Harley Benton PB-Shorty BK Standard Series

Shortscale Electric Bass

Image Harley Benton PB-Shorty BK Standard Series

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Latest User Reviews

1 year ago

Bargain Bass

Quality for the money is amazing. Sounds great with flat wounds on. Has neckdive because of light body but doesn't bother me. Produces a nice tone.

2 years ago

Good bass

lovely and cheap bass for beginners i love playing with it. has a good sound for its price!

2 years ago

Inbelieveble for its price

I'm a beginner, but it is amazing that Harley Benton provides affordable basses in such decent quality.

2 years ago

Harley Benton PB-Shorty BK

Bass is good! The price corresponds to the quality. Sound, premium bass. The quality of work and materials is good. There is one drawback: the bass guitar has poor balance. The neck constantly falls when playing while sitting. Otherwise the bass does its job! Well done Harley Benton!

3 years ago

Small bass for that price - amaizing dream :)

3 years ago

Budget friendly PBass Shorty

For beginner bass players, especially youngsters or people with small hands, a full scale bass can be daunting. This inexpensive short-scale version of the classic Precision bass is an excellent alternative.

All the basic and time-tested features of the Precision bass are there, from the punchy tone of the split-coil pickup to the simplicity of the single volume and tone controls. The finish is classic, the build is sturdy and no-nonsense. What more could a starting player hope for?

I recommend this bass for beginners, but also for players looking for an affordable alternative to the Squier Mini-Precision bass. The bass is small, but the sound is all that you would expect from a PBass.

Very satisfied, great value for the price !

3 years ago

Gigable bass for very little money

This bass sounds awesome, one of my favourites to play. I changed the strings straight away to La Bella 760 FM-S so can't comment on the sound out of the box. No problems with tuners or bridge overall quality is tremedous for the money.

3 years ago

Normal bass

Sounds nice. Found no problem with it. Very good quality for this money.

3 years ago

A great modding platform

Mine came slightly damaged in the transport from mishandling, however it plays perfectly fine so I didn't bother returning it.

The pickup was good sounding, bit ballsy and punchy as P bass should be, unfortunately it was also quite microphonic. Luckily, I ordered an EMG P pickup with it, installed it, and now I have a bass of my dreams, and feel like I hacked the system. Why? Because the body is perfect, the frets too, there was no need for setup, finish is impeccable.

Is it the best looking bass out there? No, it would be way cooler with black pickguard. The pickguard is not perfect, it fits bit too tightly and it was screwed in uprecisely, and hides many missed screw holes, but I do not care with this price.

The sustain is great.

Too bad the nice original pot caps are too small for the EMG pots.

I would recommend this bass to anyone who needs a good workhorse, and a modding platform.

3 years ago

amazing quality for the money, so happy with it

I really wasn't expecting much for this cheap but boy was I surprised! It's a great bass! The quality and sound are wonderful for how little it cost, it's my main bass now and I couldn't be happier! Highly recommended

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Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2004
  • Average price : $107
  • Standard series
  • Body: Poplar
  • Bolt-on neck: Maple
  • Fretboard: Amaranth
  • Fretboard inlays: Dots
  • Neck profile: Modern C
  • 19 Frets
  • Scale: 762 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Double-Action truss rod
  • Pickup: 1 PB-Style split coil
  • 1 Volume control and 1 tone control
  • Chrome hardware
  • Classic PB-style machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: .040 - .095
  • Colour: Black high gloss
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