Harley Benton PB-Shorty BK Review | How good is a 89 euro bass? + Ignite Amp

[@TheMudman01]

I bought one of these for my small recording setup. Really impressed for the money. Like you, I'd like to change the pick guard but haven't found anything out there yet. Thanks for the informative video, great job!

[@CesarBenzoni]

Thanks man! Yeah, probably you'll need to get in done by hand I'm afraid, but worth the shot. Cheers, enjoy the bass!

[@AA-MusicVideos-zs1nu]

I just bought one. Absoltely love the feel of the neck; its profile, finish and the fretboard. Setup was near perfect, right out of the box. No sharp fret ends, and immaculate, faultless finish. Totally happy!

[@CesarBenzoni]

It's pretty hard to beat, mainly on that price, really!

[@AmericanVetMusic]

For not being a bass player, your licks are great!

[@CesarBenzoni]

I appreciate it, thanks very much!

[@oscarlam041792]

I like 'Tone all closed' version.The bass sound is really nice.Thanks for sharing the review video:)

[@CesarBenzoni]

Thanks for your comment, Oscar! Yes, it's good to have a full idea of the possibilities.

[@stevekimberley]

Nice riffs and a very helpful review! Thanks!

[@CesarBenzoni]

Thanks very much, Steve!

[@Johniwhite]

Nice review Cesar. Great sounds. "I'm not a bass player" ha, could've fooled me! Astonishing that an instrument like that can be sold so cheaply.

[@CesarBenzoni]

Thanks John, much appreciated!

[@gnawbabygnaw]

Super helpful! Thanks 🤙🤙

[@Cancun771]

I've got an older, even cheaper version without pickguard. Got it *used* and thus cheaper still. Did a bit of geometry correction and general set-up and it was golden. Probably still gonna pimp the visuals a bit more. So much fun, there is no risk of fouling up an expensive instrument so why not? - And if the scale is long enough for Paul McCartney, I mean...

[@CesarBenzoni]

Sure thing! I may pimp mine as well for the fun of it

[@_Anton_Marchenko_]

Very nice instrument. Sounds like a P bass/Gibson ripper hybrid. With some better pickups, I bet it would sound even greater.

[@CesarBenzoni]

Absolutely! The thing with this price point is that you're not afraid to try out different stuff =)

[@mindhead2005]

Sounds good! Greetings from Cavan, Ireland

[@CesarBenzoni]

Up Cavan! Thanks very much

[@mindhead2005]

I have been looking for a shorty , having sold my Ibanez like an eejit The Stingray would be nice but they’re mad money I think I’ll drop a MM pick-up into one of these

[@jamesdoherty2614]

Fair play, good review thanks.

[@CesarBenzoni]

Thanks very much James!

[@sergiodimauro5030]

Nice review! Thank you Cesar! I'm a full-scale bass beginner but I travel a lot for work. Do you think it could be a good mate for practice when I'm not at home? I know the space between keys is shorter, that's why I wonder if it could be useful for me...

[@CesarBenzoni]

Hi Sergio, thank you! So, for me, as a guitar player, this bass is really comfortable to play, but for you as a proper bass player, I don't know if the short neck will feel better or worse. But it is really practical to carry around because of the size and the weight, you know? For this price, I think it's worth trying. =)

[@barrygoodson4952]

Great review .

[@CesarBenzoni]

Thanks very much, Barry!

[@skybluemarshall]

How is the balance? Is there any neck dive? I feel like there needs to be a standard neck dive test for all guitar and especially bass reviews. I have one in mind, but everyone hates lengthy, well thought out comments so much that they invented an acronym for it, TLDR.

[@CesarBenzoni]

I didn't know there was a term such as "neck dive" and neither TLDR😂 I always play and get used to the instrument. But I'll try the bass out later on and will let you know about this. Thanks!

[@beaulieumickael2190]

Hello ! How does the neck feels ? I'm thinking of buying to take the neck off to put on a telecaster build bass project

[@CesarBenzoni]

Hey! For me it feels great, I just lowered the strings height a bit and that was it

[@ericksabinomusic]

Very good!!

[@CesarBenzoni]

Thank you!!

[@ghaushahinfinity4910]

Hi there. What’s the difference between this bass and the Ibanez TMB30-MGR Talman Short Scale? Do you know, besides the price?

[@CesarBenzoni]

Hey man! As far as I could see here, it has a bridge pickup on the type of the jazz basses bridge pickup, along with the precision type of pickup, so you probably have more possibilities of tone to work with. Thanks!

[@ghaushahinfinity4910]

@@CesarBenzoni thanks for reply!

[@JoseGarcia-yk3dl]

Hello! what are the best strings for this bass? Thanks!

[@CesarBenzoni]

Hello! Probably medium gage, I never changed it. I'd love to try some flat wounds though

[@JoseGarcia-yk3dl]

@@CesarBenzoni ok, thanks! ;)

[@couvretthierry6816]

I put GHS Precision flats on mine and the result is really great.

[@AA-MusicVideos-zs1nu]

@@couvretthierry6816 Glad you said that, cos that's what I bought to put on mine!

[@yats7322]

Guys question. Can I fit another pickguard from standard pb size ?

[@CesarBenzoni]

Jeezzz that's a good one, I wondered the same thing. I'll try to discover that

[@yats7322]

@@CesarBenzoni okay

[@CesarBenzoni]

@@yats7322 Hey hey! So I e-mailed them and they kindly answered, saying that "the pickguard would have to be customized". Cheers!

[@yats7322]

@@CesarBenzoni wow really ... cool . Thank you very much man . Really .

[@TedThomasTT]

Its 74 euro now, just too cheap haha

[@CesarBenzoni]

Jayzus, that's cheap! 🤣 But still good

[@lacjac5650]

Pas autre chose qu'un guitariste pour essayer une bass ?

[@CesarBenzoni]

No, just a guitarrist here