Harley Benton RB-414BK Classic Series

Very good and affordable bass guitar

sehr schön!! Sound quality is a lot better than my Ibanez!

Great axe!

I always wanted the and RB but could not afford it. This bass scratches that itch. Great for gigging any style and looks cool too!

A Beast

Kind of blown away. At this price you can't complain. Some minor issues out of the box like fret buzz but nothing too unexpected for travelling half way around the world. Neck took some time and truss rod adjustment to settle in.

Looks great with nice details like the binding.

Can get lots of different sounds, bridge pickup has got a great punch to it. Every time it comes out of the case it's still in tune.

DEFNITEY AN EYE CANDY BASS.

I am certainly not going to make any comparisons to any other bass that may or may not look or sound like.

A good Quality Instrument that needed little to no setting up. as soon as I pull the Bass out of its case ( Harley Benton Light Case-El-Bass ), did people start Dribbling and a Drooling. Fellow bass players love the wide range of sounds and im sure more RB-414 will heading to these shores.

Frankly looks much better in your hands than in the pictures.

would strongly recommend.

Great bass for the price

Took almost 2 weeks to reach SEA but well worth the wait. Good packaging so no dings or damages on the item.

Amazing sound and it looks incredible

Amazing value for money

It needs a full set up and light fret work, but very pleased at this price. Sounds great, each pick up has a distinct characteristic that makes it good for switching. My star ratings are based on value for money, of course this is not perfect but it is all you need.

"I LOVE the smell of Harley Benton in the morning"

1. It looks GREAT [a gold-effect for pickup cover/surround would look even better, I think],

2. Feels great [albeit a tad - just a tad - heavy]. Very nice balance,

3. Plays really well - no dudders (well, what you YOU call dead spots?),

4. Or rattles. I prefer the action a little high,

5. It holds the tuning really well - no slippage(s),

6. If you (also) use a double-octave, the 414 should compliment it nicely,

7. All-in-all, recommended. I'm well happy with my purchase - give me another 30 years or so (practice) and I'll give you a decent copy of Stanley Clarkes iconic School Days....

Really loving the 'Harleybacker'!

Having read the numerous,varied reviews of the RB-414 I ordered one, fully expecting to have to give it a full set up to get it playable, which I was happy to do (and have the tools and experience), as I really like the look. For a instrument in the sub £200 range, you should really expect to have to tweak it a little to get it exactly to your taste.

It was delivered remarkably quickly,well packaged and in perfect condition, no sharp or unlevel frets, truss rod, intonation, action all set up beautifully. I have played this for about a week now ,to allow for climate/humidity changes, with no adjustments necessary.

My main amp is an Ampeg head and 2x10 cab and with just a variation of the gain and tone you can get a very acceptable comparison to the 'Lemmy' or 'Chis Squire' sound,or whatever sound you want. Plug it through an amp modeller and you would barely notice a difference to the real thing.

As others have said the bridge pickup is pretty good (you can get a nice growl out of it), the neck is not so good,but still ok. It has also been mentioned that on the middle pickup switch setting, if you turn either pickup volume setting all the way down it turns both off. You are, however, still able to back either pickup off in order to get the mix you want. If you want to back either pickup off completely just flick the switch! It can be rectified by rewiring...but I won't be bothering.

The only thing I probably will change is the nut, it deserves better than the plastic nut it comes with.

It appears that I struck lucky with mine as I've had no problems with it, the setup was very good straight out of the box and the overall finish is faultless...I'm really enjoying playing the 'Harleybacker' and will be happy to gig it as well.

Couldn’t have asked for more

This bass is a mind-boggling value. It required some minor setup to get the action and intonation just right, but it played quite well right out of the box. Very nice fret work and the tuners were surprisingly good as well. I swapped in a set of flat-wound strings and now it plays beautifully, and sounds surprisingly close to a 4003 with plenty of character and tonal variation. I am well pleased.