EDIT:
So seems these are "Available immediately"
https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_fusion_hh_fr_mn_aqua.htmanyone fancy doing a bit of QA for us
Just cam across this on YT
Spec's i found else were (all spoken about in the above video)
pro series:
- for now superstrats only (think RG -ish)
- ebony, maple and baked maple boards
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stainless steel frets! (medium jumbo)
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floyd rose 1000 series or wilkinson tremolo
- locking tuners
- spokewheel trc adjustment at the base of the neck
- roswell pickups in HH or HSH configs
- actual maple tops with flamed/quilted veneers
- 5 way with seperate coilsplit switch
- new logo
- possibly flame maple necks (at upcharge)
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priced at around 400€/£350
I have a HB Paradise Flame i picked up for £130 and with a good setup and fret level polish its as good as any guitar ive played upto £500,If they Do a HH with a HS layout (S sized rail H in the neck) i'll dropped for one of these for sure
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I may well have asked this before...
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...
The HB name is still super naff, but whatever.
http://www.swingguitars.com/xe/index.php?mid=electric_guitars_e&category=60480
Even the headstock looks the same - I think the specs are identical, so maybe Thomann made a deal with Swing guitars - at least I can say it would be awesome, as I was looking into buying a Swing modern. Probelm was that Swing wasn't willing or able to provide the CITES certs for importing the guitar... you'll never get a piece of rosewood into Germany if you can't show the certificate...
FWIW, it seems HB/Thomann will be selling guitars with stainless steel frets at prices not much more than a SS refret.
I really like the look of these things!