Harley Benton JB-20 CA Standard Series 5-stars Reviews

Best budget bass ever

This is my 4th bass and for the price it is extremely good! No problems about it.

Fallen in love with it

It is my first bass. Actually, this is the first bass I hold in my life. And I can't express my happiness and satisfaction with it. It's very comfortable, well-balanced, sounds pretty well. But, as for me, it seems, there's not thick enough, especially on lower register. Anyway, it's a perfect choice to start practicing and value/price rate it on the highest level as usual when it comes to Harley Benton. Special note on a color! I didn't want to buy red guitar, but my son insisted. And he was absolutely right! The color is beautiful and much much better then on photos! It's not just red, but rather crimson and looks very stylish especially up close.

CUTEEE

super duper adorable - only actual iffy thing w it is that on the pics it looks bright red and in real life it looks more of a hot pink which i don’t love

My first bass guitar

Guitar sent to a different country, arrived well. Paint looks great, changes color under the sunlight. knobs and magnetics work perfect. Ready to use right out of the box. Frets and fretboard is clean, smooth. No sharp edges. For my own taste, i may change the strings, other than that, goes pretty well for a beginner.

very good for begginers

great sound and feel and easy to play.

My first bass

This is my first bass, but before that I managed to support a Yamaha TRBX305 CAR Bass guitar in my hands. As a beginner bass player, I am satisfied in principle, because of this I can not properly evaluate the instrument, I am satisfied with the sound and build quality

good price for this quality

Great intro instrument for starting the bass. Great construction, weight and came set up, so required nothing other than a little tuning to get right into playing. Strap bolts are solid, found the tuner quality to also be really good, especially for a budget instrument.

Only things that bothered me were a slight fret buzz on one string, a slight hum when plugged into an amp (though nothing overly noticable) and imperfections on the white bodywork, which look like black dots in the plastic, though again, nothing overly noticable or distracting.

Overall, really enjoying this bass and figuring it out despite the imperfections, but they give it character and are a great learning tool for exploring a new sound and new instrument.

Most player-like choice!

Too cheap, too strong, too good to be an classic Jazz Bass for 91$. Best choice to start play on Bass, or Continue if ure a rockstar :D

Truly Recommended.

amazing (all things considered!)

we're talking about a cheap bass, right? so let's keep that in mind and not compare it to a high quality one that costs 10 times more.

out of the box, the string action is high and the bass isn't really pleasant to play, but if you take time to watch a few videos on youtube to learn how to adjust it, then you can get it alright. it'll be difficult to get the best string action + no fret buzz + a perfect intonation, but you can definitely get something that works and makes the bass a nice instrument to play.

i wish there was a little more effort put into the electronics because when you play with a bit of overdrive (or fuzz!) and don't touch the metal parts of the instrument (the strings or bridge typically), it will hum quite clearly, and i would have definitely paid 10 bucks more to get slightly better components that would fix that...

other than that, it's great, not too heavy, the neck is really good (again, let's not compare to a fancy instrument) and the sound is alright. some people say that changing the strings would improve that point, i haven't tried yet but it would make sense.

anyways, if you are looking for a bass as a secondary instrument just to record a few stuff or play occasionally and don't want to spend too much on it, go for it! just, don't be afraid to adjust it so you can make it right to play... you go slowly and it'll all be fine!

if bass is your main instrument and you want one that will follow you for years, i'd recommend to go with something more serious.

Outstanding for the price

Fantastic bass plays and sounds great. couldn't ask for more for the price.

Super Solid Starter Bass

As a newbie to bass guitar, this thing is perfect for what I need. Its solid, well-made, and has a nice, clean tone. I love this thing!

Harley Benton JB-20 CA Standard Series

Excellent bass! Great value for it's price.

Great value for money.

You couldn't ask for more from a bass at this price. It performs excellently and sounds perfect.

Nice bass for the money!

Nice bass for the money, not too heavy like some other Harley Benton Jazz basses. Good neck but needed some fret edge dressing and better setup, but other than that it plays well. The colour... well it says candy apple red but... its more a pinkish or apricot colour depending on the light. But its a flawless paintjob so the actual colour is not a deal breaker.

Perfect budget choice. Bought it as first bass, completely satisfied.