Harley Benton B-650 Black Progressive Series 5-stars Reviews

AWESOME

Top quality guitar for a very small amount of money

My go to instrument

My god, this was love at first touch. 9 years ago, I bought it out of total need for an instrument. I was going to live abroad for 4 months away from my family and I needed comfort. I had been playing bass for many years but I had to leave my instruments back home. So, I bought this just to try 6 strings and to keep me playing. Long story short, it felt right all from the beginning. I have used it on gigs and on recordings and it both handles great and sounds good. If you want to broaden the note range of your playing, this is the best tool to try it and experience. You might not have to buy a more expensive one later on.

Made it my main bass

It's a solid bass griff, not esy to handle but it'perfect if you can handle it. Can't play in a straight-up possition but as a chord-jazz or funk bass. Heavy weight and full of garmony, like a piano.great finish, perfect condition. Fully recomend for medium-professional players!

Perfect quality for this money

It was one of those moments that I act sudden while buying it and it worths. Perfect guitar. It is recommended to change strings as soon as possible because stock ones doesn't have good sound. I am looking forward to play it in gigs.

Couldn't be better!

Plays great, sounds great, stays in tune, no sharp frets, actually impressed, good job guys.

Beautiful budget 6 string

Bought this a few weeks ago and it works perfectly, tone is considerably versatile and the active EQ gives a lot of control considering the restrictions.

Would recommend

Buy it for gift

Good sound

Best Value to Money 6 strings bass guitar

Best Value to Money 6 strings bass guitar

Great extended range bass for the money

I've played this instrument for years, toured with it and abused it, and it's still rocking.

Best bass for the money

Perfect for what I need it for, prog metal. The pickups sound loud and clear. Most importantly though, the thin neck makes it very easy for someone with really short fingers to play comfortably.

Met My Expectations And More

I studied the YouTube videos with the greatest fear it being damaged in shipping but that was only one guy -and mine came to Canada in mint, perfect condition. You have to expect to set the relief, action and intonation but it played actually pretty good, right out of the box. 12th fret intonation off big-time, but easily remedied. The EQ can be a bit boomy, but pan back to the bridge humbucker with the bass off and you can get a Jaco midrange. Using pedals you can get it all and more if desired. Neck flat and straight, adjust the low B where you want it and set all string action as well, the flat fingerboard doesn’t have the Fender bump radius so you can go low. I like this bass so much, I’m having one of Canada’s top luthier do a PLEK on the frets, if it indeed even needs it. Put Dunlop strap locks on it with a Levi wide leather strap and you have dream bass.

Lastly check out the YT video on the B-650 by BassTheWorld running 6:41- that review gave me the confidence to make the purchase. Very glad, I did.

Harley Benton B-650 Black Progressive Series

Got the bass in a weeks time and out the box it was stunning to look at.

The quality of the build is impressive and the tone of it out the box is AMAZING!!! Stock as it is now is a solid bass to have!

My first Harley Benton, super impressed!

I just wanted a cheap string that I could test the waters with to see if I liked them, and boy did I get so much more.

I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting much when I opened the box. YouTube reviews can only be so reliable for various reasons, and I've learned the hard way with my first bass, a Jackson. However, I opened the box and was greeted by a pristine, damage-less bass guitar. Yeah, that's kind of a low bar, but keep in mind this thing is insanely cheap.

How does it sound?

Amazing!! My dream bass has always been a Spector, but unfortunately, I don't have 2000 dollars lying around. This sounds pretty darn close to what I've been dreaming about; and for under CAD 300, that's ridiculous (in a good way).

Also: Battery trapdoor. Awesome. I am so sick of having to buy duct tape to get the back panel off of my guitar/bass to replace the battery.

The hardware seems good quality, which is very pleasantly surprising considering its price. Even the battery trapdoor seems pretty solid.

Needless to say, if I had known about these guys when I was starting out, most of my stuff would have probably been made by Harley Benton.

Overall the value of this bass is ludicrous and HB will be getting my business again!

Excellent bass!!

I cannot be more happy with this bass. Its sound is amazing and it is quite comfortable to play. Not too heavy, but heavy enough though.

Not upset anymore!

From my first attempt to get my very first, i was upset, It arrived in two pieces, the electronic components was the only things holding it together. Not what I was expecting at all. I said I will not do this again I wanted my money back! Second attempt, successful, I'm impressed! I love this bass, even though it bit me, the frets are pretty sharp.

Unbelievable Value!

I've playing since the 80s and have owned many basses. Also I've worked in a few music stores over the years. I have no idea how Harley Benton can offer this level of quality of these prices. I'm not complaining though. Bought this for a "couch bass" but will be using this at gigs. Love this thing! One star lost on quality because of sharp fret edges but I took care of those quickly and easily.

For this money, you won't find anything better, good bass

brilliant instrument

the instrument is of a standard a 700 euro instrument may not be. It is fantastic and sounds brilliant

Great first 6-string bass

The best 6-string bass for you and your wallet. It's cheap but reliable. It does lose pitch the higher up the neck you go but it's not that bad honestly. The price/quality ratio is very good with this one.

For the price this simply can not be beat!

I wanted to get into the extended range bass world, but was priced out of the market by most other brands. I bought this with some degree of skepticism, but I have to say this bass has been incredible, especially for the price. Action and set up was superb out of the box. All I had to do was tune, pop in the nine volt and go. Zero buzzing, perfect fret ends, and great playability. I especially like the narrower string spacing, which has made adjusting to the world of six strings so much easier. My only complaint is the level of the pickups in passive mode. It's almost unusably quiet. But active is great and sounds amazing throughout the entire range, so it really isn't much of a problem in my book. If you want to get started in the world of extended range bass, this is an absolute must buy!