Harley Benton B-550 QTB Progressive Series 5-stars Reviews

Unexpected

I don't know why but, I bought this bass because it said it was long scale and it has all the dimensions of a short scale. It was unexpected but useful since the bass player in my band is a small guy hahahaha.

Impressive and affordable build

I think the quality is incredible for the price. It's neatly put together and finished; the tuners feel a little cheap, but it stays in tune, and the neck is really comfortable to play. The tone is also halfway nice, and the settings offer a lot of freedom. When the treble is turned up, the preamp becomes hissy. Get it!

More juice than I deserve

I’m not believing this bass. Great price fast shipping. Sounds too good to be true. But it’s not! Beautiful instrument that makes beautiful sounds

Shocked

Ok so I thought that a bass this affordable couldn't be well made. Boy was I wrong. This bass is a work horse. It sounds great and looks great too. I own both a sting ray and a spector but for some reason I keep picking this up and playing. The only gripe I have and just to let you know that I'm not the only complaint is that the fret ends were a bit sharp but I grabbed a metal file and fixed it. I would say that this bass has shocked both me and other musicians for both price and quality. I would buy a second one and tell my fellow musicians to pick one up if they needed a bass.

Perfect guitar for a beginner

Bought. Dropped tuning from standard to drop G. Sounds NICE!

BTW 2 modes(active and passive) the best guitar for its price.

More than worth the money

I'd really wanted a 5-string bass for some time, and after shopping around at other stores (and some less than great dealings with another store) I decided to give this one a try. Needless to say I'm ecstatic with the result. Beautiful finish, nice full sound, and no other company could sell something this great at this low price.

Good quality product

really like the bass for the price! A serious competitor such as Fender/ibanez/yamahah! Highly recommended

Does what I need it to do!

I'm a bedroom guitarist recording a few tracks and needed a functional, cheap and cheerful 5 string to do some simple bass tracks.

My needs regarding this instrument are very basic; feel ok in my hands, work and not get in the way of what I want to do. In all those aspects it does exactly what I need it to do!

I can't attest to the overall sound quality of this item as I'm very far from a professional and even further from a professional bassist (!) but the levels going in to my DAW via my interface.

Only slight gripe is that the fret edges could have been slightly better dressed and the fretboard was a tiny bit dry but, at this price point, I would really be nit picking to deduct any stars.

Harley Benton B-550 QTB Progressive Series

I will use this bass for slapping mainly because of the sound.

with a few modifications i turned this bass into a good slapper.

The bass was delivered in a good and neat condition!!!

For the price there is actually nothing to complain about!

Well Done Harley Benton!!

Incredible value

Fantastic 5 string bass capable of giving a wide variety of tones with the active and passive pickup option.

Pros:

Light weight despite it's size

Well balanced

Both pickups produce fantastic sound

Neck is quite thin and fits nicely in the hand

Cons:

Pickups can't be raised or lowered, but that is just a minor inconvenience.

Fantastic instrument for this price

Haven't played/owned a bass for at least 30 yrs, and wanted something cheap to practice on. This was far more than I expected.. Build quality is great, fretworks is far better than much more expensive competitors.

Stays in tune even after a day of hard practice.

Pikcup's are super , and active/passive switch is a very nice feature.

Only "Negative" is the use of batteries if I don't remember to pull out the battery after playing.

Best bang for the buck

Not much to add except this is a very good Basses, especially for beginners. At this Price tag it's honestly unbeatable.

Seriously; how do they manage to do it?

Okay, at the time of writing, I've had my 4-string B-450 QTB for over a month and it continues to astound me. It's big sister, the 5-string B-550 QTB has also been here for a few weeks too. It's my first 5-string bass and I'm already smitten. So much so, that the two basses are used alternately, at least as much as it is reasonable to do so.

Of course, in comparison, they constitute two very different instruments. You might not think that the addition of a bottom B string and a narrower pitch between the strings would make so much difference to your bass playing, but it sure does; or, at least it does for me. To an extent, the basses choose their own songs. They also make your hands do things that are almost unexpected; spooky even!; although, that matters not, as the sound that comes out of these two machines is quite frankly amazing; and that just using their passive electronics, fed through a flat EQ and output at a reasonable volume. Their playability is also excellent. In fact, .you get so much for your Euro, or whatever currency you use, that it's really difficult to criticise these machines. They are quite literally stunning. So, I guess that's why there is a black Harley Benton fretless sitting beside me as I write. It's too early to tell its story yet, but I'm pretty sure it will be impressive. Now, which one of you three beauties will I use today? Decisions, decisions. God bless Harley Benton!

Great Bass For The Money

I bought this bass after taking a chance and purchasing a B-650. These are great basses with a great look, and well thought out easy to use features. The electronics are very quiet, so no annoying hum when you're up on stage, and even with the most basic of amps the onboard eq means that a huge array of tones are easily within reach. All in all a great bass, ignore the price tag!

Very happy with this guitar...

Beautiful finish, good sound, excellent price...I could not have asked for more from a guitar for around £150. Delivery was lightning fast too for something coming from Europe as deliveries to Northern Ireland are notoriously problematic.

Great bass

Bought this bass because I wanted to start playing 5 strings and didn't want to spend a lot in case I didn't get on with the change over having small hands... Turned out to be a very good buy indeed... I've used thunderbird basses for years and didn't think I would ever change but I am about to buy another B-550 as a backup for the one I already own... To me they are really that good....