Harley Benton PB-50 LH SB Vintage Series 5-stars Reviews

How do they do this at this price point?

Simple, light, and has a classic but present passive tone which is exactly what you want with this kind of bass. I bought this as a gift for a right handed player and strung it in reverse (their request), which was pretty easy. It must have been well setup out of the box because I eyeballed and reversed the bridge saddle positions, and intonation was very close! A very minor truss adjustment before that, which is totally understandable after transatlantic shipping. It arrived fairly quickly and very well packed. With this bang for the buck + high QC, HB is blowing away the legacy brands and I am here for it. Absolutely recommended!

Great little bass; very vintage looks and feel

This is a great bass at its price point. I only gave 4 stars for features because it’s pretty basic but it has a great punch and the looks and feel are so much like an original ‘51 telebass.

Excellent Value! This Bass sounds as good as it looks!

Impressed

Bought this bass to kick about on so I don't damage any of my expensive, big brand basses, I didnt expect much for such little outlay.

I wanted to ditch the scratch plate and go for a vintage 'bits missing' look, as it happens the guard is pretty rubbish...the rest of the bass however is little short of awesome. I ditched the offending guard and immediately liked the instrument. The build quality is a surprise, the fretwork, playability and tonal versatility are all superb.

Playing through a Fender Rumble 100 I managed to find various usable tones from heavy, low bass stuff to slap and funk tones. I found it a little more focused than a p bass and a little hotter than a jazz.

Overall I could use this to record and gig without any setting up, though a half hour of fine tuning the setup yielded an instrument that couldn't play any better.

I can't help but be impressed, the only notably bad part can be unscrewed and discarded

It's worth it

Very nice looking bass for those, who like the classic bodies.

Three tone sunburst paint job looks good, but I would prefer it to be two tone. The chrome parts do look a bit rushed, quality wise, also the nut is a cheap looking plastic, but for the price it is still worth it. Besides, you can swap the parts for a better ones, if you don't like it.

I changed the strings for a flat wound, as the ones it came with did not sound so good, at least for me. Overall, a very comfortable and beautiful bass for beginners for a price you can't beat.

unbelievable value for money.

Received my L/H PB-50 last week and it is excellent. looks, plays and sounds really good. I?ve got much more expensive basses.....the case for my MM Stingray V cost more than this bass! .....always fancied an original shape/style P bass.....no chance of a Fender Left Hander and then alongs comes this bass at a fantastic price. Quality instrument, equal to much more expensive models and a no brainier....