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Harley Benton 'Kahuna' Basses (Kala U-Bass ripoff)


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[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1403783601' post='2486276']
Doesn't look like they will be back in stock - showing as "not part of our current product range anymore.". Boo.
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I emailed them a few weeks ago and they said they'd have them back in stock in July.

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My FB feed has just presented me with this, if it can be of any help...
[url="http://kalabrand.com/contests/2014U-BASS-Giveaway.html"]http://kalabrand.com/contests/2014U-BASS-Giveaway.html[/url]

It was shared by Warwick Distribution: [url="http://www.facebook.com/warwickmusicdistribution"]http://www.facebook.com/warwickmusicdistribution[/url]

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[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1403720765' post='2485659']
Surely the trick with these is to wait for them to appear on ebay - £100 new = £30 second hand(??). You can justify that for a toy..
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Harley Benton basses in general seem to retain a fair proportion of their new price. I've never seen one on ebay, but I wouldn't be surprised if a HB uke-bass sold for £70. A lot of sellers put HB basses up on ebay for their new price or more, but I haven't seen one sell at this.

I"ve seen a Tanglewood Traveler bass sell for £100 on ebay, but I've also seen one sell for £150. They are quite a bit larger than the uke-basses, which might be an advantage. I've sort-of tried a Kala U-bass in a shop, and it made almost no sound at all. I'm not convinced that I want one, speaking personally.

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  • 2 weeks later...

According to another forum,
15 days ago they weren't even in the catalogue, so I am optimistic about it coming back,
at least enough time for me to buy it ... :D

The only ones close in price seem to be the ones at [url="http://www.buzzardsfieldbasses.co.uk/prices-and-purchase"]http://www.buzzardsf...es-and-purchase[/url]
but they are just adaptations and they are a little more expensive. The piezo pickup included in these cost less than 7 euro
if you search for it as spare part, and it is meant to be for guitar:
[url="http://www.amazon.com/EQ-7545R-Acoustic-Guitar-Preamp-Amplifier/dp/B007HVGLBC"]http://www.amazon.co...r/dp/B007HVGLBC[/url]

Speaking for myself, couldn't miss the HB this time. Let's see how good they are.

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Not easy. You might be able to swap the nut around if the slots aren't sloping downwards towards the tuners, but the intonation will be out unless you reverse the fixed bridge, which is a piece of plastic fitted tightly into an angled slot in the wood.

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[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1405505914' post='2502449']
Not easy. You might be able to swap the nut around if the slots aren't sloping downwards towards the tuners, but the intonation will be out unless you reverse the fixed bridge, which is a piece of plastic fitted tightly into an angled slot in the wood.
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Yes, was thinking that but looking closely at the piccies on Thomann; the nut looks flat cut and potentially reversible and the bridge intonation piece looks to be fitted square and maybe also reversible (or could go fretless and learn to sort that out myself). I suspect the holes in the bridge would need a little reaming.
Anyone with one able to confirm?

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Very much looking forward to reviews of these. Not too sure I'll be buying one myself, but I would like to know what they are like. Online reviews that I have seen have been mixed, with some people loving them, and some people not being so enthusiastic.

I bid on one of the tanglewoods, but my bid was half what it went for! Really surprised it went for £141, but it is an ex-demo, so perhaps more valued than simple second hand. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171380224548?ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1435.l2649

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Awww, ain't it cute?
So it showed up today :) first impression it's nice, any smaller and it would be useless for me. Strings are very sticky atm and pretty hard to play, it's also a very humid and clammy day here, one of those when your hands just don't slide on guitar necks.
Thought I'd record a clip (excuse the lazy playing, sausage finger rule lol) don't know why it made me want to go bossa on my drum machine. DI'd through my tonehammer, needs a lot more work on the eq when going DI, I couldn't get it.
Think it would need some compression or the like.
It sounds pretty decent through a cab.



[url="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/90499974/H-B2%20bass.mp3"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/90499974/H-B2%20bass.mp3[/url]

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[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1406047168' post='2507848']
Looks nice. But, I can't find the link to the clip. Is it on soundcloud or somewhere?
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Sorry I took it away my playing was too crap for public consumption lol.
pm me and I can send you a link if you'd like.

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