Harley Benton JB-75 SB Vintage Series 5-stars Reviews

String Rattle

I took the plunge after buying the PJ BASS (TI Flats Added, Great).It came well packaged .The bass had no blemishes ,no dinks ,nothing to fault at all .I did all the checks ,neck relief ,fret levels etc ,and i still got rattle from the strings, i had to higher the action to just below 3mm at 12th fret to play it.It is great bass though ,everything feels smooth ,mine was a three piece body , only noticeable on the lower bout .Weight wise from what ive read is about 9.7 pounds.£145 quid at time of posting ,it's a no brainer.I never had this option 35 years ago when i started ,wish i had had ,iv'e been through some right catologue howlers

Great guitar

Bought this bass as i had previously bought a harley benton guitar and the quality of it is great, so i was hoping it would be of similar quality and it was and i was again quite impressed by how good it looked and feeled for the price. Would 100% precent recommend it.

Gets gigged frequently, great bass, superb value!

It´s like having the original!

Great instrument with a flawless finish and great sound. The only complaint I have is the weight. A couple of kilos lighter would make this the best Jazz bass on the market

Amazing Bass!

Great tone, great neck, great look. Even the setup came with very good settings--with low action and a bit of fret growl--as I like it!

My only complaints are the pick guard screws were put in at a crooked angle. And there is a strong 60hz buzz when using only the bridge pickup. I think that is a standard issue even with fenders or any single coil pickup...so not really that bad.

I have become an HB fan!

Absolutely Astounding

I ordered on a notion that I can do most any work on cheap instruments and fall in love. This thing showed up to the US in a week and I sh*t a chicken when I opened it. Everything. Is spot on. The tuners are nice, the headstock is shaped to where you can reshape for that "classic" look. The nut is cut proper, the frets are nice, level and finished. The neck needed no adjustment at all. It has a satin finish which doesn't get sticky. The fretboard inlays are hard to believe they're so nice. The finish is just fine. The pick guard and screws are fit well. The control cover has the shipping plastic stuck under the controls so I had to remove the knobs and remove the nuts holding the jack and pot to removed the plastic but that showed that it has nice full size pots, good wiring and a good jack. The bridged has brass saddles that WAS intonated from the factory. I did drop the action because I just prefer a little rattle. Then I plugged it in. I just DI to the board with maybe a little chorus and I was blown right away. Never been a fan of D'Addario strings but these are very impressive and more than worthy of a couple months. I went with the usual Dunlop Straplocks so I was happy to find myself screwing into a real slab of wood vs. basswood or something cheap. Most people will complain and note that it's heavy. Yes it's heavy. It's very heavy. But that's what it means to be a kick a** bass. I've had mine a month or so and every time I pick it up Im delighted and still hard to believe I got this instrument from a legit merchant and it's not stolen or something. It's really that nice of a bass. Because of its quality I bought my daughter one of the standard series in red. It ALSO was fantastic for $160 so now I'm convinced and just now ordered the Olympic White 62. I can't say enough about these Harley Benton basses. They are without question on par with ANY other Jazz Bass on the market. I don't care if it's top of the Fender line, (A good Squire is hard to beat), or even a custom made boutique job, this Bass will most definitely hold it own.

It does the job

Nothing to compain really. Very good for beginners and for guitarist who want to record bass lines at home.

IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER!

At first glance when I received mine I thought Fender Custom shop. Mine was flawless in every respect down the the brand of strings I use. I stretched the strings that were on it and went through the setup. It is the first bass I have ever had including Fender American's that I had to do nothing. Everything from string height to the nut was spot on. I thought I might have to change the pickups and wiring harness but NO. This bass sounds wonderful as is. Frets and neck are perfect and extremely comfortable to play. The only negative I have is that this bass is heavy. Obviously not a light Ash but I think that heaviness lends to the resonance of this bass. You cannot go wrong here. From fit to finish, from sound to playability you cannot do better with a Fender American at 9X this price. I don't know how they do this but I am glad they do!

Passive Jazz on steroids

Excellent fit and finish. Amazing sound at any cost. Just buy it and you will be as happy as us others. Why buy anything else when this is so inexpensive and sounds so good.

Cannot believe the quality for the price!

This bass is phenomenal in every way and feels like it should be worth much more. I love it and now the other much more expensive guitars stay in their case!

Harley Benton JB-75 SB Vintage Series Electric Bass

yes a great Bass Guitar decent sound looks great wont disappoint

Very nice!

What can I say?

The finish is flawless, and after lowering the strings a little (Just my taste) and a small correction of intonation I could not be happier.

I can get the sounds I want, and it works well in my "home-studio".

If you want a much better instrument, you need to spend a lot more $ !!!

Incredible value

It was playable right out of the box. It was decently setup and sounded really good. I'm very impressed with the sound of the Roswell pickups. With basses in this price range I've noticed that they can sound decent but never really feel nice. That's not the case here. It feels really nice. It also looks beautiful. The fretboard is a lot lighter looking in person. My one complaint is that the plastic was kind of difficult to remove and there were a few minor scratches on the pick guard.

Better than Expected!

I bought this for my grandson. He loves it and practices all the time. If you're on a budget and want a bass that doesn't suck, you will most likely be very happy with this bass!

Great for the price

This was my first Bass Guitar and I have to say, for the price, it's pretty damn good.

I just use it for tracking bass lines when recording and it does the job!

Best cheap bass on the market

Looked around for a long time for a starter bass and finally settled on this one. One of the best decisions I've ever made. It has a great tone which is amazing for the price and it looks incredible with a lovely clean finish. I'd strongly recommend anyone who is looking for a cheaper bass which can compete with the bigger more expensive brands.

Incredibly fast intl. shipping and best bang for your buck!

Compared against a Fender MIM, the quality here is right on par for a fraction of the price. Pickups are very comparable, with room for improvement. If you're a studio musician or a tone-snob you'll likely swap these out anyway. My only complaint is this bass is HEAVY. Buy a padded strap and be prepared for some serious weight if you're standing for an extended period of time while playing. Threw a pair of flat-wounds on here, and I have been picking this off the rack considerably more than anything else I own. What an absolutely beauty of a guitar for less than you'd pay for anything else on the market.

My First Bass

Even though i am a guitar player '55 Year old' 40 years playing.,, own far too many guitars of all $ value, only ever played other friends bass's but have always wanted to own my own, at this price You simply can not go wrong. it is well built, over spec'd for the price. Buy with confidence!

Very happy with this bass.

I have been wanting to get a jazz bass in these colors for a while but since I don't play bass very often, I didn't want to spend the money. While surfing the internet, a video showing a Harley Benton bass caught my eye and I started looking at this model and I read the reviews. At this price point, and with the outstanding reviews, I thought it was a good gamble so I placed an order on June 2.

On June 29 it arrived via DHL and USPS. It was in excellent condition. The bass was pretty well set up and ready to play after I stretched the strings and tuned it. The only issue I could find was that one of the inserts on the fretboard will eventually get a little glue as it's rising up a hair on one corner. The neck fits snugly in the pocket. The frets and edges are smooth and the fretboard looks great with the binding. The hardware and electronics work very well. The Sunburst finish is gorgeous!

I already have a Fender Player series model jazz bass that I love so I couldn't wait to compare the two. Through my inexpensive practice amp, this bass sounds about the same as the Fender and may actually have a little more output. The Fender weighs 9 pounds, and I'd estimate that the HB is about 3-4 pounds heavier. The fret edges feel a little bit better on the HB bass than on the Fender. Due to the extra weight of the HB, the Player series bass is more comfortable when I stand up to play, but otherwise, I'd have to say the HB is pretty much on par with the Fender.

Blown away. Plays just like if not better than a new MiM Fender Bass