Harley Benton PJ-75 VW Vintage Series 4-stars Reviews

good bang for the bucks, with some qsmall quality issues

Nothing to tell about the sound, it plays well and is comfortable, but one annoying issue has been that the side of the fretboard is sharp.

generally good bass for the money!

Great playability

A great bass for the price, well balanced and great to play

Satisfied

I really appreciate the fast delivery to the U.S.

Pros: Great price! Mines look like it came with a roasted maple neck, Beautiful finish, Great sounding pickups (wish they were noiseless), Brass saddles, Good tuners (not great), Snappy strings and an Excellent feel!

Cons: Sharp fret edges, Looks like a plastic nut (not bone) and a couple of Pickup screws were slightly bent (comes from using a power tool and not a screwdriver by hand).

Overall 4.25/5, I am very satisfied with this purchase and will be ordering another Bass (or two) for myself and a Guitar for me daughter. This Bass is also an excellent MOD platform.

Appreciate it mate!

Great value

Great bass, but 1 tuner head was a bit loose, making a very annoying rattling sound, but an easy fix with a good hammer :)

Almost a home run,

It is 18mm spacing at the bridge, I would like 17mm..The big miss on this bass is that the bridge pick up is 1/2 inch too close to the bridge. Making back pickup hollow.. if you would move back pickup up 1/2 inch it would be a home run! However it has a great P bass sound.

Very satisfied

I've had the bass for slightly over a year now and I can say that I'm very satisfied with it. Even ignoring the price, it is a very good quality instrument that is quite good for recordings. It came perfectly intonated and set up in general and although I don't usually hammer away too hard on it, I can still safely say that this will stay in tune very well.

The P pickup has a lovely sound to it that I have no reservations recording with, however the J pickup doesn't quite stand up as well, however I usually record with the P on full with the J at only a small volume, which in my opinion is quite pleasant sounding. I've noticed that the lower strings are quite noticeably louder than the higher ones, but adjusting the pickup height mostly fixes this, albeit with some mild tonal sacrifice.

The build quality is very satisfying overall but the control cavity's routing comes out slightly from beneath the pickguard, which is a barely noticeable cosmetic effect. One of the dot inlays in the twelfth fret popped out at one point as well, but I was luckily able to find it and after pushing it back in by hand, it's stayed put since.

Overall, I'm very satisfied with this purchase and have confidence that it will serve me for many years to come.

Wow!

I did have high expectations when I ordered this bass. It is even better than I expected. The best thing on this bass is the neck. Big, wide, thick and I love it. The fretwork is really decent and level. Tuners work well. The P-pickup sounds very good, warm and P-like, The J-pickup is a bit weak. I don't really like this pickup. My best sound is P-pickup only. The pots work but feel very cheap and flimsy. Finish is good, the back of the neck is a little rough. It has some neckdive, ofcourse, it's a 5 string with big headstock. No problems with a good strap. 'd Addario strings!!! No need to put new strings on and save €25,=. The bass was setup well. I check everything and set up guitars and basses when I get them. This one was very playable out of the box.

Overall a good bass for very little money. Don't expect a 1000E bass, it isn't, but it is very good for the money.

I will buy this again if broken/stolen.