Harley Benton HBZ-2004 Deluxe Series 5-stars Reviews

A very bassy bass by default, absolutely love it

Sounds amazing paired with my Orange 50W amp.

Deep heavy bass. I am bass head in general and got that "damnnn" :)

The only -1 point is for built quality... could be better, some screws on the magnets were not fully screwed in, some frets could have been placed better to avoid rattles, but these were only minor details, haven't stopped me from enjoying it since December and never bothered to even fix them...so no real issues.

I will avoid saying "for the price" because even if I had paid more it would have still been my favorite.

Recommended for beginners 100%.

Good Bass

I'm gonna be completely honest: I am an absolute beginner and mostly bought this specific bass because it looks awesome.

That being said, the instrument seems to be of high quality and feels very nice to play. One of the knobs got a bit loose after a while which was easily fixed with a bit of glue and besides that I didn't have any issues. The strings tune easily and stay in tune, the active EQ works as expected and the battery lasted me around three months of almost daily use.

I don't have the experience to pick up on all the subtleties of a good bass sound, but I really like its tone and with a little bit of compression it sounds really good. There is a little bit of static noise when I use only one pickup, but I'm pretty sure that's to be expected on a J-Bass.

Overall, I am very satisfied with my purchase.

Gorgeous Bass, Incredible Price!

I couldn't be happier with this instrument, and the price is insanely low for the look and quality you're getting. The neck is silky smooth, the laminations are tight, and the mother of pearl inlays really add to the look. And it's not a bolt-on! Amazing for the money. To my beginner's ears, it sounds very tight and punchy. The setup out of the box is excellent, and the quality of strings it ships with is quite good. I did detect a bit of grounding noise when I took my hands off the strings, but that may be my amp, or just a quirk of jazz pickups that I'm not aware of. Get this bass before they come to their senses and raise the price!

Bought on a whim...

Note to self- have more whims. Beautifully made and a joy to play.

Great bass for a guitar player who needs a bass

I’m a guitar player not a bass player. But I wanted something that played and sounded good. This is perfect.

Great product!

This bass plays & sounds great! I have 10 basses & this one is the most versatile, plus the quality at this price is amazing! Highly recommended!

Remember the Price, it's good for the price.

I might come back and revise later but this is my initial impression of the guitar. I've held in my mind what I paid for the guitar, I'm not expecting Custom Shop quality

It looks great, it seems to be put together well and it's a weighty block. Exactly what I wanted. The fretwork let it down as a number if the frets were dented by string marks suggesting that the fretboard had has some weight on it. The frets need a polish. The fret sprout was painfully obvious, a paper cut within minutes from a light test. A fret dress is needed and what it'll get. The action is a little high at the bridge, all HB's seem to have this trait and once I've tacked the frets, I'll address the action as well.

Pickup wise, its fine, the tonal range works if you adjust at the amp as well.

If you're happy with a basic setup then this is acceptable for the price. A couple of hours and I'll have a great bass. I personally love setting up guitars, I've bought a few HB's purely to practice setups on so there is nothing scary for me.

If you're not happy changing strings as you're a newbie, someone will be able to help or your local luthier could quickly run through this for you.

Despite the issues, it's still overall a great buy as it's a serious bargain for a great looking, neck-through bass.

Awesome bass

This is an amazing bass guitar, lovely sounding, low action and so comfortable to play. Why spend more on bigger named brands when basses as good as this can be bought for a fraction of the price?

Excellent quality for the price.

Excellent quality for the price.

Very well set up.

great product

very nice to play. light weight

Killer bass for the price!

Just started playing bass again after a 15 year break and selling all my previous gear. I've had the HBZ-2004 for 2 weeks now and I'm mighty impressed. Fresh out of the box the action needed a little attention and that's it! This bass plays beautifully, has a wide tonal range and looks amazing for the price. Highly recommended.

Very happy customer!

Im a guitarist for 30 years but this is also the 4th bass I've owned in that time. I've played bass in a few bands and now I've settled down in a new country, I'm building my gear back up and wanted to buy a bass again. I've been playing this via amp, DI into DAW, rehearsal rooms and live over PA. I'm reviewing this bass according to its price and therefore expectations at that point.

Firstly this guitar looks great but thats obvious in the photos.

The build, while structurally solid has a few very minor cosmetic flaws in the finish but you really need to look to see them. a small tool burn when routing the top horn, it could be sanded out easily as there is zero lacquer finish but I wont bother with that, maybe one day if Im bored. The back plate doesnt quite fit the hole at one corner, its short by about 5mm but it is completely shielded inside, I may make my own wooden backplate to match the guitar. The inlays on the fretboard arent perfect when you look up close. Nothing major!

It plays very well, after an adjustment of the truss and bridge, the action is low, no buzz, the neck is slim and thin. The frets stop about half a mil before the end of the fretboard and are clean and smooth.

Sound is very versatile, having the active controls is extremely useful when you want to ease or apply more treble/bass depending on style. The tone between the two pickups is matched well. There is a small notch you can feel when the pickup and bass/treble pots are in the center positions.

The only con I can find with the bass is that I have nowhere suitable for me to rest my thumb when playing as the pickups come quite high outside the string width so I may add a wooden thumb rest if I cant get used to it.

I've been playing other low cost / big brand basses since I got this and this HBZ just feels far superior in every way.

Active, through neck with this versatility, playability and looks at this price is a strong 5/5. Even at twice the price id give it a 5/5. three times the price id expect the minor flaws to not be there and then give it 5/5.

Great tone

The Harley Benton HBZ-2004 is an amazing guitar.It keeps tune well and the high,mid,low tone adjustments are a great addition to have on a bass guitar. The body and neck are absolutely awesome. The several types of wood used are just beautiful.This is the best bass guitar with Active electronics (in my opinion) that you can buy at this price or even higher.I'm very happy with this guitar and highly recommend it.

Simply Amazing!

I would not change anything on this bass. It has super-clean sound, plenty of highs and lows. It is not muddy sounding at all. The look is gorgeous. I'm running it through Bias FX 2 and the variety of sounds I get is amazing! Love it.

Great Bass

Really great Bass guitar. I'm not really a bass player however I needed a bass for my studio.Great investment and very handy

Great bass for a great price

Summary: Pros = Pretty much everything. Cons = Wooden body could be sturdier.

I bought this bass a month ago and I definitely do not regret my

purchase. The bass is almost perfect in all aspects and the only thing I can complain about is the wooden body. The wood doesn't seem to be very sturdy, and though this really isn't a big issue, it is worth mentioning. The bass is very light and easy to carry around. The sound is great, and for a cheap price like this, I can not recommend it enough!

Best Purchase Money Can Buy

I was searching for a J-bass, or something that sounds comprehensively like a J-bass. When I heard the sample audio, saw the price and the design, there was no way I wasn't buying this product.

Right out of the box, I noticed the quality of finish, which I could never complain about, considering the cost was less than 300. It comes with allen keys for any adjustments you might want to make, but the action was pretty much perfect for me right out of the box.

The sound is phenomenal. This may be an unpopular opinion, but I am not a fan of most P-bass sounds, as I find them a little too overbearing sometimes. In my taste, this bass is on the perfectly balanced side of woody and percussive.

Overall, it is a great product, and I fully recommend it to beginner to intermediate players.

I was very surprised by the quality of the sound coming from this bass. Being a very cheap one, I wasn't expecting much, but both the in-build EQ as well as the pickups sound great.

The mahogany body gives it an amazingly warm sound and even the factory strings sound great.

The only thing I had to replace was the nut, because the strings were sitting too low and I was getting too much fret buzz in the lower region of the fretboard.

Definitely recommended for beginners or guitarists who wanna try a little bit of bass, without investing too much into it.

The bass is also surprisingly light and I still use it from time to time during practice, simply because I love the warm sound that it has.

Great tone and flexibility E-bass

After going through many standard basses under 500 bucks I finally found the one bass that provides me with the tone and flexibility I need to play in different genres of music for excellent price. The setup right out of the box was perfect. I changed the strings from round wound to TI flat wound strings and the neck did not need an adjustment. I will have this bass for long time. Great!!!

Great bass!

Bought this Harley Benton as my second bass few weeks ago and its just everything I wanted in a bass. Its gorgeous look, how it plays, how it sounds. Being from Iceland I could never have gotten anything in a close category for what I paid for it. Now Im just browsing for the next Harley Benton bass to buy :)