Harley Benton HBZ-2005 Deluxe Series 5-stars Reviews

Surprisingly good bass

At this price, I was expecting to be disappointed, but this is a nice bass.

A good range of tone means you can play anything from dub or slap bass. It is nicely balanced and feels good to play.

My only gripe is a few of the higher frets stick out very slightly from the neck, but this hasn't been an issue while playing.

I bought a good set of strings (from another shop) so I could swap them when this bass arrived, only to discover the same good quality strings were already on there, tuned up and ready to go!

This may not match top end basses but it does match basses two or three times the price.

I highly recommend it.

Seriously good bass

I had been toying with the idea of buying a new bass for a while now, based on the reviews I bought this item. As soon as it arrived, I checked and adjusted the setup and tuned it, then I plugged into my home studio, tones were clear and the general sound is of a good quality. I was particularly impressed with the low end on this bass, I play a lot of down tuned stuff and I often use a 7 string. This bass offers a brilliant sound and a really brilliant look, for very little money. I can't imagine anyone being disappointed with this item.

An amazing bass

I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to the bass guitar, but this thing sounds and feels great. The only problem I've come across is in relation to my noobness. I can't quite figure out what the tone knobs do, and this guitar did not come with any kind of documentation.

Great Bang for the Buck

Bought the bass for DI recording. Great features such as neck-thru construction, active electronics and a sexy natural finish make it unbeatable for the price. It sounds nice and is quite versatile.

There are tiny flaws here and there and the fifth string is a bit floppy, but you won't find anything comparable featurewise in this price range, used or new.

A friend couldn't believe how much I paid for it. "But... But it looks like a proper bass!"

Awesome guitar for not much money

Bought this five string as an experiment(normally play fender aerodynamic jazz bass). Couldn't believe the sound it produced.Find it now difficult to leave behind when gigging

Best offer for this price

First of all, I am a guitarist, I make music at home and i needed a bass guitar to record bass parts for my songs easily. I was skeptical about the quality of this bass and Harley Benton label, which makes affordable musical instruments, but I was really surprised by the quality of it. The guitar is built really good, all the frets, and pickups and all the hardware is placed very smoothly and on its place. The guitar feels very comfortable. And the look of the wood is awesome, this guitar looks totally awesome with all those lines. Sound is better than I expected also, all the strings give enough low frequencies and sound equally loud. Also the guitar was already tuned, so didn't struggle with hight of the strings or some things like that.

You can also check a demo sound i recorded here:

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So i think this offer is best offer for a low price.

If you need a bass guitar that sounds good, looks good and u have a small budget, i recommend this baby ;)

Perfekt Bass for recording Hardcore Music!

Oh man! This Bass is f***ing awesome!

The cost-performance ratio is huge. I compared this bass guitar to a 500 bucks bass from LTD and in my honest opinion I liked the Harley benton one more!

The mahagony body and neck make the sound fat, warm and heavy. Just like I wanted it to be in my recordings.

The active pickups are making a good job. They garantee a high output whithout generating too much noise what is exactly we are all looking for.

The tone and volume nobs are solid and are pretty easy to handle.

The mechanics of this bass are all black and make a solid impression.

Buy it, its worth every penny!

Harley Benton HBZ005

Similar to other reviews I bought this bass for use in my project studio. As Ive had it a couple of weeks now i thought i would post this small review.

I am not a bass player but wanted an instrument that would suit my needs as a general all round bass to make my bass lines 'live' rather than programmed.

I have been lucky to play some expensive instruments in my time and i am very surprised that this is not more expensive.

It is a heavy bass but as i'm sat down to play most of the time so this is not a real issue for me but may be for someone who is going to gig with it. Tonally it has done what i've asked from it in a variety of styles from country to classic rock etc.

My only niggles with it are some of the upper frets required a small amount of dressing as they were quite rough, again no real problem especially at this price point. No thumb rest, the pickups are quite shallow and i require something a little more substantial to rest my thumb on as i tend to play mainly with my fingers rather than a pick and the supplied battery, required for the active controls, did not last very long, i do unplug at the end of a session!. This may be a worry to someone who has not used active controls before suddenly finding their output to be very quiet and distorted. I would thoroghly recommend this bass, may get the fretless one later, its even cheaper!!

Its worth its value

After 3 weeks of learning and practising, I realize the quality sound I have been missing. I love its versatility and style. Its a master piece creation. I was a bit worried when i unpacked everything and pluged it and I couldn't hear any sound. That's when I got to find out what the battery was meant for. For me its a better guitar compared to most of the ones I have tried. The strings are also well layed out. I'm very glad I made the purchase and I would encourage everyone who intends to learn or practise or play at professional levels on a big stage to go for the HBZ-2005.

Great value for money!

I bought this bass as a studio tool, to track the bass in my original songs. I wanted a 5 string for the versatility, but also wanted something that sounds good. I wasn't disappointed- this guitar is absolutely amazing. It feels really nice, has a really comfortable neck, has 2 active pickups that sound great. I was torn between this and the cheaper, black 5-string Harley Benton, but decided on this one because of the awesome natural finish and the upgraded hardware. It was definitely worth it.

I have nothing to fault about this guitar, for the short time I've had it it's been great!

excellent tool!

was very surprised at the price, and when he took it in his hands for the first time, I thought "this is exactly the bass for which I paid?". I was surprised, the guitar for 200 euro sounds like for the 500! excellent Slap, perfectly read the B note,singing sound, great groove. I prefer to play jazz and funk, and this bass has completely replaced my old Stingray, which was too aggressive compared with HBZ-2005. the only disadvantage is that the controls on the guitar crunching and were low quality installed, they have been replaced, and the life was adjusted again!