I have two HB Basses, the JB20 and the PB-50 FR. I play mostly on the JB20 but I am very keen on buying the PJ4 SBK. I just love the looks!

Thanks for your comprehensive review! I have the same bass for recording only and love it! Be careful though, the finish easily scratches.

I have two HB basses, the PB-20 Black/White and the fretless PJ-40 FL. Very happy with both, however on the P-bass one of the tuners start to rattle. Have put Fender flatwounds on it and it sounds very warm/smooth now :)

I own an Enhanced MJ-4EB in a Creme finish that I picked up as a B stock for a bit over $200. The neck is fantastic, and the finish is lovely. My big down check was the warped pickguard; it's getting replaced. The pick-ups were okay, the stock electronics a bit cheesy. I replaced the pickups and electronics with Delano pickups and a Delano preamp. Yes, the bass was worth the upgrades. For less than $700 I now own a bass that is comparable to a Sandberg without the boutique price tag. Would I consider buying another Harley Benton? Absolutely! When you consider that modern Squires cost twice as much and you end up with a poplar body or that a MIM Fender will cost four times as much and you are not getting a significantly better bass, it's a no brainer.

Is so soft 😭🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

I have the same bass, I have like 7 HB's and the main box is always messed up.. but the goods inside have always been undamaged. I ordered this bass cause I wanted a bass, i didn't have one in my collection and for the price of like 115.00. It's awesome. If anyone hasn't mentioned it, it's a basswood body, maple neck Amaranth fretboard.

@HiYouTubeImDad

2 жыл бұрын

Nice, it's a great playing bass, I'll have to find something to feature it on here soon. Enjoy yours!

Congrats! Nice looking P bass, I have been looking around their website, and maybe I'll get a 5 String Fretless Acoustic Bass (B-35BK-FL), and a guitar, not sure yet 😐 😅 All the HB's instruments "reviews" I've seen have been positive so far, so... I have to check too Hahaha

@HiYouTubeImDad

2 жыл бұрын

This one is nice, but it's nowhere near the top of the bass I grab to just screw around with, or even work on a part. But for $200 I figured why not, and it's definitely worth way more than $200 imo.

@enrifretless

2 жыл бұрын

@@HiKZreadImDad Yeah, I get that these HB instruments are not top level, but they are playable, built with some quality, and can scratch that itch for a new instrument that won't be taking the first spots on the lineup, another option without braking the bank ;-)

I have 3 HB basses...one fretless jazz, 1 regular jazz and this one. I really like this one but it is neck heavy. I'm thinking about attaching a flat peice of steel to the body. The thing headstock wants to bow to the ground.

@HiYouTubeImDad

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's because the wood of the body is so light. It's much lighter than my Fender for sure.

I got a 6 String Harley Benton B-650 Black Progressive Series. I just play and like to play music so am no bassist (closest is classical piano). The head seems to have a tendency to crack right at the top where I put a tuner. It is an active bass but I really like all the strings and how it sounds. Two humbuckers of some sort. Supposedly sounds better playing it in passive. Especially with the software I have. (Then I have two guitars from thomann, One Tele in natural and one more expensive single cut Harley Benton SC-550 II BCF. That said I do have an old superstrat HSS from Godin (A 24 fret intro level) that I have grown most fond of. I also have a four string active-only Schecter Diamond Stiletto Extreme with strings on it older than sand. :) )

@HiYouTubeImDad

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a nice collection!

Hi. When adjusting the truss rod does your truss rod key touch a bit on the wood? Mine fits really tight so when i turned it, it did scrape away a little bit of the cavity finish. I corrected it with a black marker (not the best solution but it doesn't show at all and the spot was small anw).

@HiYouTubeImDad

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, it did the same on mine. The wood is really soft there, almost like balsa wood. I'm not sure what a solution would be, maybe carve out enough wood so the key no longer scrapes, then sharpie/paint it?

That's the one I've been eyeing.... No, no, no, maybe next birthday.....

should I get this as my first bass? im looking for something really affordable

@HiYouTubeImDad

Жыл бұрын

Sorry I completely missed this comment. Yeah it's definitely a decent instrument for the price. You may also want to check out some of HB's other models. If they have a P/J style bass for a similar price that may be the way to go, to give you some more versatility.

Do you own any Harley Benton instruments? What do you think?

@HiYouTubeImDad

2 жыл бұрын

@Doogyrevko wow Of course, what other wood would it be made out of? haha, thanks for the info!

@conradsz

2 жыл бұрын

@Doogyrevko wow What about weight and balance of the pb-20? What's your perception ?

@elflakeador09

2 ай бұрын

I have a jb 75 that I really like, it arrived all cracked and smashed up at the bridge end of the guitar. It weighs a tonne so it was obviously dropped in transit. When the replacement came it was fine but there still wasn't enough padding in the packaging though. It plays great. Also have a HB ric copy that's pretty decent.