Harley Benton PB-20 BK Standard Series Reviews

Good with some work/fun project.

Mine came with broken saddles and sharp fret ends, but somehow felt good to play. Changed the saddles for brass ones, filed down fret ends and rounded them and fretboard edges slightly, reseated a slightly lifted fret, shielded the electronics, made and installed a half degree 1mm shim, added a string tree that also held down the A string, changed the strings and gave it a setup. It's now a quiet and comfortable bass, that was fun to work on. Budget instruments have really come a long way! I used the strings that came with the bass through all the modifications, and thought they where decent enough.

Solid Instrument for the Price

I had this instrument for a couple of years as a temporary substitution. This bass guitar needed some setting up upon arrival, and I'm talking about dealing with the sharp fret ends and rubbing some oil into the fretboard, as it was quite dry. But once this was done, the bass became playable, and I had an awesome time playing it. Recently, I've given it away, but frankly, I could've kept it as there was nothing wrong with it. So, if you want to have a bass for a fraction of the price and are willing to learn basic techniques of guitar maintenance, then this bass is going to cut it.

Very good for beginners

I ordered this bass as a birthday present for my girlfriend who wanted to start playing, and i picked this one specifically because of how good it sounds and looks. The build quality is also solid and i should mention that it came in near perfect condition. The only drawbacks i can name are that it definitely needs some fret polishing and fine tuning if you want to get the most out of it. Overall solid beginner bass.

Can’t beat x price

I’ve spend less than $130 in improvements (pickups,bridge etc.)

and some TLC with the neck and it’s competes with $1k basses . Can’t believe it!! .

Amazing for it's price

Great bass for it's money! Great sound, quality and general feel. Absolute must if you can't afford a high-end instrument.

crazy value for money, perfect finishing, very nice fretboard, unbeatable at that price.

Better than you'd expect

For this price cant be beat.

Good sound for the price. can't ask for much more

First Electric Bass

This is my first ever bass. Many years after it's still like brand new (even the strings). Every time someone is interested in learning bass and wonders what to get I show them this one. It's super good quality for super low price. #1 choice for new students :)

Great for it's price

Everything you could ask for for a cheap price in a great quality

Brilliant starting bass.

I'm a guitar player at heart, but found alot of bands in need of a bass player. So I gave it a shot!

In the studio or playing it live it holds up against a Fender anyday!

Perfect for starting out and introducing you to the world of " SLAP THE BASS "

Exceptional quality for the price. I highly recommend this bass.

Great beginners bass

Bought for my daughter to learn on, she was really happy with it. It was a good size and weight for her (she is 15). Well made over all, nothing to complain about. Only thing was there was a slight string slap on E string, but that could have been her playing or need of adjustment. She was very pleased with it to learn on for the price. Cant fault it for the level she was at.

Great Beginner Bass Guitar

I've just got it and i've fallen in love with it

My very first bass ever

nothing to say but, this the best and fastest company I've ever ordered with.

great deal

very dope string quality, the knobs are great, overall just a great deal for this high quality of an instrument,

Great First Bass

Bought this as I decided quite randomly to give bass a try so picked this up as a beginner and was very happy with it. Great bass to start out on, didn't require much set up and was playable on arrival.

My only negative is that it is quite top heavy, but that could be eliminated with a better strap than I'm using.

Overall a great bass to start learning on, sounds great so probably worth getting if you want a low cost P bass and gives me a good impression of the overall quality of Harley Benton products

Great to play, brilliant value.

First off it looks fantastic. Sounds as good as any bass I have played and can't quite believe the price I got it for.

Can’t beat it for the price

It could use better pickups, the stock ones are

weak, other than that, after you give the truss rod a 1/8”-1/4” turn and buy a gig bag or case for it you’re good to go!

Great instrument for it's price

It is my first bass, just wanted to try out bass after several years of guitar playing. Saw many reviews about Harley Benton instruments, for a very affordable price it is a really great deal.

Came packed in two boxes: one for guitar itself, and second one (bigger) in which box with guitar was placed. Nothing was damaged.

Stock strings is ok, did not tried to change them at this moment.