harley benton pb50, can it really be as good as the reviews?

[Ricky 4000]

4 hours ago, stewblack said:

Oh and @Freud_Chicken123,  lovely bass playing too. 

Seconded! 👏

[Freud_Chicken123]

 @Ricky 4000 

@stewblack

Thanks!

[Henrythe8]

IResurrecting the thread. I bought one, then a second one on a whim. Both are lefties. 

The first one has been dissassembled and will face some horrid surgeries. 

The second one will probably see more than a tiny nice bass should. I already reversed the nut (so easy) and gave it a setup, added a higher strap pin and voilà, it plays. 

Just a quick vid I made to illustrate a post about harmonics. 

I'm seriously amazed by the tone of those basses. I set it up very very low, and even had to add a shim under the neck as the bridge was already lowered to the max. 

Yes, the finish is quite poor, there are bubbles, the sunburst is ok-ish, it's not a slab neck... tons of small things that make this instrument a cheap one. But the tone... love it. 

 

[stewblack]

I am no longer surprised by HB. 

I ignore the price and enjoy the instrument. Glad you're happy with yours

[Joybass]

On 20/05/2020 at 20:13, Freud_Chicken123 said:

Only tiny thing was the A string lacked punch because of a shallow break angle, but installing a string retainer for like £3 totally fixed that.

I have replaced the ol' disc with this one below on all my basses (9 of which are Harley Bentons 😊). Works great.

 

[Joybass]

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