the setup. The action was a bit too high for my liking, and it could have been intonated a bit better (was not terrible). But, since I already own 5 Harley Bentons this was something I was ready for. It took maybe 20 minutes and a set of new strings, and boy was I happy. The fretwork is amazing, the neck really sits well in the hand, and I found no issues reaching higher frets. Really well built guitar.
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Bang for buck super strat
I've decided to sell my Ibanez Gio after getting my hands on the Fusion III. That should speak volume. The Fusion III is not a $1000 guitar, but a good quality $400-$500 guitar offered at a fraction of $240.
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