kodiakblair Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I'd been looking for a cheap short scale and was looking at the Thomann site for the Mikro ( great wee bass BTW), anyway looking at the other basses available the Benton PB-50 SB Vintage took my fancy. Listened to the sound-clips and thought Yep like that. Ordered Tuesday night, text and email on Wednesday to say order confirmed and shipped.Arrived on Friday, box within a box packed in airbags, so fast delivery and safe packaging plus point. Out the box came a gorgeous looking Bass [url="http://s1205.photobucket.com/user/kodiakblair/media/Benton.jpg.html"][/url] Good neck,Well built and well balanced,shipped with Wilkinson Alnico single coil and D'ddario strings. Quick easy set-up and away we go,good range of sounds. All in all a good sound bass. At a cost of £87 First time dealing with Thomann and first Benton and I'm well happy.No hassles,fast delivery and a good bass.I'd consider another Benton and deal with Thomann again Just my tuppence worth. K.B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Nooooooooooo! This doesn't do my GAS any good at all! *groan* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Thanks for the review. I'm still tempted by the HB fretless jazz. While there have been stories of earlier HB instruments being a bit dodgy, it seems that everyone here that has bought a new one recently has been pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Does it weigh a ton? I have the Jazz bass version of theirs. It is a fantastic sound and a great neck, but it does double as a body building exercise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdil Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I own one of these and it's much lighter than my Lakland, definitely not uncomfortable at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I have one too, it's perfect and not heavy. I was going to change the pickup and decided not to, no point. Well worth the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Love my Harley Benton, amazing basses for the money, can't go wrong with them in my book John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I'm thinking of buying one of these but I don't know what to expect from such a low priced instrument. Are the frets well finished - I hate sharp fret ends and more importantly what is the tone like? Will it go really deep for reggae, like the neck pup on a Jazz bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 They are (based on my HB Jazz) far better than you have a right to expect at the cost. The sound the jazz makes is huge and puts quite a lot of things to shame. The frets are basically good, with no sharp edges, the electronics work and all the hardware is very functional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 [quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1397321517' post='2422822'] Nooooooooooo! This doesn't do my GAS any good at all! *groan* [/quote] Indeed... and it doesn't do much for my prospects of shifting the excessive number of basses I own either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapbassSteve Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Things I would have given for a bass of that quality for that little money when I started playing(and this is only eight years ago mind!)... I remember even in 2006 the cheapest bass I could find was a Boston P copy for £60 which was totally unplayable until I taught myself how to level the frets with knife-sharpening oilstone I'd nicked from my Dad's shed. £87 for a bass like that? Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Dead right Steve, when I think of the crap fenders in the 60's when I got into guitars... oh hang on a minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Steve my first bass was the £50 Kay out the catalogue 30 odd year back. [URL=http://s1205.photobucket.com/user/kodiakblair/media/KayEB100.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb424/kodiakblair/th_KayEB100.jpg[/IMG][/URL] When I think what £50 was worth back then ( 1st wage £16 ) what's available now is great and a damn sight cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Quite like the look of this. I'm at risk of stockpiling HB's and J&D's at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Not a bad little bass for the cash. For me, this would make a brilliant bass and true to it's original form with a string through bridge, a belter for sub £100 '51 copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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