Harley Benton TB-70VS Deluxe Series

TB 70VS

Love it sound grate look grate

HB -awesome t-Bird

This bass is striking in all aspects !!

Great looking with matching sound

The bass arrived quickly, undamaged, and in very playable condition. The neck was straight and the bass only needed to be tuned up and a little intonation adjustment. There were no flaws in the finish, everything was very nice!

This Bass Will Leave You Speechless

I have wanted a Thunderbird-style bass since hearing John Entwistle's golden but thunderous tone on The Who records. I knew that he was on to something special with that long string of T-Bird inspired basses over the decades.

So when I saw Ian of "Scott's Bass Lessons" extolling the virtues of the Thunderbird being not only an earth-shattering Rock instrument on the low end but sweet as honey on the high end, I was intrigued. Then he demoed it and I was sold. I started jonesing for a T-Bird so much that it hurt! (not joking)

So I did my research and discovered that this bass was consistently getting rave reviews from everyone on the Internet. And, yes, the fact that was at a far more reasonable price than the alternatives was a big factor too.

Well, it's true. This bass is not only everything that I had hoped for but more. The setup was perfect out of the box and I didn't have to spend additional funds to get my tech (who is a Rock Star in his own right) to "make it sweet". The strings appear to be Daddarios and they're the same gauge as what Entwistle used on his T-Birds.

The only mods that I made were replacing the pickguard with a flat black single-ply (see the ESP Phoenix Tobacco Sunburst to see what this looks like) and replacing the knobs with custom goldtopped black-sided knobs. The factory look was fine but now it's better, IMO - call me vain, I don't mind. The bass has the traditional T-Bird neck dive problem but I'm used to playing Gibsons so that's kind of a given with them. It's really no big deal.

Now let's get to the bottom line: The tone. Ian was spot on, this bass is thunder in an earthquake on the low end and sweet as honey on the high end. This bird sings AND roars!

Entwistle nailed it.

This bass has very quickly become my favorite bass - so much so that I'm thinking about buying another one with a different finish. I suspect that you will love it as much as I do.

Now if you'll excuse me, my Harley Benton TB-70vs is calling and I must answer. Rock on kids!

You will not be disappointed

Great sound, cool look, plays great, Just buy it!

I don't know how they do it.

good price for this quality

Fantastic bass. Excellent quality for the price.

Excellent quality but awkward

The good parts about this bass are the looks, which are incredible, and the sound. The neck is gloss, but doesn't feel sticky which is amazing. Everything from the shape, to the finish to the knobs looks amazing. The sound is great. Much nicer than a previous active bass that I had.

The bad thing about this guitar is the balancing. It's OK to play sitting down, although it digs in to your chest a bit, but to play standing up is exhausting. The neck dive is unreal and the neck is incredibly long. That means that you really have to put energy into it using it and it just makes it unenjoyable.

Happy with the product

I heard about Harley Benton guitars from a friend that plays multiple give weekly. He had ordered a fusion III guitar just to try it out. He now uses it more than his American start on stage.

I was looking for a bass when I saw his post and decided to give it a try. Awesome guitar straight out of the box.

value for money

couldn't believe the quality of this bass when it arrived....i always wanted a thunderbird but my budget couldn't stretch. This was the cure. its pretty heavy, and the neck dive is terrible, just like any other thunderbird. electronics are active so you get a good range of tones....reverse headstock and over all look is cool as f*** ... for the price it has got to be 5 stars