Harley Benton HBZ-2005FL NT Deluxe Series 5-stars Reviews

TBT?? Wow for this price? Amazing~

I bought this bass knowing it would be a great buy for anybody wanting a "Bass Through Body" style as so many high end basses are designed. This has always mase sense to me for any guitar yet some manufactures avoid it. It's just not as easy to make, no doubt, but has many benefits. Thought that I'd have to put pickups on it but never bothered. The stock pickups as Great for the price, which is unbelievable!

Worth 4x what it costs

After receiving this bass and seeing how unbelievably well built and finished it is, I bought a 6-string version and a 4-string fretless version as well. They’re all works of art and play magnificently. The frets are all level & polished, no sharp ends, the body construction is flawless and I genuinely can’t find any faults anywhere. I’ve been playing guitar for 40 years, and honestly don’t care what the headstock says anymore. In my collection of 42 guitars, 14 of them are now HBs because the quality & value for the price is absolutely unbeatable. I don’t know how they’re able to produce this level of product at the prices they charge, but I’m incredibly grateful because it given me the opportunity to own many beautiful instruments at a fraction of what I’d pay if a different name was on the headstock.

Amazing bass!!!

I've had this bass for a week now, and I CANNOT PUT THIS THING DOWN! It's my first fretless bass and I was a little hesitant because of it being lineless but none of that matters, this bass feels so good in your hand and the side markers are more than enough. The sound on this beast is BEAUTIFUL zero complaints on it. The build quality is SUPERB

A Fabulous Unique Fretless Bass

I bought this because I was looking for a fretless 5 that didn't sound or look like my other two fretless 5s. This one fit the bill. There were only two things I didn't like - the strings weren't a good fit for a fretless, so I changed to a set of DR Black Beauties, which sound great, and are coated for minimal neck damage. I didn't like the sound of the preamp, so I changed it out for an Artec SE-3, which made all the difference. The neck has an excellent profile, and, for a five string, it is fairly light weight. All in all, this is one great bass. I only gave it four stars for Sound because I needed to change the preamp and the strings. It is certainly a 5 star bass in all respects now.

Fantastic 5 string for the price

Have been wanting to try a 5 string for a long time and also fancied returning to a fretless. This ticks both boxes and sounds terrific art the same time. There are not many 5 strings or fretless bases on the UK market (at least not compared to 4 string fretted) and prices tend to be quite high. This played really well straight from the box. only reason for not giving five stars all round is that I can't understand why they don't come with flat wound strings as standard?

Love the new bass

I've wanted a five-string and a fretless for a long time.

I'm very pleased with the action and the feel of the bass.

Beautiful wood work as well. Would gladly trade my old Fender P-Bass for another Harley-Benton.

Awesome

Beautiful to look at, wonderful sounding. A well made bass guitar.

Wonderful value for money

This bass cost me €299! It's a five strip neck through body which looks absolutely beautiful. My main bass is a 5 string Warwick Thumb NT and to my surprise this bass plays nearly as good as the Warick for a fraction of what the Warwick costs. I have been thinking about geting a 4 string bass for a while and I will more than likely buy a Harley Benton 4 string considering how happy I am with the fretless.

I would without a doubt recommend this bass for either someone playing for a long time like myself or a beginner.

Very good Bass

I have owned over 50 basses and been playing since 1964. I started playing fretless in the mid 80's long before lined fretless basses were around. This bass has no lines and it's NBD!

The only flaw I found is the fit of the electronics cover it is not a perfect fit but it's hard to notice it and very minor. I'm going to buy another HB bass soon because this one is so good. I just wish HB had a 35" scale... Some hum from the pick-ups they are single coil and it's normal... No problems lowering the saddles on this one.

More than meets the eye!

I took a look at this bass attracted byt he look, at the end I decided to give it a chance as I was looking for a cheap fretless and when I got it I was positively surprised!

Very nice woods, nice feel, just needed a good setup (it took me just few minutes to get a keller action and perfect tune!) and it was ready!

It plays awesome, sure there are better sounding electronics and pick ups, but you can't have them for such a low price!

It's crafted amazingly, I could barely find minor cosmetic flaws, hard to notice.

Hardware seems good and it stays in tune much better than expected from any "raw" wood bass.

The only cons I could find was that most of the saddles needs to be lowered 'till course end to get the best action.

Not a big issue, but there might be thinner saddles to keep "a little room".

Best fretless bass for the price, much better than a curbow!