Edit!!!: Updated the title to be more in line with the updated thread.
Here's my "review":
I just ordered a Harley Benton GuitarBass VS Vintage Series from Thomann, which essentially is a Squier Bass VI clone with a fixed bridge, which again is a 30" short scale 6 string bass, but tuned like a guitar, just 1 octave lower, and with typical guitar string spacing.
This Harley Benton actually gets really good reviews, and Harley Benton instruments are generally