Harley Benton Kahuna CLU-Bass Ukulele FL

I love the sound from this bass

I am beginner bass player. I ordered this bass because I wanted something acoustic, fretless and cheap. I always loved the sound of fretless basses. Build quality is very good - it does have some small imperfections in finish which does not affect sound at all. I love the sound from this small bass! Like some reviewers stated - it sound like small double bass :) The tone is lovely. I use it mostly for practice unplugged and as it sounds great, it is also very smooth and easy for playing - certainly easier than my electric basses :) Strings does have some strange feeling at first but I get used to it. They resonate less after some 12-13th fret, and those frets are harder to reach because it doesnt have a cutout body. When plugged into amplifier it sounds good... however it is best to leave the treble slider in middle... Preamp and tuner work Ok. Batteries for preamp in package were dead on arrival but this was no big problem to me ;) Strings settled in tuning after week or two. Conclusion - great sounding small uke bass that is very easy to play!

Surprisingly good product.

I expected a mediocre product and I was extremely surprised with the bass as it exceeded even my bravest expectations about it. Just changed the strings and it became even better. Totally recommended. Quality is far beyond the price.

Harley Benton Kahuna CLU-Bass Ukulele FL

A very beautiful instrument that sounds good.

I don't have much experience with FL, so I may be wrong, but I think that the intonation (bridge position) and the fret-indicators on the fretboard is a bit off.

Fun piece of kit

I bought it almost as a toy but had plenty of real fun with it. Don't expect hi-end quality from the electronics, but other than that the instrument is fun and a great introduction to bass ukuleles and perfect for portable jams

Very good ukubass

The finishing is not perfect, however the acoustic and electrified sound is very good. For this price, you cannot get anything better.

Could be great

Overall, I'm loving this bass. Sounds almost like a small contrabass with less bass and more midrange honk. The rubber strings take a little getting used to, and I'm trying to get the hang of it at the moment.

PROS:

Fun, good instrument you can use to mimic the contrabass without the bulk. Well-made, fun, and plays great if not for the rubber feel of the strings - which really isn't anyone's fault. I think the strings are aquila thundergut, because I ordered thundergut along with the bass and they seem exactly the same.

CONS:

The piezo, like everyone else seems to mention, is problematic and needs to be taken care of. the D,A strings are very loud and even clips in my case. In comparison, G is soft and E is very soft.

Recording it with a mic (with noise reduction + eq) makes it sound very, very convincing. Recording with the piezos are a problem at the moment, but we'll see how the piezo fix holds up.

UPDATE: I sawed the saddle so each portion will accommodate 1 string each. It sounds great now, the volume between strings is very well-balanced and removed the clipping problem as well!

a joy!

for the price point, this is gold.

nice quality and sounds really good.

the in-built tuner works

Great uke bass !!

I enjoyed so much this instrument which is fantastic when played via amp but has little to say unplugged. I loved the sound in recordings which is similar to upright bass in texture (not so in depth). I use it in home recordings and I like even standard practice with it. Super interesting instrument!

Very Nice Harley Benton

I love my new HB Bass FL. Good quality instrument and very well put together. I'm definitely a Harley Benton fan now. I would buy again.

Fun Fun Fun.

I have given this 3 for finish as it is very soft and really could do with a tougher finishing, that said its so much Fun to use its 'Small' & 'Light' and over a 'Meter' shorter than My Double Bass so very easy to transport. The Electrics are more than adequate and the Fretless Neck is a joy to play I wish I had got one of these years ago. This is one Bass I will be gigging a lot.