Gear Talk 06: Harley Benton Beat Bass
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Here's a closer look at a type of bass I thought I'd never like. I happily changed my mind.
Building the Hofner Violin Bass
• Building the Hofner Vi...
Buying the Harley Benton Beat Bass
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Chickens are nice.... riiiiight!
And so are you!
ON a plate! ;oP
Great video showing how good Harly Benton guitars have gotten and why you shouldn't be scared of setting up a floating bridge.
Thank you for the comment. I fully agree, and this is a "cheap" Harley Benton. If you go to their midrange instruments, you have one that is gig worthy on any stage.
Hello. Can you please tell me if the thickness and width of the neck is the same for HARLEY BENTON BEATBASS and Höfner Ignition SE?
Yup,pretty much identical.
@@StudioChimiel Thank you!
I have one on order; it should be here next week. Woohoo!
Enjoy it!
Hello! Sir, please tell me where can I buy such a guitar at a good price?
Right here:
www.thomann.de/be/harley_benton_beatbass.htm?offid=1&affid=128
@@StudioChimiel Thanks!
@@StudioChimiel I'm from Ukraine. They don't want to ship the guitar to my country.
Beatbass is a great guitar! Own one for about 11 years recorded a lot and never regret! I never fixed anything!
Thanks for your review! I’m sold!
My friend is getting that exact bass for his first ever bass guitar. Now I know how to set it up for him :D thanks.
This is the best kind of comment I can get. Thanks, happy to help!
I too, am getting at as first bass
Just get a fretless!
If note is too high on 12th fret then bridge is too near to 12th fret. But if you fix string height at same time, then it maybe little different thing.
Hallo Michiel, 'k heb je eindelijk gevonden tussen al de drukte door hier in Erembodegem. Geabonneerd natuurlijk.
Beste groeten van ons .... Fons.
Bedankt Fons!
I just ordered one. Thanks for the video.
Enjoy! - ...which won't be hard with this bass :)
fantastic video our friend have a lovely day x
Cool bass for the price nice video and info 👍
I know there are tons of knock off versions of this bass. Within the "serious brands" You have Hofners Chinese version, Epiphones and this Harley Benton. I've triend them all and this HB is not only the cheapest, but also the best in my opinion.
Bought the Hofner Ignition 2 weeks ago...$100 more and free shipping (3 days), but has a few advantages, to me at least...Number 1 is brand, even though a Chinese bass same as that one, it is more known as THE violin bass brand and so easier to sell if I should decide to. Has staple pickups, at least the covers, instead of the flat topped humbuckers, proper style tuners and proper cut pickguard, and the Hofner signature tailpiece. While it is the same bass as this one, those appointments add up to what I wanted if I was going to buy a 'Beatle Bass'. Not a single flaw anywhere. Plus it was available here in the US already with no worries about shipping damage problems from Germany. Either one is a winning deal... I just liked the more authentic look for a few bucks more. Have fun...sounds good!
Glen Choitz actually, the lack of the pickguard on the HB was another reason I prefered this one as Sir Paul removed his most of the time.
For me...I wasn't trying to replicate Sir Pauls bass, though I do tend to play more Beatle tunes on it...Just never owned a violin bass before and wanted to try one out with the option of selling it in a year or so if I grew tired of it. Think I will just keep it though, is fun to play and didn't break the bank to buy it, $299 shipped here in the states... another $85 for the case...so i'm happy with that. Gets new La Bella flatwounds today.
that sandberg is beautiful!! i have a vm4 myself, and im now purchasing this cool beatbass! cheers
Really, Sandbergs are just the best basses. ...and still this little HB bass is a great adition to the collection. You won't be dissapointed!
I have bday todaxy thank you 😅😅
Happy birthday!
Nice one! Always liked the Beat-Bass. Could you do a video of your Thunderbird and the EB-3 copy one day?
JacknCocaine I sure can! The EB3 isn't really in a good shape, but there's lessons to be learned from that. The T-Bird has annecdotal value, and is a decent bass for the money.
What kind of flatwound strings do you use on them?
My go to is always the Rotosound TruBass 88's. This one still has the stock strings though.
Thanks for some really useful tips!
You're most welcome!
On mine the pickups have really low output. Does yours too? Is that normal?
Are you leaving the foam padding beneath the bridge ? Just curious...
Oops sorry never mind : ) Just received mine for the $ you can't beat it.
Nope, eventually removed it.
@@TheChef470 No worries, enjoy your new bass!
Hi! may i ask how perfect is your intonation on this bass? On mine between 1-12 frets its +- 3-4-5-6 cents off.
Why would you go beyond the 5th :)
...I'll have to check and I'll report back. Didn't really notice a problem.
@@StudioChimiel Thanks, i am looking forward.
You spent too much time doing pseudo-review, "measuring", pretending to be a "luthier", and at the end you play terribly bad. Play more, talk less. I'm thumbs down #18.