Harley Benton Block-300B

Exactly what it says on the tin!

I bought this amp with one objective in mind; to make my bass louder!

It does that, and just that. This is great for me because I can then just crack on and play. I have this for home use and I have not played live, it's just for me. I like the no frills presentation as it is easy to use. I think that I would prefer pots on the front rather than slider based GEQ but that is a minor niggle for me as prefer to switch the eq off.

That is actually the feature that convinced me to buy the amp. I have a preamp pedal and I like to use that for tone shaping so being able to use the amp as a power amp is perfect for my needs.

The input jack has a switch to pad a high output or active signal, and the front panel also has mini jacks for headphones and aux input and so is an invaluable practice tool. It weighs next to nothing and so in the event that I do start playing in a band it will be easy to transport.

The back panel has DI, speakon/jack speaker output and the power switch (and voltage selector). It's all very easy to use.

Mine is paired with a Hartke HD112 cabinet and I do not regret my purchase at all. I would recommend this amp especially if you are looking for an amp-cab setup and you want to get a more expensive cabinet.

My only other criticism is that I occasionally hear crackling from the aux in, this could be attributed to the cable though.

Again, I am very happy with my purchase and would (indeed I may) do so again.

The sound is not perfect - but for this money there are no analogues

A very easy-to-use bass amplifier that is suitable not only for beginners but also for intermediate bassists.