The sub-$500 T-type arrives with a generous spec sheet, but early assessment finds a thick neck and an underwhelming Alter switch that leave the playing experience less convincing than the construction.
The Harley Benton Fusion-T II HH RW HT PM enters a budget guitar market that no longer treats low cost as an excuse for low ambition. For under $500, the Thomann-owned brand has fitted this T-type with a nyatoh body, a roasted flamed maple neck, a rosewood fingerboard, 24 frets, locking tuners, and glow-in-the-dark side markers. A Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut and Babicz Z-Series FCH hardtail bridge round out a spec sheet that reads closer to mid-tier instruments.
Where the model gets more complicated is in the playing details. A recent MusicRadar review notes solid tuning stability and construction without visible flaws, but describes the neck as thick for a modern C-profile and the Alter mini-switch as underw
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