Harley Benton Valuestrings Bass 45-105 Reviews

Excellent value for money strings.

They punch well above there weight.👍

surprised

ordered these to make up an order,if like me you can kill a set of strings in one gig ,then these are the strings for you.

they sound bright and last on average a couple of gigs for me, which means at this price i can change strings every other gig,with out it costing me a fortune,get some you wont be dissapointed,for live work this is all you need.

I strongly recommend these strings

As many have written, at the beginning there may not be quite pleasant sensations for the fingers, but a couple of hours and everything falls into place. They sound no worse than D'Addario, and cost 4 times less. For concerts of Elixirs, for the Studio DR HI Beam, for the soul and at home-HB:)

Great sound for a great price

Great sound for a great price , I'm not a professional musician , so I'm sure a professional musician may think other wise ..sounds good to me and I'll be buying more

Decent and cheap

You have to try them for yourself, very good for the price.

they get the job done

this proves other string brands are overpriced.

Vfm

just that, value for money

Better than I originally thought!

I've decided to re-write my review (and increase my rating), because some of my earlier criticisms were perhaps unjustified.

I'd pointed out excessive fret noise/ buzzing, however it turned out there was an issue with the bass I put them on! Once this was rectified, fret noise was minimal.

I also felt that they were a bit rough on the fingers. However, having played D'Addarios almost exclusively for over 35 years, I admit I was foolish to expect otherwise!

As an experiment, I decided to compare them with the cheapest strings on eBay & Amazon, and I can say without hesitation that the Harley Bentons are far superior.

After playing these strings for some time (and having the bass fixed!), my fingers are now accustomed to the different feel & they're actually not bad at all. I'll definitely be buying more.

Surprisingly good strings

I acquired a few sets of these to string up some bases that weren't going to be regular players since £30+ per bass gets expensive when ones has multiple basses.

The big surprise was during a jazz bass stringing experiment when I actually found these to be a lot closer than their competition to the full on bright tone i was looking for.

This is clearly just a personal thing but at least one of my Jazz basses is going to be strung with these from now on.

Now, the only thing i don't love about these strings is the feel, especially when new but i generally use expensive strings and that these are not! I also felt they were a little brighter than I would like on a precision bass but please accept that as my opinion based on my personal preferences.

Worth the asking price, certainly, they are good, consistently made strings you can trust.

Exactly without discrepancy

I was very pleasantly surprised. These are nickel and there is a good difference between these and other nickel strings, they seem to last reasonably well too. I use these on Harley Benton PB-20 SBK Standard Series. Great for punkrock, for "old school" stoner, acid rock etc. The sound is clear, "elastic" bottom, good middle, top without much ringing, but there is no lack of high frequencies. I use these strings first time as i was concerned about something cheaper.

Damn excellent value for money.

great for practising

great price shame about the delivery charge but in the future i will buy a larger order to make it worth while

Grea for the money

I'm new to setting up my bass, and bought these strings as i was concerned about messing things up.

Excellent value for money, not sure who makes them or where they are made but for me they are great and I have heard more experienced players compare them to d'addarios.

have you looked at the price? have you ordered 10 sets? no? why?what are your excuses?

here are some cheap strings! don't say that the strings are expensive , you don't have any money. buy 20 sets and change them every 3 months.

the hi pitch ringing went off after 8 hours of playing. I use them for a month at this moment (about 50 hours). My hands are sweating profusely. I try wash them more often, and wipe the strings all the time to extend their life.

they won't live more than 100 hours (thats too many? maybe 70-80 in my hands). for that kind of money, not changing them every month or two is disrespectful to your bandmates, and just not very wise)

Cool!

Coll string with low price! Very pure tone and normal sound with distortion and clean!

actually love these, they work wonderful and for the price you cant complain at all.

Great value

By a country mile the cheapest strings I found anywhere. They're good enough, to be honest I've only limited experience with bass strings so far but they feel ok to me

I got two sets for my new guitar and these strings looks great! The price cannot be beaten. Actually I wasn't sure if the price was per set or per string, so I took the risk.

New comment: After trying the strings for a few weeks, I can say that they're not that good as I thought. The sound is no more than ok. But then again, for that price I will still get some more.

Solid performing bass strings

Considering the price, these are winners. These medium sized strings sound full, stay in tune, do not break. They brought the much needed oomph to my weary Mex P-Bass. Also as a set, they are in balance -- so that, for example, the E string does not sound way too loud compared to the A string.

The are the choice for my three (soon four) basses. End of.

Great Value Bass Strings

I was a little skeptical when buying these due to their low price, but I was very pleasantly surprised. Harley Benton have smashed the price barrier for working players and amateur enthusiasts alike, who have always had to part with around €20 and upwards for a set of bass strings. These are nickel and I can't tell a great deal of difference between these and other nickel strings, they seem to last reasonably well too. I use these on precision and Jazz basses. They are particularly good for "old school" warmer tones for blues, jazz, soul, finger funk, and Motown etc. For rock and slap I normally use steels which tend to be brighter and have more attack. So HB please, please, please make stainless steel sets too!

Nice

Good price, good sound and and reasonable price