kodiakblair Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 This video just went on You Tube 5 minutes ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSlDrRgOums I was looking at the Benton Jazz basses and up it popped. Might help someone decide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Sounds fine to me. I'd like to hear a few more playing styles, e.g. with a pick. But it seems to make the right sort of sounds in that video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1402238426' post='2471219'] They are working for me! [/quote] Have you got one of these Owen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariner72 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Interesting YouTube post, keep looking at these on Thomman, shall I or not??? I've also come across the Bach Rivoli style basses this week, looking at 400euro but they look very tasty!! Anybody got any experience with these?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunic Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I'm the guy who uploaded that Harley Benton HB-60 video on the previous page. And I owned one of those Bach basses, sold it and regretted it. It was a one trick pony, but sounded pretty good and build quality was on par for the price. The HB-60 is a different beast tho, less boomy and muddy. I've got videos from both of them, so you can judge for yourself. Bach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZSSkgtE61w HB-60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSlDrRgOums A video of the HB played with a pick will follow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 [quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1409166413' post='2537071'] Have you got one of these Owen? [/quote] Fraid not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunic Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Harley Benton HB-60 with a pick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT0-N_sbc9Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Dunic, on the Thomann website it says the controls are 1 x vol 1 x tione and 3-way switch but it actually has 3 control knobs - what does the third one do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunic Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 it's wired like a jazz bass, two volumes for each pickup, one tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Ah, thanks! Tone, on the lower horn I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunic Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 nope, I guessed a master volume should be there but it's neck pickup volume on lower horn, tone in the middle, then bridge pickup volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) - Edited February 22, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunic Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Shortscale, but it felt/played like a normal scale bass. Same goes for the HB-60 by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 @dunic - you've put less processing/amp sound on the HB-60 than Ed Friedman did on the Eastman Classic 4. But, from what I can hear the Harley Benton is quite close to the sound of the Classic 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmSUjhcJaPo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Over on the German music forum, someone just bought this bass from the Thomann 'flea market'. It's a long scale semi-hollow. This doesn't seem to be a properly released model. I wonder what it is. A prototype? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Nada Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Hi Dunic. Thanks for uploading the vid, very useful. Can I ask you a question about the HB60? How much volume does it produce acoustically, and how's the tone? Cheers Edited October 12, 2014 by James Nada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil___lien Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 On 27/08/2014 at 22:27, dunic said: I'm the guy who uploaded that Harley Benton HB-60 video on the previous page. And I owned one of those Bach basses, sold it and regretted it. It was a one trick pony, but sounded pretty good and build quality was on par for the price. The HB-60 is a different beast tho, less boomy and muddy. I've got videos from both of them, so you can judge for yourself. Bach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZSSkgtE61w HB-60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSlDrRgOums A video of the HB played with a pick will follow. Hey there! Do U still own the HB-60? i'm considering getting one... Just wonder after a few years how U feel about it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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