SUPER FUNKY ST*NGRAY 5 | Harley Benton MB-5 SBK

[@GoCreateSomething]

The awesome thing about that neck set up is it makes it so when you do pull offs with the right hand you will have little likelihood of pulling the string off the finger board. Sometimes I play over handed with the left hand and it isn't difficult on most guitars to pull that low sting off the finger board. I like doing the same thing on the bass so I would definitely make use of that extra wood. Makes it nice for vibrato, too. You don't have to modify your vibrato technique to keep the string on the instrument. I haven't seen a coil splitting set up on a bass before either.

[@SimulacronX]

You guys are the best. Refreshing. I bought two of them HB Stingrays so that one can be used as a home decoration, or when I need to quickly grab a bass in the bedroom etc., haha

[@BIGeSTRING]

Lars and Rene are your best bassplayers🎸🎼👍🔥👏👏👏

[@Zauriel23]

Add Kai and Frank to that list.

[@BIGeSTRING]

@@Zauriel23 my favorites are Lars and Rene. But Frank is also okay 😏

[@Another_Broke_Musician]

​@@Zauriel23My thoughts exactly. Would love a jam between any or all of these four guys

[@reneflachsenhaar2968]

my favorites are Lars and Frank!

[@BIGeSTRING]

@@reneflachsenhaar2968 Your my favorite 100%😏😜🎸

[@Another_Broke_Musician]

I own the 4 string 2 humbucker version. It's one of my favorites. I like it a lot more than the Sterling. I have two Sires, two Fenders and a G&L. This Harley Benton is their equal in my book. But my experience with Harley Benton has not been all smooth sailing. I have four of them. They all sound great or nearly so. The nut was cut wrong on one of them but otherwise, the builds were all way above their price range. However, all four of them had bad shielding and/or a bad ground. My Stingray copy was also picking up A.M. radio signal. And then customer service was bad. Per their request I sent a video showing the problems. Their tech department told customer service that this was all normal. I told them none of my other basses do this and none of the demo videos and sound samples had any of these problems. So they gave me $60. That won’t even cover half the repair cost. But even with this factored in, they all are great deals. In case anyone is wondering, my other 3 Harleys aren a 5 string P/J, a 5 string with a P pickup in the middle and a MM at the bridge, and a 4 string Precision. I didn't buy them just to have them. These configurations were on my to do list before I'd ever looked into Harley Benton. (Except the P/MM, which I didn't even know was a thing.) All four together cost less than any one of their 'inspirations'. Next on my wish list is their Beatle bass and one of their short scales. If it weren't for Bass the World, i might not have ever paid attention to H.B. Thank you, Gregor

[@minobu75]

Mine is 5 strings two humbuckers, greetings.

[@57precision]

Yeah I don't think you buy a Harley Benton unless you are willing and prepared to do some work on it to get it up to the right level. If you have the ability and tools its a great deal.

[@nickpicc]

Lars slap style is so killer!

[@LarsLehmannBassplayer]

THX man! 🙂

[@heymanniceshot4023]

I have one since years, a incredible workhorse, at home or om stage. The low b is just killer. I play it a tone bellow, and low still sounds really good. This bass amazing for the price. I use an external preamp with it and let's go.

[@luigi.zanini]

welcome back on this channel Lars, you are the best!! 16mm string spacing...terrible...what a pity...

[@LarsLehmannBassplayer]

Thank you so much, man! Atb, Lars

[@MJCOSODRAC]

top, não é Tagima pezado e sem este som !

[@judih.8754]

Lars is back!

[@LarsLehmannBassplayer]

Hiiiii Judih!!! 🙂

[@rickenbrotherjoey307]

They might have chosen that string spacing because it's easy to pull the G string off the side of the fretboard on a Musicman StingRay5. I know, I have one. Need to be careful when fretting the G string when playing fast.

[@HighlandViking]

Mr. Lars is back! Sounds super beefy 👊

[@LarsLehmannBassplayer]

heeeeey, mr. viking! 🙂

[@ugu80]

Budget basses used to be terrible. But they are very good quality now. A budget bass with good string set up and comfortable playing is more important nowadays.

[@victorcapblanguet]

Happy new year, between that bass and sire z3 5, which one do you prefer?

[@sonntagshasser]

Wir haben Sandberg, und auch Harley Benton. Wir sind Thomann 😁

[@foxstargazer5120]

Lars lehmann very busy reviewing sadowsky, his last video with BTW was 10 months ago

[@LarsLehmannBassplayer]

you're right, my friend! 🙂

[@Cody_Codi_Code]

Hi Gregor. What’s your favorite Harley Benton 4 string P Bass? How about HB J Bass?? Your reviews are the best! Keep it up.

[@basstheworldofficial]

This one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKacoH2Lls57e8k

[@genegleckner2732]

16 mm at the bridge is not for me, I'd end up switching it out first thing

[@bobbyzig3879]

Passive MM style bass is nothing to scoff at

[@tiltil9442]

But to "peck" at! ;)

[@laetipie77]

I bought this bass. It was horrible. Tuning pegs in plastic. A string not in the middle neck. The magnet of the pickup not below of the strings. 5 minutes of playing and come back to thomann. Never again in my life a Frankenstein bass like this

[@HapyLLIuTeJIb]

I bought the MB5 and sold it right away. It rings good, but the string spacing is too narrow (16mm??? What the hell???) and the fingerboard is bizarrely flat. Is it absolutely flat (infinite radius) on Stingrays??? Don't think so...

[@Andreas_Blom]

Not to criticize but for personal preference I like the 38mm nut best and it seems all Music Man imitations have 43mm like the original. Jazz bass players are often left out of the Music Man world and have to resort to Sterling as their only resort. Now I'm very happy with the quality of Harley Benton as a brand and maybe they could make one in 38mm too? Best regards

[@grooveattitude06]

Not for a 5 strings you know

[@MadMagicPaul]

You can now order a EBMM Stingray with the SLO neck option again - directly from the factory. It's expensive though. I agree with you though - I much prefer a jazz type neck.

[@MuhammadAli-vp7qt]

It is a 5 string bass !!

[@Andreas_Blom]

@@grooveattitude06Dude I know, i’m just saying you know…

[@Andreas_Blom]

@@MuhammadAli-vp7qtOff course man, just saying

[@dennisgosens9085]

Hi Gregor, I bought this Harley Benton MB-5 SB Deluxe Series in june 2020 and when i first customized it i had a G&L L1000 ptb (passive bass and treble roll of) wiring in it. Later i build a replica from a 70's Music Man Stingray preamp and installed it in my MB-5 and stil is, last mod i did was a copy of a Music Man Stingray bridge, with the two posts, looks great! Here's a video of my MB-5 fitted with the 70's Music Man Stingray preamp replica🥰 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqq8o6OJetKmb9E

[@johell928]

Hi, Can someone tell me what's that "He-Man" red amp ??

[@basstheworldofficial]

looks fun, but it's crap. Just bought it for fun for the video background. It's one of a kind, you won't find another one

[@flipper2gv]

No clue why EBMM doesn't do a 5 string stingray with the "regular" 4 string type pickguard and control plate.

[@ObraBass]

It does. It's called Classic 5. I sold mine unfortunately, but it was just to heavy.

[@flipper2gv]

@@ObraBass thought it was discontinued, good to know

[@puebloruizrecords8255]

i had that black one harley benton music man for poor bass. Very good sounding, and cool to play, but very poor build quality. but i had enough gigs with it so it payed off.

[@zeedy1011]

I wonder are there Harley Bentons that don't sound great? It feels like every one you tested is a tremendous bass for peanuts. Even though you really get what you paid for.

[@NOTshaneplaysbass]

am i the only one who wishes stingray 5's were 3x2 instead of 4x1? yeah? alright...

[@bobbyzig3879]

Bridge is gross

[@Alainkonijn]

What"s up with the free space on the neck above the B-string? This bass looks like it's made with some spare parts. How can anyone take pride in playing something like this?

[@Dnell-tb1yd]

I’m getting tired of all of these clones. I understand that clones aim to put iconic instruments within the reach of more musicians but, create your own instruments the same with pedals

[@Bassic778]

That's a nice bass and a steal for the money but a passive StingRay-type bass doesn't work for me.