Harley Benton B-450 QTB Progressive Serie 5-stars Reviews

perfect gift

Bought as a gift for a new bass player and they loved it!

Surprisingly good

Didn't expect too much at this price but boy was I wrong, sounds great, looks amazing and does everything just as well as my other "named" brands, nice and well balanced, very easy to play.

Bass guitar

Realy good bass guitar and the price is very good. Nice finishing.

Very Pleased!

Very pleased. Beautiful finish, great pickup options and overall versatility. Plays like a dream!

Good bass guitar for a beginner

Bought this for my wife as her first bass guitar. She likes it very much. It looks good sounds good and feels good to play. Even her teacher tried playing this instrument and said that for this money it is amazing and sounds really good. It is possible to achieve many different kinds of tones by turning the knobs. The only complaint she had is that there is no instructions on what the knobs do.

Amazing, especially considering it's an entry level instrument

I purchased this as a gift for a 10-year-old girl who became obsessed with bass after watching Maneskin's bass player. It arrived today and I wanted to test it out before presenting it to her.

I couldn't put it down! It plays really well and the tone is very versatile. I love that it has a passive/active option, which adds even more breadth to the tonal palette.

The hardware looks pretty solid too.

P.S. I've been playing bass for nearly 30 years, and I have some pretty high-end basses. I could definitely see myself taking this to a gig.

Harley Benton B-450 QTB

Nice bass, action was a bit high and there was a pinhole in the finish but for $147 how can you complain!!!

Beginner

Bought this as a total noob in the way of bass

Looked up the features and liked the style etc

I love it!

Amazing bass

The quality is awesome!

It is worth every penny.

Well, I'm new to music and this is my first bass guitar, so don't be too harsh.

In reality, the red is not so noticeable, but it still looks pretty darn good. Sits in her hands like a glove. Active sensors work as expected.

Delivered safe and sound, not a single scratch, but I came with an unfinished truss rod, I had to suffer trying to figure out how to do it.

I would also like to see the instructions for the switch since it is very difficult for a person who did not deal with guitars to figure out what is responsible for what.

In general, it is worth every penny.

An amazing bass for such a low price.

I bought a Harley Benton B-450 QTB about a year ago.

Disclaimer: If you want the short version there is a pros and cons section, as well as a summary at the end.

Packaging and Delivery

First of all, it was really well packaged with multiple boxes and that kind of fancy stuff. If I remember correctly, it took two weeks to deliver to Athens with DHL, but nowadays with UPS it took about five working days in a period when every greek courrier was pretty much stuck. So, in terms of delivery, you shouldn't have any problem. The condition it arrived in would have been perfect, but unfortunately a screw had been unscrewed from one of the magnets. It was really easy to put it back with a screwdriver, but I believe this is something worth mentioning. Apart from that, it did not required any setup at all.

Sound

It has a decent sound even out of the box, but after you change it's strings it really start to glow up. I have tried multiple settings with different amps and pedals and I personally prefer passive pickups with some distortion. I have recorded some metal and rock with it and I have to admit that I was surprised by the sound.

Features

It comes with multiple pots as well as active and passive push/pull function that can really come in hand, although I personally use only passive and prefer to experiment with my sound directly from my amp.

Construction and Cosmetics

It is a well built instrument, that is for sure. The overall quality of the wood, the electronics etc is really decent and I wasn't really expecting something like that at the specific price range. Also, it is a gorgeous instrument and the finish is absolutely amazing, but can get dusty pretty quick.

Pros

-The price

-Really good building quality and finish

-Really decent sound

-Multiple pots and push/pull function

-Good packaging and fast delivery

-A unique shape (i personally love but someone else might not)

Cons

-Loose screw at arrival

-A unique shape (i personally love but someone else might not)

Summary

A really decent and reasonable priced bass with good sound and overall good building quality.

Never had a bass before

OK, I have zero expertise on bass guitars. Never had one before and added this to an order on a whim so I don't really know what I'm looking at, but it seems too be fine. Finish is nice, feels nice, and set-up seems to be fine. It sounds pretty cool. I don't notice a big difference between having the pre-amp on or off. Now I just have to learn the Seinfeld bass riff ;-)

WOW

For the Price it is a good product better than Squier's or similars

Great Bass

Had to adjust the neck and had trouble with the bridge, other than that it's great.

Perfect budged bass

This bass is really good for a bigginer bass and its really affordable.I totally recomend this bass if you are starting to play bass!

This benton is a contender for the big boys!

We have been used to many bass guitars working in our studio and live on stage and also had some budget gear come along with bad results, to our surprise this benton has proved itself to be a big contender when it comes to live on stage, it had its debut on a main stage this week and it blew us away.. very strong presence and good solid feel, very handy if the battery goes flat just hit the coil tap and your good to go passive and carry on, nice idea . In the studio too it has good definitive presence on tape and doesnt lose TONE up the scale it beat a yamaha and a rickenbacker we had at the time, this bass was perfect for songs we had in mind.. good all round bass and a lot of bass for the money.!!