Harley Benton loads five SC-Custom Plus models with three-voice Fishman Fluence pickups
The new fixed-bridge and Floyd Rose single-cuts pair stainless-steel frets and locking tuners with Classic humbuckers that switch between humbucker, hot-rodded and single-coil voices.
· Edited by Peter Luha
Credit: Harley Benton (via source)
Harley Benton has expanded its SC-Custom Plus line with five Fishman Fluence-equipped models, giving the brand’s modern single-cut platform a three-voice pickup system. The range covers Vintage Black, Trans Brown Flame, Ocean Flame and Black Cherry Flame finishes, with fixed-bridge and Floyd Rose configurations. Harley Benton lists the guitars as new and in stock through its product pages.
The shared construction starts with an okoume body, an AA flamed-maple top, a set nyatoh neck and a jatoba fingerboard. A Modern C profile measures 20.5 mm at the first fret and 22.5 mm at the 12th, while 22 medium-jumbo Blacksmith stainless-steel frets handle the playing surface. Fixed-bridge versions use a 24.75-inch scale and WSC tune-o-matic bridge; the Floyd Rose 1000 version moves to a 25.5-inch scale for extra tension.
Fishman Fluence Open Core Classic humbuckers sit at the center of every model. Voice 1 supplies the regular Classic humbucker sound, a push-pull on the neck volume selects an airy neck split and a hotter bridge voice, and a push-pull tone control moves both pickups into clean single-coil operation. Two volume controls, one tone control, a three-way toggle and WSC locking tuners complete a layout intended to cover broad ground without adding a crowded control panel.
Credit: Harley Benton (via source)
Why it matters
The range brings a genuinely flexible three-voice pickup architecture to five production single-cuts while preserving meaningful fixed-bridge and longer-scale Floyd Rose choices.
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