Harley Benton JB-75MN SB Vintage Series 4-stars Reviews

Excellent Basses

These really are nice basses with stable necks. However, there are still some issues with the razor sharp pickup covers, overall still an excellent value bass very gigable

First jazz bass

I'm quite a new boy on the bass this is my first jazz bass sounds good quite heavy though!!

Inconsistent QC

This is my 3rd one. First one was perfect out of the box. This one and 2nd one are not. Fret ends are still rough (not cutting but rough; the teeth). The action on this one is particularly not set up right: fret buzz on the 2 middle strings. QC is very inconsistent in that truss rod and saddle settings aren't quite right: the saddle height is very high on this one. Will require some setup to get it to play right. Hardware is the same on all, so no problem there.

My first Bass - not disappointed

I bought this as a first bass to learn on. It feels solid and well built. Only cons are that one or two fret ends are a little rough. And it is very heavy.

great bass for the price

this is a great bass, with a great sound, the only negative i have to say about it is that its abit to heavy, i think its almoast 2times as heavy as my other bass, but overall absolutly worth every penny

Good quality for the price

A really well put together bass, especially for its price. The electronics are not the best, but nonetheless, they are more than decent. A setup done well and you have a great budget bass, you cannot ask for more at that price. I have had it for half a year now, played some rehearsals with the band and it holds really well.

Good value for money

This bass has it's flaws- the nut was filed a bit funny, the inlays aren't perfect, the binding isn't perfect, there's a flaw in the finish on the neck, the scratch plate scratches easily, and it weighs a ton.

However, all that aside, the thing plays pretty good out of the box, the action and intoation are fine, and it does sound quite similar to a jazz bass for pennies spent. It's not a jazz bass - it lacks that mid range "honk" that the jazz bass is known for. However, you get a pretty similar sound that's very, very easy to mix when recorded, and it looks cool

Good for price

My fifth Harley Benton guitar i guess. Some fret buzz on a A string, fat neck.

But for this price - very well instrument.

I've had one for 2 years now. Mainly used it at home for practice. The sound is quite good although I feel the pickups are not that loud.

Overall the build quality is not bad at all, however the output jack did start going loose after a few days of use in the beginning and there were a good amount of sharp fret ends. Nothing a quick luthier run couldn't fix. After that, used it at practice and at a few shows and it was a very decent player.

Not quite sure I'd call them "better than Squier Affinity", as I own one of those too (elbeit modded, but I remember how it was stock), at least not the one I got, however I can definitely say that it is a much bigger bargain.

A friend got the same one and it was much much better than mine. So I guess it's a hit or miss, but I do recommend for anyone looking for an instrument on the cheap.

Jazzbass by Harley Benton

Not bad at all! Nice neck, fretjob pretty good straight out of the box, almost no buzz. Electronics dont impress, the pickups themselves have a good solid sound, but had to take a look at earthing because the soldering was quite crappy.

Solved that in 2 mins, so no worries.

All in all a great bass for the money and comes pretty close to playing and sounding like a real Fender JB.

Pretty Good!

Decent sound and quality, I got this bass out of interest in learning to play a song (Dean Town by Vulfpeck). I didnt want to spend a lot encase I didnt like playing bass, but after a few little adjustments its a lovely bass to play and now I cant put it down.

In all, I think it has converted me from mainly a guitarist to a bassist, so now I think I will be looking at getting something more delux.. *cough* fender bass.. but this is a lovely gateway bass if your interested and dont want to break the bank.

amazing value.

Amazing value. The body is real ash (heavy). The finishing on the body is great. The neck plays nice and smooth. The electronics are just ok, but again great value. I've never ever seen (or heard) basses this cheap to be this good!

Pro: Amazing value

Con: Did I say it was heavy? Well, it's too heavy. Do you want to gig or practice with this for several hours. You really should think about getting a bass that is this heavy. So be warned....

Better than my Squier Jazz Bass

Looks great. Playability very good out of the box, and even better with a minor tweak to truss rod and action. Roswell pickups are surprisingly good. Satin neck feels very nice (I don't like gloss necks). The only two drawbacks for me are the weight (probably the heaviest bass I've ever owned) and the volume pots, which act more like switches than pots, with all the volume adjustment in a very small part of the knob's rotation. I was kind of expecting that to be honest, I usually swap out the electronics on lower end guitars and basses.