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

Cheap and quality

I am very happy to buy this guitar. Because it has a good shape, good finish, smooth frets and upgradable with fender equipment. Strings are a little bit high from the keyboard. But it has a good sound.

Really great instrument

Bought this one to play at home and was pretty impressed. I would definitely use it as my main bass. It might not be a Fender of a Sire, but that thing can,t be beaten for the price. Mine came with pretty rough frets and needed some polishing, but still really great.

Great Bass

Was after a budget bass just to do a bit of recording but I'm very happy with what I've got with this one and it arrived very quickly after I ordered it. Playable straight out the box, I recorded a couple tracks with it just an hour after opening it up.

Great sounding, comparable to the Fenders.

Bit on the heavy side weight wise but I'm not going to be using a strap with it.

I'd recommend replacing the stock strings but that's just a personal preference as I wasn't keen on how they felt even though they were new strings.

Love this bass already

Great bass for a beginner bassist

Nothing bad to note about this bass (which's looks I love!), except that the plastic was very hard to get off of under the knobs (I had to remove the knobs and cut the plastic around metal knob with a knife)

Sounds great, handles great, is quite heavy (I guess a quality of basses since they're much thicker built due to strings and all)

Great quality Bass

I was totally blown away at how much quality is packed into such an affordable instrument. Sound and playability, right out of the box was excellent. The only con I could mention would be it's weight, but that being said, I'd prefer a heavy bass instead of one made of cheap wood yet light as a feather. I am a loyal Harley Benton fan from this point on. I'll be purchasing more!

In this bass, everything is very great, very nice in the hands, the sound is also good! the vulture is only a little thick.

Recommend!!!!

Bang for the buck

I am a guitar player and bought this for my home studio, for recording purposes and I also wanted to learn a little bit bass.

I was pleasantly surprised by the instrument quality and performence, it does it's job without any fuss.

You can definitely feel it is not a top shelf instrument and feels a bit cheap in some details, but for the price you get an absolutely usable instrument. I would not hesitate to use it live.

It's a big chunk of wood, so it's a bit heavy, if you fave a bad back and play standing up, look elsewhere.

It's also a good looking piece of gear.

I would recommend to anyone who wants a lot od bass for little money.

There is no better bass than this jazz bass

I have experience with many HB instruments, and was surprised from the very beginning how good they are for the price. However, this one is (seriously) way too good for the money! It came ready straight out of the box (I just fine tuned it). Neck - perfectly straight, great touch, I love the maple, tuners - robust, like on any better JB, bridge and saddle - great, and the brass parts - wow nice, Daddario strings - perfect, the black binding on the neck - lovely. The pickups ? Unbelievable, the sound is seriously better than was on my older mexican fender JB, with minimal hum, knobs feel firm. I can not praise this bass more, it really isn?t just good bass for the money, its great instrument overall. I can really compare it with other expensive basses, and unless you are a giggin pro, you need nothing else! I also have HB PJ-5 HTR Deluxe 5-string bass which is great, but this one is even better. I recommend it to everyone.

One of the best for the price

Not much to say, if you are starting out with the bass, this one is the best choice so far.

Stellar Jazz Bass

Went in expecting to have to do some upgrades as needed. None needed! All it needed was a thorough setup and one of tuners dismantled, cleaned, and lubed. The Roswell pickups sound great, it looks stunning, and the lows are wonderful.

The only cons I could find, after the honeymoon, was the orientation of the ash grain in relation to the pieces of the body. It looks skewed as are the two body seams but only noticeable from the back. The bridge is also slightly skewed. Neither of these would likely be noticed by anyone and have no effect on the playability or sound of the bass which is fantastic! It is a bit heavy, but who cares!

So impressed am I with this bass I have the HB PJ-75 on order. Unsurpassed value....

Basstastic

The secret to buying a good copy bass is simple. Buy the top of the line from the Harley Benton range. This is a very good bass from top to bottom. I have played a Fender Jazz live and this bass feels and sounds very similar. I mostly use it for recording direct to the mixing desk.

The bass balances well on a strap and is comfortable to playing sitting down as well. The hardware is the usual area where budget instruments look to save money, but not here. The Wilkinson pick ups are best quality and the machine heads keep the instrument in tune.

In summary this bass is excellent value for money. It is a match for the Fender Jazz at a fraction of the price. I would be happy to gig with this bass knowing that it will sound good and stay in tune all night long.

only thing i can say its REALLY heavy!! but as are most Jazz Basses

Amazing bass guitar for the price!

After playing guitar for ten years, I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere due to a lack of interest in technique practice, and after years of listening to jazz and funk, I felt like I can't really play all that well. So I bought a bass to try and spark a renewed interest in playing, and I found out that playing bass is so much more fun than guitar!

This bass seems sturdy enough for home playing. I'm actually surprised about the build quality after seeing some budget guitars barely staying in one piece. The bass looks good, sounds good, the strings play well, all the knobs work properly and the pickups don't buzz like on most "low-end" guitars I've tried. This is actually a quality instrument for the price. The only problem is that my fingers are bleeding from playing it non-stop.

Great retro bass for very little money

Pick ups are really great. ash body is heavy, but sounds fantastic. neck is chunky but good, and the brass bridge is an incredibly nice. Sunburst finish is not great, but for the money it's an incredible bass.

Flawless

I’ve bought these before, so I knew it wouldn’t be bad. Means they’re consistent over the years for sure. Mine had Wilkinson pups, I see they’ve changed that now, not sure if that’s an upgrade or not.

It’s a real heavy bass, really heavy. But use a wide strap and you’re fine. Everything was perfect out the box, tune and go. Really can’t fault it.

Only con is I action quite low and after a studio recording noticed a slight fret buzz on one note, annoying but not a deal breaker. Can’t notice it live at all. For the money, get it, use it and don’t worry about it, I’d buy another if I needed to play bass again in a band

INSANELY good instrument, especially for it's price. Looks absolutely stunning, no flaws on the fretboard or on the body, very smooth satin neck and surprisingly good fret job. Beautiful wood grain on the body, very nice burst finish, comfortable body shape with a cutaway in the back. Setup was done pretty well (I had to adjust the intonation just a little bit).

The pickups sound very nice, the pots feel really smooth (no cracking, no sloppiness).

Very comfortable to play, nice thin neck with a satin finish, good strings, good action. Some people may find it a bit heavy, but I like it that way.

Overall really good instrument, I would be ready to play 3x more for that kind of quality.

Very good Jazz Bass. I bought it as a back up bass, but it is definitely a perfect first option.

If you are looking for a standard vintage version of a Jazz passive bass you have found it.

Bought 2!

I already own two of these basses and meeen they are good!

Many things have been here already said so all i can add is:

BUY IT!

Perfect crafstmanship, perfect sound! Worth 5x times more!

Great Bass

I bought this bass for my friend drummer and we had found with an amazing price/performance! We expected lower quality for this price, but this HB bass caused us a big positive surprise. The maple fret board with the black inlays looks beautiful. Heavy, but acceptable. Good action and good sound. Perfect for first bass but with a better pickup can be a nice piece to have for advanced players too. This is our first bass ever and it's awesome!

5 years later: i still love the sound

Looks not cheap at all, but it looks like $1000+ bass!

Vintage sound.

Great bright tone because of the maple neck. Excellent for slapping/plectrum. Just how i like it.

The bass was build very well, it has no sharp fretts or anything.

I had a hard time setting this badboy up.

I like low action, so i had too adjust the bridge and the truss rod.

It took me a while, before i got rid of the stringbuzz.

Also when replacing the tuners to gold tuners, the nut fell right off.

The nut was not glued at all, it was just loose.