Harley Benton PB-20 SBK Standard Series Reviews

Beautiful bass

Bought it as I needed a bass for my collection. I wasn't disappointed. I don't know a lot about bass guitars but for me it sounds great, looks stunning and is great quality.

One of my friends is the bassist for a well known band so I had to show it to him. He loves it, looks, sound and playability, he was blown away by the price tag.

Pure rock and roll sound

Might be the most affordable bass on the website, but its arguably competitive with the mid price range ones!

PB20

Great bass! Blown away for the price!

Great for the price

Good bass. The only flaw I noticed is that the fret ends were a bit sharp but that’s an easy fix. I did have low expectations but this bass is miles better than I was expecting.

Amazing for the Price

It feels good in hand and sounds very good for its price

Some Rough Spots but Overall a Steal!

I've been hearing lots of great things about Harley Benton lately and was in the market for a P-bass. Decided to give this a try and I couldn't be happier. It plays amazing and sounds really freakin' good! There are some QC issues though...

Features: It's a p-bass--it's pretty basic. There's the 2 pups and a volume knob and a tone knob. Idk what else you need.

Sound: It's that p-bass sound I've wanting for a long time. Haven't put new strings on it but have been pretty happy with the factory strings. Could only sound better with new, nicer strings.

Quality: The biggest issue (and my only real complaint) were really sharp fret ends but a $25 fret dressing file and about 45 mins of gentle, careful filing fixed that issue. If you know how to fix this then it's barely an issue, especially in this price range.

There's also a spot on the back of the neck where it looks like dust got into the paint before it dried, but it's barely noticeable and I couldn't care less about that. Again, price range. Not complaining.

Overall, $109 for the bass, about $70 shipping and the $25 file and I have a bass that I am so in love with and can't put down. For this price range I am honestly blown away by this bass. I couldn't be happier and will definitely be picking up a couple more of their different models!

great for the price

frets were good. i adjusted the action a bit and intonation on 2 strings. one of the pickups was a little slanted, so i slid a piece or 2 of cardboard on each side to align it but i dont think it made any difference on the tone.

the tone is good.

Cant believe

I just cant believe the quality of this bass,Sounds Like a 500€ bass costing just below a 100€,best buy for a starter for sure!

Very good quality for the price

Matt Black finish is very smooth, plus smooth finish on the frets, great feel. 👍

3.755Kg, very light, I like it very much, the sound is very good

GREAT Bass for the Money!

This a fantastic bass for the money. I deducted a star on quality because the bass I received had a slanted rear pick up. I was able to correct the issue, however, someone who has never worked on instruments may not have been able to. The sound quality is awesome considering this is a “budget” bass. It keeps up easily with my Fender basses. The finish on both the neck and the body are flawless and exactly what I wanted. In short, it’s a great bass. Even if I choose to replace everything on it, I can’t get a body and neck this nice for the cost.

A really beutiful and good sounding bass guitar

Guter Einsteigerbass für den Preis

Für den Preis kann man wenig meckern, was Features oder Qualität des Instrumentes angeht.

Lediglich die standartmäßig verbauten Strings und das generelle Setup des Basses (Biegung des Halses und Höhe der Sättel) lassen zu wünschen übrig. Behebt man diese Mängel jedoch hat man mit diesem Bass eine solide Basis zum Aufrüsten und lernen.

Great bass for the price

Look at the price. Whats not to like? I love the feel of the neck on this, the matte black is awesome. Only thing I'd change eventually and not a big deal is the pickguard, don't think the brown tortoise really goes w/ matte black but maybe that's just me.. And eventually better pickups. But they're not bad to be honest.

Fantastic bass

Had this bass for a couple of months now and I am very happy with it. It sounds great, looks great and plays great. It should be illegal to sell it this cheaply. There is a single buzzy note, but it's not bad enough to warrant fretwork. Guitars need fretwork now and again anyway, so I'll have it fixed in a few years.

Amazing bass

Have had this bass for about a month now.

Overall, it’s a really good bass. Color is absolutely stunning too, even more so in real life.

It did come with a few minor issues tho, the main one being buzz issues.

The strings had to be set fairly high to avoid any fret buzz.

But, that being said, other than this I haven’t had any issues with this bass.

So all in all, I love this bass and highly recommend it to anyone who’s on a fairly low budget!

Nice instrument for the price

All in all this is a nice instrument considering the budget. Tuning keys need replacement. Bridge is ok. Woods what you would expect for the money.

I love this bass!

I find myself playing this bass more than some of my 2000 dollar fenders. It wasn't perfect when it got to me but I gave it a setup adjusted the truss rod and cut the nut slots deeper(it was really sharp too I had to sand the edges of the nut) but now that it's set up I can't put it down and it sounds great too!

A decent Pbass

I have seen online reviews raving about this Pbass being one of the best Pbasses available and best sounding basses, so I had to try it. I've played bass for over 30 years and have owned several Pbasses in the past and many other basses.

Overall I would say it sounds good but only plays ok. The neck is thick, the body is large, and the overall instrument is on the heavier side of basses. I can't come up with any reason of why this pbass stands out compared with other low price point Pbasses.

Overall good

Good by the look, it feels good to play it, when you adjust the action of course.

The only thing is the frets are a little sharpie on the edges. Good starter bass!