Bass Guitar Kit J-Style : Worth it!

5 years ago

Full disclosure: I did immediately replace the plastic nut with a bone one before even beginning assembly, but aside from that I built this kit as stock (with the addition of some shielding paint, which it would have been nice to include by default).

The result? Well I'm no professional bassist, but I find it more than satisfactory. Feels good, sounds decent. The pickups and pots might be worth upgrading at some point in the future, but even as they are they're absolutely usable.

If there's on point of criticism I might offer it's that the routing in the body could use some smoothing, there's a bit of splintering I had to clean up. But for this price I can't be too harsh.

Image Harley Benton Bass Guitar Kit J-Style

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2012
  • Average price : $107
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