Harley Benton HBO-850 Bass Black

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Harley Benton HBO-850 Bass Black
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Great Bass
Cino 02.04.2022
Great Amazing Bass For The Price Point

the tuner's are however complete and utter garbage

here's a better idea harley benton
ur guitars and bass's are a great upgrade platform value

how about u keep the junk pot metal tuners next time and just discount the bass accordingly,i think u would be suprised how many orders you would get for guitars without tuners, pickups, or even bridges because players tend to swap these components out regardless and we're just filling up landfills with poor quality pot metal hardware that shouldn't be wasted in the first place

maybe offer 1 or 2 models to guage the interest

but offer them finished but without the low quality electronics/tuners

allowing the customer to add there own

however make stipulations where customer's can't modify the tuner peg hole's stuff like that for your return etc

or make the product non returnable

but offer one strat or single cut style guitar but without the low quality stuff loaded and have that also be reflected in the price of the product and i think you would be suprised

it would be like opening up a harley benton custom shop
but on a reasonably priced scale

so long story short the stock tuner's are about to go in the trash in canada

had to replace them with Profile tuners, bass plays amazingly well after i oiled the fretboard and it's time to slappa da bass
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Another great instrument!
B K 27.02.2022
Honestly you can't go wrong with this.

The usual set up job and it plays great. No finish flaws at all. Tuners are better than I expected, so Thomann is listening! Acoustic sound is super resonate and the pickup and EQ set up is good. Just have it far enough away from the amp to avoid feedback.

If you are on the fence on an acoustic bass or a fretless electric bass like I was, buy a Harley Benton. You won't be out a ton of money to get a quality bass to try out. Best entry level instruments out there for the cash.

Great job Harly Benton and Thomann!
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Good quality for the price.
Corryvreckan 11.08.2020
Great acoustic bass, feels and sounds nice. The finish very good and only had to tweak the truss rod to combat a bit of fret buzz, now spot on, action good and intonation perfect. Tuner works ok and eq is good. Amazing bass for the money, playing along side bongos and mandolin jams and sounds great.
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When you don't want the noise
worknoextra 18.10.2022
I wanted some campsite music without having the need to plug in. Having said that, I bought this bad boy acoustic bass and could not be happier! Overall build quality is very good. I may replace the tuners a little later as I believe this is the weakest part about the guitar. It doesn't stay in tune after a few hours of play, but not a deal breaker. The guitar is very resonant, almost boomy when plugged into my Fender Rumble 100 amp. Not a bad thing, just an observation. If anything happened to my guitar I would definitely buy another without hesitation. The value is unsurpassed!
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MK
Like riding a moped, great fun till your friends find out.
Moon K 09.02.2018
Most people think that playing a cheap acoustic bass is lame. No it isn't!
Theses basses are great. They are well made sturdy and unlike most have a body that is halfway between the size of a normal acoustic bass (cumbersome) and a normal electric making it a dream to play and stoll about having a party all to yourself.
I don't know about you but I can't help but groove once I donned my new Harley Benton Acoustic Bass.
It now lives in the littlest room in the house so I can funk whilst I dump.
;-)
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An impressive surprise
VicC. 24.01.2024
For a budget model, it sounds remarkably nice.
It resonates easily, it's lightweight yet it doesn't feel cheap. Recommended.
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Awesome, this is a really outstanding entry point acoustic bass.
Why do I need a nickname? 18.01.2023
It does exactly what its supposed to and does it well. Accidentally brought two and there are some minor differences in build quality around the 'sound holes'; both were rough and one hole on one guitar had a little nick but seriously for the money... its not like something that makes a difference or isn't easily fixed.

One arrived in tune like it had been tested the other had never been tuned probably so maybe a quality control issue I would never have known existed if I hadn't brought two. Both outer boxes were damaged, one had a hole right through it and out the other side - thankfully not where the bass was, maybe consider using a more delicate parcel service?
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Acoustic Bass
MelloBassTone 19.12.2021
Fancied an acoustic bass, and the Harley Benton HBO-850 looks great.
Fit and Finish on arrival was good
Fitted with some Flatwound Strings for the warm n woody sound like an upright .... Real Nice Tone
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HBO-850 Acoustic Bass
g--- 12.06.2019
Awesome Instrument for price, looks and plays great, came with very good set-up for me, only a little tweaking. The first bass I received had some bad hidden damaged from shipping, after two or three emails replacement bass was on the way-which arrived in perfect condition, I navigate on a budget and H.B. lets me increase my playing options without breaking the bank.
Thanks Thomann
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As usual harley benton and thomann do not disapoint.
DCCHILL 03.04.2023
Great sounding and feeling bass for any genre
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Harley Benton HBO-850 Bass Black