PB-Shorty BK Standard Series : Surprisingly good bass

This review is somewhat late, as I believe I bought this bass in 2010.

I have had a bass at hand for most of the time I have been playing guitar for songwriting purposes.

My previous bass (an unbranded plywood-bodied P-copy) was retired when I had taken it apart to respray the body and I realised that it was a long-scale neck on a short-scale body! I had stopped writing music at this time and saw no need to replace it.

However, we moved to a different area and I wanted to get back into playing in bands and, after a long time of failing to find a band as a guitarist, bought this bass in the home that it would be easier to get gigs as a bassist. It was!

The bass was light, solid and held tune really well. I wasn't particularly impressed with the rosewood fingerboard (if it actually was rosewood I am not sure), but that's been a problem for me fo years.

The pickup sounded ok, but the bass needed a good setup (intonation, trussrod adjustment and string height) which I did myself. All sounded good and I used this bass until I started gigging when I had moved on the a Squier VM Jazz.

When I sent the Squier off to a luthier for a pro setup I used the HB for a couple of rehearsals and was REALLY impressed with the bass! There was no actual need to have moved on.

The bass has subsequently been sold on, but I have recommended HB instruments to anybody looking instrument suggestions within this budget.