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Crazily priced!
For what you're paying you're getting an extremely nice starter bass that you'd most likely pay around ?200+ for in another music shop.
The neck on my one is flawless and very playable, the finishing on the fretboard and frets is also excellent. The tuning heads are of a decent quality and I can't tell yet whether I'll have to put something like a set of Schaller's on it.
The body of the bass is beautifully finished and extremely light. As for the pickup and electronics, they're functional. Obviously it's not going to sound like a thousand euro bass, but for the price you pay you're really getting a lot for under ?80.
I plan on replacing the pickup with a Seymour Duncan P-Bass pickup, but for the absolute beginner there's not a thing wrong with the stock pickup and the shielding appears excellent.
In short, if you have a measly ?79 in your account and were thinking of giving the bass a try then spend it on this before you waste your money on something that won't last a 1/100th of the time that this bass will last you.
The neck on my one is flawless and very playable, the finishing on the fretboard and frets is also excellent. The tuning heads are of a decent quality and I can't tell yet whether I'll have to put something like a set of Schaller's on it.
The body of the bass is beautifully finished and extremely light. As for the pickup and electronics, they're functional. Obviously it's not going to sound like a thousand euro bass, but for the price you pay you're really getting a lot for under ?80.
I plan on replacing the pickup with a Seymour Duncan P-Bass pickup, but for the absolute beginner there's not a thing wrong with the stock pickup and the shielding appears excellent.
In short, if you have a measly ?79 in your account and were thinking of giving the bass a try then spend it on this before you waste your money on something that won't last a 1/100th of the time that this bass will last you.
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Absolute bargain!
Got this for my son to start learning the bass.
Great bass, amazing build quality and good output from the pickups (considering the cheap electronics).
Hardware is acceptable, but what is not is the strings. I would prefer the instrument to cost 10 pounds more than to have a string break due to mild slapping two weeks later.
All in all, an amazing bass for 90 pounds, should you include the 20 pounds spent on strings.
Great bass, amazing build quality and good output from the pickups (considering the cheap electronics).
Hardware is acceptable, but what is not is the strings. I would prefer the instrument to cost 10 pounds more than to have a string break due to mild slapping two weeks later.
All in all, an amazing bass for 90 pounds, should you include the 20 pounds spent on strings.
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Harley Benton PB-Shorty LH BK Std. Series
I bought the bass for my 12-year old daughter who is left handed; I didn't want to spend too much, because I don't know if she will cultivate the same passion as her father. The quality is certainly above expectations and it is more than fine for young beginners in terms of sound and handling
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A really good first bass for its price
If you're a lefty and you're looking for a first bass, this one is a solid choice.
It has the standard features (volume and tone) which is all you'll need to start learning.
It has a solid build and a very good sound for its prince.
The only major con I found on this bass is that its head stock can be somewhat on the heavy side making it a little bit unbalanced, especially when playing those lower frets.
Overall, as a first bass I can recommend this.
It has the standard features (volume and tone) which is all you'll need to start learning.
It has a solid build and a very good sound for its prince.
The only major con I found on this bass is that its head stock can be somewhat on the heavy side making it a little bit unbalanced, especially when playing those lower frets.
Overall, as a first bass I can recommend this.
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Great starter and more if needed!
Love the playability and amazing sounds for the price. Only issue we’re the fret ends, 1 tuner key broken, and needed a good tune up. But overall I’m impressed and love messing around on it.
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Great Instrument
I own 2 electric basses before but this is one is my favourite due to the short scale and much lighter than the previous two. I tried finding short-scale bass, especially left-handed in my country yet it is virtually impossible. Thanks to Thomann for shipping the instrument globally, I received this bass, safe and sound, though the shipping company send this package takes a whole month.
It feels the size of normal electric guitar. You can use this guitar directly out of the box. It is fun to play, especially connected to the Rocksmith video game. A huge improvement and performance using this guitar compared to my previous standard size bass guitars.
I will definitely upgrade/mod this bass.
It feels the size of normal electric guitar. You can use this guitar directly out of the box. It is fun to play, especially connected to the Rocksmith video game. A huge improvement and performance using this guitar compared to my previous standard size bass guitars.
I will definitely upgrade/mod this bass.
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