Honest Unboxing of the Harley Benton 7 String Bass BZ-7000 II NT from Thomann + Test Drive

[@kostik62]

Congratulations on your 7 string bass! 😊

[@BassCave7]

Hey Kosta, thank you! Talk soon

[@kostik62]

@@BassCave7 no worries 👍

[@steffomca762]

A friend of mine has one of those but changed the strings and the setup in order to get a Low F# So now it's tuned F#0BEADGC

[@BassCave7]

This sounds amazing. I wonder how you would get a Low F# string, just tuning it down would make it very wobbly.

[@steffomca762]

​@@BassCave7His lowest string is .165 gauge

[@bASS227]

And that is actually thin for an F#0, I played a 170 gauge on a multiscale and it was too floppy.​@@steffomca762

[@c.conga11]

​@@BassCave7I use a .170

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Took a chance on this particular model, Rene. You also made it sound like 1 million bucks to use American alanguage. Possibly, if I had them disposable moolah, I would have the personnel at the successor to Carvin, Kiesel, build me a model along the specifications of this particular bass. Only, I would have it built headless and with an adapter at the top end so I could use my strings of choice. Furthermore, I would tune the bottom six strings in accordance with standard guitar tuning, not E-A-D-G-C-F.

[@BassCave7]

Interesting... you might have luck on AliExpress. Sometimes they can build to surprising specifications. Sometimes they ignore them though :(

[@galmbassquadron6757]

Another great video!

[@BassCave7]

Glad you liked it, will hammer out a few recording soon🎸

[@marioduron4376]

Hey nice bass, sounds great. Looks good for practicing modes all the way up the neck. Anyway that's the reason I'm building a small scale seven string. An eleven string from the low F# would be progressive for practicing. I have an Ibanez seven string converted into a five with tuning F#BEAD. That spacious spacing is close to 3/4 of an inch! And someday I'll get some advice on what pickups to install. An acoustic resonator five string with this spacious space and neck profile perhaps. I'm sawing some silver maple in back for future projects.

[@marioduron4376]

Anybody know why the blue letters sometimes people, in my comment why blue. F#bead it took a while to figure it out, and it's done nice. I'm just rebounding after using the chainsaw mill.

[@Typical.Anomaly]

@@marioduron4376 The # turned it into a #hashtag

[@marioduron4376]

@@Typical.Anomaly Thanks

[@BassCave7]

Nice tip, experiments like this I only do on AliExpress basses. :)

[@marioduron4376]

@@BassCave7 I agree with that. I've had a wait before I could get into the focus of instruments. And I underestimated how important music is for mental health. Hopefully it's not upsetting to hear about the Ibanez I modified. I intend to learn to build the bass. I've built a couple guitars and I couldn't be more happy with them. Pretty soon I'll attempt to built a bass.

[@ramunasmeilas]

👍👍👍👍👍👍🤘

[@BassCave7]

Glad you liked it! 🎸

[@clarencejones2397]

Price?

[@BassCave7]

With shipping all up a bit over 1000 AUD.

[@ramunasmeilas]

Kg?

[@BassCave7]

5 kilos plus. Hands down the heaviest bass I have.

[@rockoutmichigan]

I didn't come here for a lecture on the environment.

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

Then consider the lecture a bonus!

[@BassCave7]

Duly noted. I did not know a couple of sentences would be considered a lecture. It's just something that is important to me.

[@BobMcMac]

@@BassCave7Keep it going! It is in fact important. Really considering buying one of those basses, by the way!