Bass Review - Harley Benton RB-414BK

[@johndoyle325]

Mine was delivered yesterday. I'm blown away by the quality at this price!

[@Rosborough]

Plus they look so cool!

[@iangeddes3438]

Well to my ears . Nothing much wrong with that.. got 4 harley benton guitars . Great bang for buck 👏

[@Rosborough]

I've 4 guitars as well, great machines

[@Supernautiloid]

I have 2 HBs. Love them. 👍🏼

[@scuffedcovers]

Glad I came across this. Thank you so much

[@Rosborough]

Ah thanks for the comment!

[@kenvorland]

Awesome vide lemmy bass ihave one 2 changed to brass nut now ace of spades rock on

[@Orguioggy]

pretty cool video im probably going to buy it

[@Rosborough]

Super, I hope it serves you well!!

[@FlamesAt1000ft]

Hey! Done nicely👍🏾 but sure wanted check out the “Slappin’,..Thumpin’ tone as well!! 🤨🤔🫤🥹✨🎸Dig the “usual” Sunburst color but that Black one is appealing!😅😊🎉❤

[@claudioghioni7454]

hello, you convinced me, I ordered it too! ...where did you buy the finger ramp?

[@Rosborough]

You can get it on Etsy!

[@SillyGooseTV]

Dare I say, tonally its like if a gibson bass and a p bass had a baby. I could see this easily holding its own for punk and rock music and maybe even some motown. A bass this proce has no business sounding so gnarly

[@damiandoherty8183]

Is that with the roundwounds on? Are you going to do a follow up with the flatwounds? 😉

[@Rosborough]

On the way haha

[@HVatore]

Hi, could you please tell us where did you buy that cool transparent thumb rest? Thanks.

[@Rosborough]

I'm nearly sure it was on Etsy, I did a search there and it doesn't seem to be up there anymore though

[@HVatore]

OK, thanks for your fast answer. Cheers.@@Rosborough

[@martinheath5947]

Looks and sounds great, did yoy have any issues with the G string and E string being effectively quieter than the middle two strings?

[@Rosborough]

Not on this one, are you finding it on yours? I can be pretty heavy handed when I play

[@martinheath5947]

@@Rosborough I don't own one yet ( highly tempted ) but various reviews I've seen, given the volume discrepancies between neck and bridge p/up, do flag this up as an issue

[@Rosborough]

@@martinheath5947 I hear ya. Unless you were set on this style, I do think there are maybe some more versatile basses at this price range. The two pickups from this are very different for me, recording wise, I can see it being super useful and my environment is controlled, whereas live, I think I'd go for something a bit more of a Swiss army knife and a little more of an all rounder

[@fuzzyharold]

So does it equate to a Squier version or less?

[@Rosborough]

Thank of it towards the mid to higher end of squier. It feels like a 400 bass for 200

[@leofernandesphoto]

Nice review!!, i.m between this bass and the Squier Bronco (the new one with the new bridge), which one would you recomend???

[@Rosborough]

I'd say the Bronco will be a little more comfortable as it's lighter and the neck feels nice but with only one pickup you might miss out on some options. I think they look cool and there's no nonsense with them and you can always use a nice preamp pedal for some new tones if you get bored

[@leofernandesphoto]

@@Rosborough thanks for the reply, I really like the look of this Harley Benton and for the tone I’m looking for (death from above 1979, Black Marble) it should be the best option but being a guitarist I think the bronco will be more comfortable and I really like the looks of the bronco

[@Rosborough]

@@leofernandesphoto personally, I think the HB would dominate on a death from above type sound compared to the bronco but if you want to move around a bit with extra comfort the Bronco could be useful, it is shorter scale though which I wouldn't recommend but it is lighter and a little less of a leap from guitar and a little comfier

[@leofernandesphoto]

@@Rosborough why you wouldn’t recommend a short scale bass? I also like the mustang sound but I can’t afford a mustang bass right now

[@Rosborough]

@@leofernandesphoto a longer scale will just have a lot more versatility in terms of tone compared to a short scale and a longer scale will hold lower tunings better. A short scale will be a little darker in tone. They can lack a little punch too....but in saying that you can tweak tone in pedals and if you're in standard or drop D the short scale will be fine (it's a little less hassle storing at home and packing in cars/vans too

[@homebrewznz3482]

Love the accent bro 😀👍

[@hanorokpony420]

Mine sounds better than some of my pricier basses

[@Rosborough]

Amazing, a friend of mine bought this and it's his number 1 bass now!

[@Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan]

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[@wizardozzy81]

HOW MUCH YOU PAY .

[@Rosborough]

£200 sterling