Harley Benton PJ-75 VW Vintage Series

The sound is perfect for any style of music. If you use two pickups at once with an open tone, then the sound is like Ibanez sr305 (imho)
The tone of this bass can be very aggressive or soft.

Suitable for both a beginner bassist and professional musicians (but for studio recording, you will have to replace the pickups with some seymour duncan).

Came out of the box tuned to the scale. The height of the strings suits me as well (Under 1st fret <1mm under 12th fret 2.5mm), but maybe I'll lower it a bit because it's a little difficult to play.

The bass is in perfect condition, no noticeable chips, no scratches. Of course, if you look closely, then there will be small ones, but they will also be on expensive instruments with a price above $ 1,500.

Analogues in local music stores (in Kazakhstan) are 4 times more expensive, so this is an ideal option for all musicians.
Even if you are a guitarist, you can buy this bass for such a good price for fun.
Ребята из Казахстана и стран СНГ! Не переживайте о том что что-то пойдёт не так, всё было отлично. Я тоже сначала думал что такого быть не может - "отличный бас и за такую цену?", думал что придут дрова, но инструмент оказался отличный и по факту придираться тут и не к чему. Так что заказывайте и кайфуйте!

I love this bass! I've heard lots of stories about how great these basses are so I decided to try one out myself. I got it for noodling at home and occasional recording.

I plugged it in an played it along with two songs...one with just the neck pickup and one with the neck pickup at full and bridge pickup at about 40%...and I was floored in both cases. It has a very meaty, full mid tone that both sits very well in a mix but also stands out. Mixed tones are also fantastic, and the low B string absolutely sings. This bass is very hot, and I'm still kind of surprised it's not active. It just sounds lovely.

It's very playable, and the fit and finish are well above what you'd expect for a bass in this price range. The neck is a thick baseball bat of a neck but it's also very stable. Once the bass was acclimated to the temp in my house, all I had to do to finish setup was to tune it and set the action. Neck relief was spot on.

The only con I'd have so far is that it has a fair bit of neck dive, but that can always be offset by a thicker strap. I absolutely recommend this bass to anyone.

OK, so this isn't actually my favorite bass that I own, but nothing can replace my 73 fretless P Bass. But that's not the bass I want to play on most of our songs. The PJ-75 is.

I primarily play it as a full P, and the sound just works for me. And then there are the times when I want to mix in the J or go for some other variation - you know, all those various sound options one wants from a passive PJ - they're all available.

This isn't exactly a light bass. After our last 3 hour gig I woke up the next morning remembering that I'm a middle aged man who had a large chunk of lumber on my shoulder for a few hours. But that's hard to overcome if you to play a 5 string like this.

I have noticed that after playing for a few hours the outside of my left pointer finger is calloused. I looked carefully, and I think the frets are a hair wider than the fretboard which a good tech should be able to fix with a little extra rounding and/or polishing. Considering the price, I can afford that little bit of work.

One thing to know - like most passive JBs, if you turn the neck pickup to full and then turn the bridge pickup to full the overall output on mine decreases. One day I may add a series / parallel switch to give me some additional options there, but even if I never get around to it, I'm thrilled with this bass.

1. I received the goods in good packaging (I live in South Korea)
2. The quality of the product was fine and the pick-ups worked well.
3. The pick-up knobs also worked well.
4. It is stable because there is no noise even if I don't touch the bass guitar strings.
5. The weight is light.
6. I like the sound of the product, too.
7. It's easy to play.
8. It took two weeks to deliver such a good product.
9. Overall, it's a very good product.
10. I'm willing to buy it again.
※My next target on the premises is to purchase an electric guitar.
I'm looking forward to it.
Thank you.

Astounding Build quality! Near perfect setup! And It's pretty! Been playing bass for half a century.I was a full time pro but now I am a weekend warrior type. Gobsmacked 4 different ways. Took delivery Saturday. The outer box was destroyed. Ripped torn and bent like a strung longbow. Inner box was bent as well . Amazed when I took the bass out it was in near perfect condition. It did take a really hard lick on the lower strap button. bent the button and the screw and cracked the finish around it. Cosmetic damage no one will ever see. Build quality is astounding at this price point. Blackwood fingerboard is sweet. Looks like ebony with a more open grain. The skunkstripe looks like blackwood instead of the specced roseacer. Looks very nice. Fit and finish is excellent. I give the setup an A-. Neck relief and intonation are spot on. Had to raise string height on the A string just a little. Then there is the sound. Think lower register of a Steinway concert grand piano. That's what I like!!!!! Only con is poor quality volume pots, Since I play with everything wide open on the bass this really isn't an issue for Me. Can't wait to take it to rehearsal and try it through My gig Rig. Cheers! ( Okay did that, Bass has ballz. Good clarity from low B to high E. This is a very gigworthy instrument.)

I got one of these for practising on my lunch breaks at work. I'm really really pleased with it.

I was expecting some buzzy frets and some hum from the pickups (based on other reviews). No buzzy frets and the signal is near silent. If I touch the strings there is no sound at all (good grounding in place).

I'm in the process of straightening the neck (I only adjust by quarter turn once a day until I get to where I want to be). It's very playable already though. The intonation was almost perfect upon delivery. I've got it dead on with loads of play left in the adjustment if I needed it. It is in tune all the way up and down the neck (including on the lower frets where you sometimes get slightly sharp/stretched notes if the nut isn't right). It keeps its tuning fine. Machine heads feel smooth and sturdy.

The p-bass pickup is good and the tone control has an even response from closed to fully open. The only con so far is the J Bass pickup which is thin. I don't think this could be used solo. I get a good sound with 100% P and 50% J. To be honest I just want 100% P most of the time anyway.

The neck is lovely and smooth (no sticky finish).

The pots feel cheap but rotate smoothley and there is no crackling. The jack input is nice and secure. I even think the pickguard looks good.

The woodwork and paint is flawless as far as I can see. No large gaps anywhere around the neck joint.

This feels every bit as good as much more expensive five strings I've picked up and played at PMT and Dawsons. I've not gigged it or recorded with it yet. I'm getting a very clean signal through my studio headphones though plugged into a Zoom B3 effects pedal.

If any problems comes out of the woodwork I will let you know.

Thank you Thomann and cudos Harley Benton! No idea how you build these for this little money.

Long term review!

Initially out of the box, super impressed a really nice playing instrument, gigged within 3 days.

But..... Changed strings then started running into a little fret trouble, some had come a little loose and needed a reset. However my luthier did not fix all of the issues and it still had a horrible high fret and buzzed like hell!

But 2. Set about sorting it myself with a complete fret level, crown and polish....my my what a difference...super feeling bass.

Replaced bridge with high mass fender 5 string bridge (had to shim neck to make it work) .... Again much better, better balanced and stable.

Then I rebuilt the tone circuit with high end capacitor and good pots and that made an enormous difference tonally, really warm and full sounding bass, plenty of adjustment.

Changed the horrible pickguard (at great expense) it's really now an awesome bass and a project I'm proud of.

Out of the box I'd say it was a low quality bass with great potential, tonally it was a bit nasal and there were the set up issues and possibly quality issues with the frets..but I've bought far more expensive basses with similar issues.

Spend a bit of cash and some time on it and you get a really lovely instrument out of it a great pj and the b string is lovely and clear, perhaps not same as on a 35" bass but perfectly adequate.

I had a pretty good feeling after reading the description and the reviews. Matching finished Headstock, Roswell Alnico Pickups, Brass Bridge Rolls, aged dark Canadian Maple neck with the truss skunk stripe, Antique White with a beautiful Tortoise Pick Guard,... 5 STRING at this price, is unheard off. Well,.. the bass that came is even better than I had hoped for. GORGEOUS! And after a set-up for Ultra DRY SoCal(true the neck, set string height .065-.080, then intonation(it came set very close) and double check everything again) it is simply amazing. I have 11 basses and this is my new favorite. It's the schiz!! P volume at 3/4, J volume at 1/4, and tone at 1/4 , the sound is PHAT and tight. There is NOTHING else out there even close. Just do it.