Best Budget Bass Bundle for Beginners? | Harley Benton Progressive B-450

[@SuperHell666666]

Turn the speed to 0.5 for an authentic drunk scottish hobo impression

[@ScienceofLoud]

I mean, that's me at regular speed too...

[@guitarsimon1]

Turn to 2x for Trainspotting

[@peraon-rs]

You forgot constipated.

[@lukey2113]

Funniest thing i've heard in ages

[@hadleymanmusic]

Hahaa

[@IIBomerII]

Had this bass guitar for two years. Learned about the push pull knob today. Highly recommend the bass guitar. got it through the package advertised here two years or so ago. Well worth your buck for a beginner.

[@IIBomerII]

Stay clear of that cliptuner though. Godawful thing.

[@martinkrauser4029]

I like that tuner. Seems they aren't very consistently made. :P

[@MrSJPowell]

@@IIBomerII What issues did you have with it?

[@IIBomerII]

@@MrSJPowell Oh, man. I don't really remember anymore. It's been a while since I tossed it into the trash. If I recall correctly it barely picked up the vibrations on the strings or gave a wrong reading.

[@ladyjulia4038]

Haha you totally sounded like a guitar player playing bass on crazy train. Love you though no hate

[@ScienceofLoud]

I have no idea what I'm doing. Thank you :)

[@soapdrip7875]

Have you checked out how to play bass (for guitarists) by Adam Neely?

[@abstractotaku8903]

Matt H Suck it you neely shut adams

[@KingBlonde]

@@abstractotaku8903 What are you trying to say? lol

[@abstractotaku8903]

@@KingBlonde You clearly do not understand the mock english used by edgy memesters such as myself. B A S S.

[@patrickhunter]

Killer video as always, Colin! And welcome to the world of bass❤️

[@XanderYTV]

Harley Benton is so incredible I'm blown away

[@cierraleonard1816]

0:41 seconds was absolutely an artfully articulated artifact of alliteration. Shocked at how low cost this instrument is, definitely looking into it further!

[@gyffesme]

Bought this in black, a 5-string (leftie) bass for my absolute beginner self. Took it to my local music shop for a setup and they had to do almost nothing to it, so HB did indeed send me a very well-setup bass. The frets are smooth, the weight of the body sufficient to prevent the neck-dive so prevalent in cheapo basses. I cannot recommend it enough for anyone on a budget.

[@jason3000tt]

Looking to order one this year

[@PANICBLADE]

That alliteration in the beginning though. Yay The Chain! So a walnut board with 24 frets, active controls, mini humbuckers and individual bridge saddles? That price for a bass with those features is surprising, let alone with the other gear you get with it.

[@ScienceofLoud]

The bass alone is only £125. It's ridiculous, I don't know how they do it.

[@PANICBLADE]

@@ScienceofLoud Wow that is absolutely absurd. They have a set neck Beatle style bass for the same price. I might have to spring on that...

[@martinkrauser4029]

Harley Benton are this cheap because Thomann source them directly from manufacturers in Asia. Because of the volumes they order, there is no importer or distributor in the supply chain that needs to charge a profit margin to stay alive and profitable, which reduces the price dramatically.

[@soulfare333]

@@ScienceofLoud Chinese Slave Labor

[@zakkyinsanity9233]

I just wanted to come back to this video to say that I’ve never bought anything because of a KZbinr before, but this is the first time. This bass has been extremely reliable. You can’t go wrong with this.

[@godislove8740]

Thanks! No 9v battery in the house and didn't know there was a passive switch. 🤣 You've just pleased my Mrs. 👍

[@jolof96]

I own the 5 string version of this. Amazing for the price and gets used in addition to music man and warwick basses

[@EversonBernardes]

Quick technique tip: anchor your right thumb on the string above the one you're playing (and on the pickup, like you're doing, when playing the E string). It will make for better hand position and also helps muting the top strings. Great video, by the way. Glad to see you embracing the marvelous world of bass :D sounds like a great kit, especially love the D.I'd tone you got from the amp. Very versatile.

[@duc750duc]

Finally a player who plays deep tone!! Tks

[@kenlee5015]

Colin, seeing how far you've come with the guitar over the past couple of years, I've no doubt you'll be mastering that bass soon.

[@Just-Michael]

I have the left handed B550 5 string and you know what, it's a bass. Although a little unpleasing to the eye, it's packed with features and plays fairly well. The looks have grown on me over time but I wish they has made it in white as well since black is the last thing I want at this point. It has a nice round tone and I love playing bouncy J-Pop lines on it. For only like $200 it's a good deal for a backup, or for me as someone who mainly records and just has it as an option.

[@jefgirdler7232]

I was already gonna comment as a bassist with about 15 years under my belt that your slap technique, while unorthodox, gives you a chorus effect that’s not altogether unpleasant, but then dammit if you didn’t win me over playing my favorite band of all time, and decently. +1 for Schism. Much appreciated.

[@DeevoC]

You definitely have the timing of a guitarist. Don't feel bad though, you don't wanna be a bass player anyway, we're all a buncha weirdos. Thanks Collin! Not a bad piece of kit, for real.

[@SkepticGamer]

"Timing of a guitarist". Can you elaborate on that one? I'm curious.

[@vbence12]

I really like Harley Benton instruments. I have a hb SC custom (similar to the one in the previous video but a litter higher category) and a pb50 (an old school p bass copy) and I really enjoyed them both. For the price they are absolutely unbeatable

[@SchwartzerAdler]

That's some impeccable slapping right there! ;)

[@ScienceofLoud]

It took a while, but I think I ended up with a take that didn't sound too terrible.

[@SchwartzerAdler]

It's a good start. Get the ringing strings more under control and you're on a great way! ;) I really appreciate your effort, and that goes for all your videos!

[@kendallwilliams9808]

@@ScienceofLoud for future reference its MUCH easier to slap with your thumb parallel to the string as it prevents hitting other strings on accident, which is something I struggled with when I started learning to slap.

[@Studio42dotCom-Real]

I was just talking to someone who wanted to get into bass the other day. Your timing is perfect. I'm going to have him view this. If I didn't already have a Fender P-Bass and the Fender RAD-Amp that I bought with it, I'd definitely go for this. I might anyways, the price is insanely good.

[@hephaestusofficial]

Sold my Ibanez SR300 for 250€ to buy this exact bundle. This bass although half the price of the ibanez felt much more solid and well built to the point that I was blown away. Totally worth the money. My only problems were the monorail bridge and the 42mm nut because I was used to the 38mm slim ibanez neck. It was still easily playable though! The amp wasn't used much but it's sound was amazing! Though, the bass was later sold for a B.C. Rich Beast NT. I'd still buy it again though!

[@jordanpowers6766]

Didn't forget the mandatory tool riff and even played for whom the bell tolls! This just might be the best bass review ever

[@Oddball-dc2qt]

Remember this mix of mic’d amp and DI for recording. The two together sounded awesome.

[@ChrisFranklyn]

I need to stop laughing every time Colin says knob or knobs.

[@ImaginaryEvil]

“Knob up” got me

[@akunz24]

Wheres the sexy hair conditioner part?

[@coled0666]

just wouldn't be a bass video without symphony of destruction or another one bites the dust

[@eddypalogrande]

Darn, already out of stock, way to go Colin!

[@charlotteice5704]

Even though I was supposed to ignore your technique: When playing Another one bites the dust, play staccato instead of legato. The difference is huge!

[@monstajohnx]

The bass looks really nice

[@captainbeard3323]

Monstajohnx I own the five string version and I really like it

[@sirhandelno3]

As a beginner myself, I like this bass a lot. I’m buying it. Nice song selection btw Colin!

[@TheKungfulol]

I have the 5 string fretless version of this bass and I agree that they're very good instruments, the only problems I had with mine were a slightly uneven fingerboard causing buzz in some areas and the preamp sounding a bit muddy compared to the clearer but quieter passive setting, although replacing the strings with Elixir steels helped with that. They're great too because they're very light, which is great if you have a bad back like me, for that reason I gig mine often.

[@oldfashioned6719]

Oh man i started with a ibenez sr300 I went from a 25W fender rumble to a acoustic B450 6-band 450W

[@BassRacerx]

looks like a solid package for beginning bassists very versatile bass. only thing that I wish was covered is if the two pickups volume was balenced well. some dual pickup basses the bridge pickup sounds weak when solo

[@Kangalaroo_]

Nice Alliteration on the title

[@reyesfreudenthalpablo8457]

Bro!! Hilarious man!

[@hothiscold00008]

Really tempting at this price..... Great video, Colin :)

[@TheRosswise]

2:59 CHAIIIINNN!!! BRINGS US TOGETHER!!!! RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS!!!

[@keanuciupka2074]

Timing is a little bit off on schism, but tool is quite hard to get right especially on Bass. I bought the 5-String variant of this Bass used for 100€ including a high quality gig bag, and the guy I bought it from actually put some work into the frets, as they supposedly were quite rougth when he first got it. An all out nice instrument, but somehow Harley Benton Bass guitars are overall better made than some of their guitars. This really boils down to the mechanics, as the ones on some guitars tend to get out of tune quite rapidly just from opening the window, but bass strings seem to need higher quality mechanics anyway, but thats a matter of string gauge. Keep it coming and MOAR TOOL PLS!!!

[@RJsCave]

HB continues to impress! a 40 watt amp and a bass with active electronics for that price is insanely cheap! thay can't be making money when the price is what you'll usually pay for just an amp and probably less than you'd pay for just the bass. They're going to make me buy one at that price. Great video! thanks!

[@LA8PVCallingTheWorld]

I bought this bass bundle some time ago... I cant believe how good it sounds!!

[@peraon-rs]

I always love the end bit.

[@solocreaterc9315]

Thank you you helped me out didn’t know how to get to the passive mode

[@mehdiman60]

It sounds good I've just purchased the 5 String version with the mini looper for practicing at home. Thanks for uploading ❤ (3:00)

[@MetallenVikingr]

Thumbs up for the word play and cheeky attitude, i expect more of this in future vids.

[@finnthehu200]

Glad to see bass on your channel, as I am a bass player.

[@sicilianmammalian]

awesome review! gonna buy this as a christmas gift for my niece

[@simonandreasen9734]

Good video man. Funny the timing because i bought the 5 string version with the black and red finish.

[@koffieverslaafde627]

Det Leth Nok me too, b string is a bit too loose for me

[@magnuskc8846]

Bedste navn nogensinde😂

[@gamesandguitars3901]

Well I know what bass set I’m getting now, thank you so much you just saved me literal days.

[@Spectralhyena]

I picked up a bass and played in a local store last week and I was offered a gig on the spot. I play Guitar but my style turns out to be much better for bass. I’m buying the 5 string version for sure as it’s actually needed.

[@SleepSoul]

Recognised that first bassline right away. Excellent taste.

[@alexcrouse]

Shout out to Lancaster Audio. Glenn and the team have done fantastic work!

[@jaywalker4821]

I got the lefty version for this on short notice to replace my bassist who left the band. It was great for my first bass going from guitar to bass guitar. Still got it and I still use sometimes for writing bass lines in songs. Great to have on hand

[@anthonyrita4366]

Just take my money. As much as i want a thunderbird this bass looks AWESOME!!!

[@dirtydelight5558]

I've had this Harvey Benton, and I can't suggest buying it. Something is definitely wrong with the body material because over time any colour from your clothes will start to attach to the bass. Also even with new strings, it has problems staying in tune and the amp that comes with this bass is just awful. If you want a cheap good bass, go for the Epiphone thunderbird

[@anthonyrita4366]

@@dirtydelight5558 thank you for the heads up on this.

[@kristianredelfs8567]

I have owned this bass for that last 8 months approximately. Not just a good practice bass, I use it for live gigs and studio. Plays and sounds easily a s good as a Schecter.

[@jamesorrell7462]

Brilliant video. You played all of the musts and more! Looking forward to more videos. :)

[@rofln00b]

I've been playing guitar for some years now and been thinking of getting a bass just to sometimes do some funky shit, and this bundle for this price seems like the perfect thing for me! You're not investing a ton of money so even if the bass playing will remain a secondary thing it's not going to feel like you've wasted your money, but on the other hand getting the shittiest bass and worst amp would kill off any enthusiasm for the instrument from the get-go, something this combo most certainly didn't seem to do for you, and most probably won't do for me.

[@ky9999]

Even though you are not a bass player, i salute you for at least trying to use fingerpicking instead of picks.

[@Thrano]

I own both these things. The B-450 is actually really good, one of my favourite bass guitars in my toolbox. Though IIRC it arrived neither in tune nor set up. But no biggie. The amp is my practice amp to this day and sounds really good if you throw in an overdrive pedal. Well, in my practice room, at least, for what that's worth.

[@paulpozi4601]

I just bought it in black and I'm excited to test it👌

[@savanaviolenta]

Not that I will ever buy one of these,but I do like to watch new demos of cheap basses.

[@tomix1970pl1]

I am very fussy.And i record in my small home studio.For such a job to record in studio this bundle is awesome.I have Sqier Precision for 450 £ and this bundle kills my bass with the price and with quality.Compressor in amp save using plugins compressor in the DAW which is importand if you have 2,5 procesor power in your MAC.I will have it for sure.Thanks for this reviev to CSGuitars.Good job man.

[@truedarklander]

2,5 processor power? Wdym

[@joonatan3474]

@@truedarklander most likely means 2.5ghz

[@truedarklander]

@@joonatan3474 that means nothing 2.5ghz of what core architecture, how many cores?? A 28 core Xeon processor runs at 2.8ghz and it's faster at multicore than a 8 core AMD FX 9590 which Runs at 5ghz, which is slower at multicore than a 4 core 3.3Ghz Ryzen 3 2200G

[@joonatan3474]

@@truedarklander well he was talkin bout mac. 1. Mac sucks. 2. Mac users dont most of the time know anything about computers.

[@stephenhookings1985]

@@joonatan3474 but they never get viruses and laptops can only take 16gb of ram silly - everu Mac laptop owner knows what (breaking news you can get more ram now - but I can still run 4 Hackintosh's on my HP Xeon laptop).

[@ATthemusician]

I appreciate the alliteration in the title

[@inanitas]

Decided to buy this as my first bass. Will use my Machine MK3 to feed it into FL Studio 😁

[@tomholton235]

Another one bites the dust played with all the groove of a metal guitarist ;) In all seriousness though, another great video, I could really do with a bass and Harley Benton seem to be killing it at the budget end of the market.

[@bertrandmajorik6589]

What a kit!!!!! Rad amp for the price range. Very informative video.

[@itsKimovichlol]

The fretboard inlays already made it clear for me. I want this. I am not a bassist either

[@therealjackfisher]

Im not a bees player, thats why im going to buy this bees bundle. Perfect for a guitarist.

[@ThatBlindGuy247]

I got a Harley Benton fan fret 8-string. Was good for a starter and looks nice but it's poorly made. Selling it at the moment. Plan on upgrading to something high end. Wish i could afford a Strandberg or Legator though

[@snakey8095]

Strandberg's neck wasn't that great to me. Not quite comfortable for bending around the middle part of the fretboard. Gotta try one before you buy, or check out Ormsby as they make more affordable headless guitars (around $1300 USD for 8 string headless, Stainless steel frets, made in Korea), and they provide an usual D shape neck profile as well.

[@Malvo6820]

Just bought one of these with my stimulus check 😆 waiting for it to come in. Beautiful Bass just needs a few upgrades then i'll have a monster on my hands. Awesome review rock on bro! 🤘😷🤘

[@gringogreen4719]

That's a great bang for the buck! Or maybe in for a pound for just pennies? This is a pretty advanced bass for the money. I think this is a great package for the money. For gigging out on bass you are going to want to get a amp that pushes more than 200 watts to be over the kick bass drum (I once had a Ampeg Rocketbass amp that was 100 watts and got great tone but was always drowned out by the drums.) I could also recommend a Precision or Jazz style bass after this. Mainly because they really set the standards by which most basses can be measured. Also there are a ton of aftermarket parts that will improve quality without heavy modification to that instrument. This HB bass is going to be best left alone and maybe upgrade the strings to D'Addario NYXLs. This bass and amp combo is great and will get you gigging but within a few years you will want to upgrade. Collin...great job on the video! I too am a guitar player first however I do get asked to play bass all the time. Its good to do that because it improves your rhythm and makes it way easier to play guitar. In fact my solid body guitars have 11 gauge strings and my hollow bodies have 12s and I mainly attribute this as a byproduct of playing bass. Also acoustics are easier too. Keep it up! You actually sound good for a starting bass player! Cheers!!!😎👍👍

[@sterex9805]

Great review, ordered this bass yesterday, looking forward to getting my hands on it. Gone for bass only as it's going to be for home recording via an interface.

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Got a chance of picking one of these up for about £65, reckon it's a bargain? Liked the Schism too. Nicely done!

[@xero_2003]

I’d love to see you do a mod project for this bass Like adding a Hipshot High mass Bridge and ultralite tuners

[@russell90ful]

so glad I found your channel brilliant videos do you do tuition videos

[@junevefreya]

I was thinking to buy this bundle and I think I'll do motivated by the final clip jajajaja. Thanks for the review

[@PuRe_AdDicT]

Alliteration in "B", my favorite key!

[@jaredtbo2075]

Been playing a few years but regardless, I ordered the 5 string version of this. Excited :)

[@rohitpillai1]

Hey man you're amazing. I love your videos. Keep it up man. Love from India ❤️

[@TheSpiritCarriesOn]

Great review! Thomann just does wonders for new players and people on a budget with their line of products. I think most people will be sceptical looking at the price, but they'll be proven wrong by this vid.

[@chrishopkins209]

Can't beat a bit of knob up!

[@japrosteja8849]

may i ask, are those Harley Benton videos sponsored, or is it you just showing us some good shit ?

[@ScienceofLoud]

If they were sponsored you wouldn't be left wondering, I'd tell you. I'm just showing you good shit, as I always do. Sponsored or not, I will never promote crap on this channel.

[@japrosteja8849]

thanks for your answer. I was just asking, for transparency, as I do not really trust Harley Benton. But its good to hear, that you just wont promote shit. kudos to you :)

[@ScienceofLoud]

I'd be here all day if I were to announce everything I do that isn't 'paid for'. So if you don't see the little 'contains paid product placement' tag on the video, then there isn't any paid product placement. Ultimately it doesn't matter because companies pay for the airtime, not for what is contained in the video. I have a lot of videos to make, so my time becomes valuable. If companies want their product on the channel they have to afford my time. However it is to no advantage for them, or me, to promote a bad product. It damages the integrity of both parties and that is mutually understood. Going forward you will see a lot more 'paid for' content (this is now my full time job), but that will always be on the understanding that I have full creative control and will veto any product I deem not fit for purpose.

[@japrosteja8849]

@@ScienceofLoud i don't care if its paid for or not, as long as you are unbiased and the product is not a piece of shit. I was just checking for transparency check. I do understand why sponsored videos are important and I don't mind them. And I appreciate your transparency in this regard.

[@maywasp]

@@ScienceofLoud well done on making it ! With regards this being your full time job, I mean

[@joshmore7175]

Those inlays are the Sondico logo, you can't fool me

[@JackieTheCatfox]

I have the 6-string version of that bass (in black) as my main bass :D I use it in passive mode and don't put on any battery in the socket, so I can mute it when I'm not using it just pushing the volume control.

[@hbomb495]

Hmmm interesting configuration, I know I’m certainly active when my knob is up. I’ll see myself out 😁

[@SkepticGamer]

This bass is so gorgeous

[@bluecollarbuddha948]

Holy Alliteration, Batman!

[@johnbenoit1762]

Awesome alliteration, Colin.

[@twinborn6028]

This deal is actually insane

[@MrRynRules]

Hey Colin, could you make a video on different string guage and what amp settings sound the best for each guage? Also, big fan of your work!

[@willtato8778]

Slapping wise, it'd be probably be good to practice/learn with an electrical guitar. Main reason is that it's harder to do so, especially since the strings are closer together, and so skinny. Moving from guitar to bass then makes it feel piss easy to do.

[@wanderingfirbolg6738]

Damn.... I almost regret buying the Squier Affinity PJ bass... but then again, it's been 20 years since I stopped playing and the squier seemed like a good started to get back into the groove.

[@bankulin8641]

Nice Tool. Nice Mjölnir.

[@Mr.Monster1313]

Like it..its needs a ebony neck..and more body colors for the bass...

[@cubex2160]

very cool guitar and nice to play but the scarf joint on the neck of mine is split and im gonna need to return it.

[@fcat2249]

Appears to have really decent balance. Would you say yes?

[@BurningRabbit666]

Dude you're doing good on bass, though it's kinda obvious that you aren't entirely used to it ;) good to see you making a video on bass, finally! It seems like a good bass, all things considered! :D I've been playing for 13+ years, but I'd definitely consider this bass, if I ever feel like (another) new bass gear :) You leaning over to okay the upper tones of the bass is kinda funny to see, though xD keep up the great work, and don't forget that you have a pinky finger ;P

[@AndrewStonerock]

Hell, I might have to buy one of those for my studio.. that thing kicks the shit out of my ibanez 5 string.

[@ivanchernov3041]

Please review some of their less expensive bass and guitars

[@19dines77]

Just bought one

[@jason3000tt]

Nice demo...

[@konstantinosernestoeconomo3265]

Hey Colin , I play guitar but I want to get a bass for tracking etc Do you think I should get this or the 5 string version ? I mostly play metal Cheers ! Keep up the great work !