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Harley Benton HB-50 Semi-Hollow Bass £200-Orange or Cherry


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16 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

Amber...

Proper Stop 'n Tail rather than a Trapez 'n Block 'o Wood..

Oh why not a Single Chrome Bucker?

Full Scale, Bargain, Real Nice...

 

16 hours ago, ezbass said:


A BiSonic would look (and no doubt sound) awesome on that.

That's the second lovely looking bass to be posted on here in the last couple of days absolutely ruined (IMO) by these ghastly MM style humbuckers. They look fine on the right basses, but anything going retro and hollow bodied, they just look totally wrong. Reverend Dub King was the other for anyone interested in my little rant.

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2 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:

 

That's the second lovely looking bass to be posted on here in the last couple of days absolutely ruined (IMO) by these ghastly MM style humbuckers. They look fine on the right basses, but anything going retro and hollow bodied, they just look totally wrong. Reverend Dub King was the other for anyone interested in my little rant.

 

Would a solid cover help?

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1 minute ago, neepheid said:

 

Would a solid cover help?

Chrome or nickel yes. I think black plastic (like EMG) would still be wrong. And yes, I know it's a cheap and easy fix, but it just surprises me that the designers don't share this old man's taste O.o

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1 minute ago, Supernaut said:

Short scale option?

 

No, and there's plenty of them already.  It's great to see another long scale semi hollow out there, they are very much in the minority, at least that's how I see it.

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3 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:

Chrome or nickel yes. I think black plastic (like EMG) would still be wrong. And yes, I know it's a cheap and easy fix, but it just surprises me that the designers don't share this old man's taste O.o

 

 

MEC do a MM pickup in all chrome or gold, looks fancy

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1 hour ago, Mykesbass said:

 

That's the second lovely looking bass to be posted on here in the last couple of days absolutely ruined (IMO) by these ghastly MM style humbuckers. They look fine on the right basses, but anything going retro and hollow bodied, they just look totally wrong. Reverend Dub King was the other for anyone interested in my little rant.

 Especially when you see what the guitarists get - HB35 plus in Olive Drab, with Bigsby, for £254

 

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1 hour ago, Supernaut said:

Short scale semi hollow bass like above. 

 

 

The "them" in this context means "all short scale semi hollow basses" as in "there are plenty of short scale, semi hollow basses already", not "there are plenty of short scale semi hollow basses like this one".  I did start the answer to your question with "No", but I realise that what I wrote after that may have been ambiguous, so apologies for that.

 

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