Harley Benton PJ-5 HTR Deluxe Series

I absolutely love this bass

I have be honest, I own a good bit of bass guitars but this particular one is most definitely worth the buy. I have a few expensive basses and I rate this bass with them. I must also speak on the shipping, only took about 3 days; so I’m pleased with that as well. Don’t think twice get this bass, sounds amazing!!

Great cheap 5 string bass!

Sounds, looks and feels good. But it had sharp frets and the pickguard looks kinda bad.

Good bass on a budget

It was my first bass guitar and it is everything you need it to be for a beginner

The only let down I've ever gotten form Harley Benton

This bass needed a lot of work. Frets cut me the P pickups didn't work at all. So I really can't use this bass for what I want until I get everything sorted out. However Harley Benton customer service saved the day. The customer service team is bar none. You don't get customer service like that in America anymore. Once a company gets your money forget it. However Harley Benton worked with me and made me whole. It's such a pleasure to order from a great company. I've been back to make more orders because of the customer service and other than this one that slipped passed any checks otherwise they are the best with products and customer service is unreal they really stand behind there product.

Best bang for Buck!

Absolutely worth the money, and I was impressed by how fast the shipping was.

Awesome

I wasn't expecting much for a bass at this price, but it genuinely blew my mind how good this sounds, and the build quality is fantastic

Amazing 5 stringer

I bought this baby 3 years ago. It’s amazing. I use it for recording all the time. Amazing sound through my amp.

B string is a little bit quiet, but you can just turn up the volume.

Nut wasn’t glued. Noticed when I was changing the strings. I glued it myself.

These are beginner basses, for someone to either get used to 5 stringer or longer scale, but it is amazing, and can be used for gigging and recording, like I do.

I love the bass. Never gonna get rid of it.

*make sure you do the whole setup when you get it. It’s not hard, you can do it yourself with couple of youtube videos.

good bass

This is one of the best basses of this price range. It has a good sound and a good feel. It also doesn't need to be changed/modified to be useful.

Awesome 5 string PJ!

5 string P basses are very hard to find, particularly at this price point this is at. This bass is awesome!

Great bass, amazing value!

I read the reviews and just went for it. Like some before me stated: I’m a guitarist but wanted a bass for playing and recording tracks in my small project studio. And it’s a great choice for both.

Bass sounds nice, a bit on the quiet side with passive PUs. Neck feels smooth and stabile. Controls usable, P-sound, J-sound and with both PUs mixed it has a voice on its own. It can be quite punchy or growly, depending on playing style.

Setup was remarkably good, bass was playable out of the box. I still didn’t change strings since I got it - because why fix it if it isn’t broken. I plan to paint the cavities with insulating paint for less humm and noise once I find the time. Also planning to wrap the pickguard in flat black foil as the original pickguard is kinda “salami-like”.

Would recommend it mos def. The build quality and setup convinced me to take the Harley Benton brand into serious consideration for future guitar and bass purchases. It’s great to have the option of playing such a usable bass for a very reasonable price. It’s s joy!

And it’s a bit of a paradox that while I give it 4/5 in all categories, overall it gets 5/5, but that’ due to its awesome price-performance ratio.