Harley Benton JJ-45OP Natural

Absolutely stunning!!

Had watched some YouTube videos, where everybody said it is a great bass.

Thought it would be OK, but it's far better.

The neck is superb, smooth and perfect fretting.

Bought a new bridge and new tuners, as these are usually not great on an instrument in this price range. They are still in the package...

Sound is great, and the pre amp is really good.

The sound and quality of build is far better than on my US Jazz Bass...

How do they do it for this price

Beautifully made bass. Sounds good. As always with single pickup there's some hum, but this guitar compares well with so many more expensive bases

First bass

The first bass to ever be all mine. The G and D strings have a little odd ring to it, when I play, but it could be the strings' fault, so that's easily fixable. Overall, for the price, this bass has met my expectations and possibly even exceeded them. Not too heavy and not too complex, so good for total begginers too. I have relatively small palms, but the neck is still comfortable for me

A great inexpensive option for a J bass pickup configuration.

I love the sound. Period.

The set up needed the normal adjustments for my taste but not a bad job by the manufacture. Fret work was top notch. Neck needed to be flattened a bit and bridge lowered. Intonation was spot on.

A couple finish flaws but nothing major. I don't like the white pickguard and think it would look great with matte black. I may attempt to paint it or make one.

In all this thing is solid. I may pick up the JP-450P next. Don't hesitate if you're on the fence about buying a JJ- 450P. You won't be sorry.

Excellent tone, amazing looks, great feel, unbelievable price. Enough?

To the point: an immediate change of strings to d’addario 45-100. Slight raising of the pickups. We have a winner. Excellent tone range and quality. The frets were perfectly done. Neck with slightest relief and 2mm at the 17th fret for relatively low action - nothing to adjust!

Love the gloss free body with the rich “natural” color, more like an expensive piece of furniture compared to the plasticky-looking high gloss items. That’s my personal preference - yours might be different. End result: Love it!

Perfect Bass w/ Active Pickups for ~$250 USD

Admittedly my comparison basses are low in quantity & quality, however the JJ-450 P has exceeded my expectations in every way. After reading all of the Harley Benton hype, I took a chance on this newly released JJ450 (natural) model for my first ever new bass purchase and couldn't be happier. The review that mentioned the feedback issue is true, so I will be looking to resolve that as well. The finish also mentioned in a review is low / no gloss, but agrees with my preference.

It's a functional bass

The bass arrived today in good shape in only 5 days from Germany which to me is amazing. The first thing that struck me was how blah the finish was. Absolutely bare bones. I like natural finishes and thought this was what it was. It's not. It's a plain brown stain with absolutely no shine to it at all. The hardware and knobs are of the inexpensive Asian import variety. The tuners are smooth turning. The strings are fairly well centered on the pickup poles. I plugged it up and played it absolutely flat as it has an active eq. Thin, thin, thin. I had to turn the bass up all the way for any bottom. The treble I could leave flat. It sounds ok for live. Much too noisy to record with. The build is about what you would expect from an inexpensive import. Besides the blah finish, it has some sharp fret edges and lots of loose screws. It'll take a couple of hours to get everything tight and make it playable although the action was pretty good right out of the box. I really can't complain too much. For under $200 it's about what one would expect. It's an okay bass for a beginner, or for a second bass for gigs which is what I plan for it.