The Best Budget Bass Out There?! - Harley Benton Enhanced MJ-5EB [Demo]
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What other ~$400 basses do I need to check out, y'all?🤔
I'd love to see how this compares to similar priced offerings by Sire (M2, V3), and Ibanez. Great video!
Patrick Hunter The Squier classic vibe series are some of the best basses out there, but everyone already knows about them lol
Hi Patrick, How about the new Yamaha BB series. BB434 or BB435?
Great channel!
Best wishes,
B
Ltd j-205 would be nice 😏
Yamaha BB434 and the classic vibe series by Squier please (the pb one) ! 😁
Wow, a year of testing prior to review? Now that’s a thorough demo.
I just love discovering basses that I totally could buy in an instant because I feel like I already love it....until I see there are no left handed version....
At least that keeps you away from wasting your money. Soon enough with all the money you won’t have spent on 400-800dollars bass you’ll be able to buy a real expansive bass custom made aha
@@erradate6425 haha I know, I already have 3, one of them is a really good one that I'll keep for years, it's just for the fun if I want other
I'm done dealing with this problem haha. I'm about to order a Carl Thompson. Will never need another bass again.
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@@ATthemusician You lucky bastard, how’s the carl thompson after two years?
Finally!!!!! I've seen it in the background! Been waiting for awhile
Almost bought one of these a while back, spent all my money on pedals instead though - sounds fantastic!
A jazz bass with a musicman style pickup is my fantasy. Im on it.
Hmmmm, I would be really interested to see a comparison between this and a Marcus Miller V3, or even with a V7.
No comparison between this and V7. The V7 can wrestle with basses in 1k USD range easily.
I bought the cream colored version added copper shielding and Nordstrand pups . It’s my main bass now .
Im thinking about buying it, what are the pros and cons? if i may ask
I have to agree w you Patrick. The neck pup sounds like a P pup. In fact, I've been falling in love w the MM / P counterpart, and I saw of comparison between the MM/P and MM/J (both 4-string), and was floored by how great and how similar BOTH basses sounded. A # of people thought there was a big diff...some preferred the J and some preferred the P (like I usually do), but I was hard pressed to hear much of a difference. I think you'll love the H-B M/P bass as well.
I have the 4 string version of this bass. Bass is so fun to play, neck is excellent. Mine came perfect out of the box. Bridge pickup is a bit trebly, though. This beast can produce a huge array of different sounds. Play great in passive too. I recommend, if you don't like it you can return it to Thomann and get full refund
You can return it, but the shipping cost is half the price of the bass. I tried.
Dude this has been a long time coming
Squier Precision Vintage Modified 5 cost less than $400. Those are great, but for some reason are not manufactured anymore. Can be found secondhand sometimes. I have a refubrished one and I think it's great.
Yeah the VM precision 5 string is hard to find. Great basses though.
Great video man! I LOVE the way this bass looks! You make it sound great too!
What I had close to it under 400 was a Squier Deluxe Active Jazz 5 string. Was a favorite of mine for the last half of college. Last year I sold it along w/ my LTD D 6 string for a Jericho Alpha 5 for the simplicity & never looked back
You make this bass sound amazing.
That low B sounds super dead.
You ain't lyin
This often is the fault of the string, not the bass.
@@kongandbasses8732 I may disagree with that. You can't really expect super beefy sound from a 34 inch bass *B* string without some good EQ. The string certainly affects the tone, but bass does either.
@@bccal5982 I may disagree again. My sire V7 has amazing low B string, and yamaha trbx505 also. And they both sport 3 band active electronics and 34" scale.
Kong and Basses what’s the best bass strings that’ll make my low B bright and not dead?
Am about to start a build almost exactly like this but with a maple fretboard and black block inlays at my luthier school
Still waiting for a Dingwall demo
Sooooonnnn!😈
@@patrickhunter Play the DINGUS!!!
I recently bought a Harley Benton neckthrough fretless 5 that is really nice, surprising nice....
Nice sounding bass, the enhanced Harley Benton basses are cool.
I got the 4 string in natural finish from Davie504 and I'm so happy with it. One day I'll get new pickups and electronics for it
Hell yea man! I've really been considering getting one of these. Thanks for doing a GOOD SOUND QUALITY review of this bass!
I guess review the other Harley Benton deluxe basses like the Reverse P/Humbucker bass in Ash/Maple..and also the same model from this video, but in the same Ash/Maple combo sir.
And hey you know what? Also the Harley Benton Musicman HH copy!!! Man that thing is hittin'!!!! I saw you do a review with the guys from that other bass channel, I think it's called Bass Gear..but do one on here like really thorough, going through all the switch positions playing the same perhaps 20 second riff FINGERSTYLE (no distortion) please, so we can really tell what that bass is about..and of course I'm really considering getting that one as well! But please review them basses bro. I know a lot of people would benefit from that. And most likely they'll end up buying from Harley Benton dude!! lol
You never know..you might end up getting sponsored by them..maybe one day have your own model bass..The Patrick Hunter Triple PJ Beast bass..hahaha, just saying bro!
Thanks for all the good sound quality videos again!
It sure does seem like a nice instrument. I'm impressed! Your playing is terrific too, by the way.
How is the weight?
Shipping to the USA is under $40. Pretty nice!
Looks like they make a version with a P pickup in the neck position too.
Would you consider replacing the *bridge pickup*?
If xiaomi made basses
Swap that pup for a SMB-5A, you know you want to do that.
Ohhhhhh, you're not wrong!
have to say I got it, played it and sent it back. It's playability is without any questions, sound... gerat... the colour amazaaaaaiiiiizing, also the 0 fret reminds me to a Lakland 55 02 in the very same colour but one inch longer and 10 times more expensive... unfortunately mine had a fuzz sound in the head plate, the pickguard wasnt mounted in a plain manner and last but not least... why did HB drop the capability of passive tone pot? Before I had the HB B550 and that one had a tone pot usable in both active but also passive mode. I got the last one in stock so no change possible.
I had the MJ4 in natural. Its weight was over 5 kg. Also I had issues with the electronics. The feel and the neck and the sounds and the look were excellent though.
IHarley Benton Enjanced MP - 5EB is ts great.
Plays very easy - the low B really is growling!
I put some Flatwound on Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalt.
I have had way more expensive basses (Music Man Custom etc. ) but this on really is great :-)
Who’s the best? PATRICK!!!!
When the effect kick in, you know this bass doesn’t sound as good as you expect, I looking forward to hear this bass and it haven’t surprise me yet, Squier still better obviously!
Personally, I'd get the MP-4EB if I got a Harley Benton. It's similar to this one, but it has a P neck pickup and only has four strings. It comes in the same awesome color and has the same bridge humbucker pickup though.
Now I'm in love❤
A great Review , thanks .
I would like to know the weight of this stunning bass. As a long time MusicMan / Fender / Carvin fan I am just asking myself how cheap great basses can be.
I was underwhelmed if not disappointed by a Harley Benton Jazz copy. This one had a great tone but was too heavy for a 90 minutes gig! And I am a big and strong person.
Then I was surprised by a Harley Benton Precision copy with one single coil. The tone was outstanding, the built quality was good, the weight average.
The problem with those Harley Benton instruments is the lack of consistency. You never know what you get, and its tiering to send back an instrument three times until you have what you like.
that’s why reading the reviews is important, the jazz bass is probably better liked by people who don’t play live
I've been hearing on the HB thread on TalkBass that you can replace that bridge pickup for ~$15 and get much better performance.
What bridge pickup did they suggest?
@@BigBadBonzo I don't it was just some no name pickup from Ali Express
Buying one with plans to mod
Great bass for the money. I have a blue one just like yours, as well as a natural ash P5 from them. Here's the question: when are they doing a roasted maple neck version like the one in the "long guitar" segment you did??
What's the string spacing on these? HB just started listing those on their newer models, but still a key spec point many manufacturers don't list!
I just got a mj-4eb which cost £280 given the extra import tax and UPS handling. Overall pretty good but like a lot of HBs the frets are protruding a bit which might be a bind to file given they are SS. Tuners are deffo a bit meh and the knobs are pretty tacky. Also it seems the bass and treble are by-passed in passive mode. The bass and tone in active mode are too harsh on max/min but okay +/- 50%. Other than all that it's still a very good bass for the money but if you were to only buy one bass you would be better getting the SIRE V3 from Andertons which would be cheaper post Brexit.
Yes thank you sir. You’re great. Now what’s on your personal board?
Bass face on point.
Hello Patrick, could you tell me something about the weight of this bass? is it
light?
i think that Sire M2 2nd gen is better and in the same pricetag as this jazz bass
I hope you can make a review of the series of Harley Benton, it looks so nice so as the p version of this one
Try Sire Basses please
Decided to take a look on the Thomann website and see if they had this Lake Blue w/Rosewood-alternative board in stock. Nope. On backorder.
I did see this bass in a natural finish with a maple board for $277 +€30 (about $35) shipping.
I wonder if the EB/MM 5-string pickup would drop-in fit this bass? If it does, then there are several decent economy aftermarket pickups that would fit too.
dammit now you convinced me to get the P bass version, what have you done
Yamaha has great entries for 400 or slightly more, and I'm sure it slaughters HB, Yamaha's build quality and QC is usually next to none
Just wish they had more colors. Not bad for the money.
Hey Patrick, looking for a bit of advice. I'm currently looking at buying a J bass, to be honest with a baby and a toddler price is very tight 😂 I've been looking at the Fender MIM J Bass and saw your comparison with the Harley Benton JB-75 and it's made me wonder whether to get it. My main work horse is a Fender MIM 2017 P Bass, I would only be using the J bass for potentially some recording in the future. Should I save up for the Fender? Or this Harley Benton in this video? Or do you reckon the JB-75 would do the job? Thanks
Great review! Similar to Cort Arona 4.
You are playing on 5 and no using B string.
I count only few times when you put lowest note.
I think the sound quality for B is not perfect, but maybe im wrong.
Im very interesing empty B with distortion, like metalcore style :D
Saying "it has a nice weight" you mean, it’s not too heavy? Do you happen to know the approximate weight of that one?
Any suggestion on what to swap the bridge pickup and machine headed with?
Patrick, is the bass good enough quality wise to throw a pricey MM bridge pup in it?
have you ever played a harley benton enhanced pj? the mj seems nice
Hello:
Will you upload any video testing bass amps from this brand?
Can you gig with any of the Harley Benton’s you have reviewed?
Review one of the Sterling Sub Basses for around 250 - 300 $
Do they make it in Pink? I gotta get a pink bass just to say I have one
Hi, Patrick Hunter. I hope I'm not being insulting in ANY way, but it just KILLS ME when I see a bass player playing with a pick. Probably because I've never tried it. Like Jaco I'm a purist and believe that your sound comes from your fingers.
At any rate I have to say that I LOVE your playing! Believe me, it takes a LOT out of me to say that, bro.
As for that bass: it is beautiful!!!! And the sound of it is really nice! On top of that; to get a bass... a FIVE STRING bass at that; that sounds as good as this for UNDER $500 is freaking AMAZING!!!!
Hello! How about "Harley Benton MP-EB". This bass is a good as MJ-EB?
hey Patrick!
i'm super interested in upgrading to a bit of a nicer 5 string in the future. how would you say these compare to the sterling sub ray 5s?
i’d say the main difference is price
Hibryd headstock mm and sadowsky
you talk a lot about the versatility in tones, yet dont show any. Would ahve been great if you showed the neck pick, then the bridge, then the blend, and finally the blend with the split coil in the neck. Basically I wanted to see if it did the MusicMan Stringray sound, plus the Jazz bass and how the blend of MM+J pickups sounded.. I watched the whole video waiting for it :(
And in the future if you do, please do a short riff and use the same riff for all pickup combinations. Then change music style and do the same. Something every guitar demo youtuber out there seems to fail to understand, either they give you a completely different music style or amp/fx/sound settup, or they play a 3 min song before changing the pickups/guitar/gear they are comparing, so by the time you hear B, you already forgot how A sounded like
I want to buy this bass what would you recommend to change
There are many b stocks of this model in Thomann, that says something.
Warwick rock bass. Ibanez sr500. Fender mim. Music man sub. A whole plethora of second hand beauties. Hmmmmmm
What kind of pick do you play with?
What is the string spacing? Thanks
Squier has those Contemporary Jazz Basses that look interesting to me. The 4 string ones are close to $400. I think they make a passive & an active one too.
How much does it actually weigh?
anyone knows string spacing for this model ? thanks !
Is the weight under or over 9lbs?
How about the Harley Benton MM-P Bass counterpart...MP-EB (4 or 5er)?
bflo1000 i have one of those, the 4-string. Really solid construction, it handles 50-120 balanced tension strings just fine. The P pickup is *too* powerful, it distorted the active circuit and I ended up converting the bass to passive wiring.
@@stereoroid Thanks for replying. I happen to love hot pups and OD. How bad is it? I've been really impressed by the demos. Actually Both the MP and the MJ models.
bflo1000 - the thing is, they changed the pickups after introduction, from Alnico to Ceramic. I would describe the results as “unbalanced”, with the P much more powerful than the MM and too much for the onboard preamp. That’s why I went passive, I get good results in to an external preamp (tc SpectraDrive) and a USB interface. I should also mention that I split the wiring so I can treat or record the pickups separately.
All right all right bruh'! We get it its under $400 sheeez
I’m not saying I called it, but I called it.
Great! Weight?
Didn’t know they made 5 strings
why did i know that it was an hb?
Just do any harley 5-string
Wait so harley benton made an almost exact copy of a sandberg tm, and nobody’s fucking speaking out about it??
Didn't quite catch how much it was lol
👍👍👍
Months ago people on reddit agreed that this bass was a disapointment. And now you try to sell it to us?
How much is Thomann paying to you for this review?
lol they aren't, I just really love playing this bass🤷
Derfel Cadarn
Ah, yes. The overloads of Reddit..
Those who decide the worth of all things. The knowers of all knowledge.
@@squidwardtortillini8816 Overlords.
Ye MUST be a trollin'! Reddit is populated by basement dwelling know nothings! Best left to their fedoras and ignored!
@@squidwardtortillini8816 Ad hominem.
The Sire V7 is much much better
ay early
This bass sounds still on the cheap end, sound like my grandmother hanging clothes on the dry wire
harley benton is one of the worst bass I ever played
Why sir?
I recently bought a Harley Benton neckthrough fretless 5 that is really nice, surprising nice....