B-450FL BK Progressive Series : More thrumm less thumb

10 years ago

For those of you looking for a reasonably priced fretless bass, this has to be on your shopping list.

The active pickups give a suitable response and the neck itself is very nice to play. You may have to tweak the intonation a bit at the octave but that is easily done with the individual saddles.

It is supplied with heavy-ish roundwounds, which you may wish to swap to flats for a smoother fretless sound.

For non-bass players like myself, I wanted something that would perform as I wanted but without paying the earth for a name brand. This does just that.

For some reason I seem to get on better with fretless basses than fretted ones and I like this toy very much.

Image Harley Benton B-450FL BK Progressive Series

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2013
  • Average price : $205
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