Im tempted. Worth a look?

[agoulding]

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hot_rod_bass.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hot_rod_bass.htm[/url]

Im a right to say this looks decent for 86 quid? anyone had any experience with these?

would love to pimp one

[Annoying Twit]

I have no direct experience. However, some time ago I noticed the Harley Benton Jazz bass was exceptionally cheap, the MB22-2T. However, the HC reviews were a bit off-putting. It seems the electronics were quite poor. This might not be a problem if your intention is to "pimp" the bass. The reviews that mentioned the basic wood and the hardware thought they were OK. [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Bass/product/Harley+Benton/MB22-2T/10/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...on/MB22-2T/10/1[/url]

Edited September 20, 2009 by Annoying Twit

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Why pimp when you can build?
This looks like a fun way to spend just over £70
[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/layla_bassguitar_kit_pstyle.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/layla_bassguitar_kit_pstyle.htm[/url]

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='agoulding' post='603288' date='Sep 20 2009, 02:04 AM'][url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hot_rod_bass.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hot_rod_bass.htm[/url]

Im a right to say this looks decent for 86 quid? anyone had any experience with these?

would love to pimp one[/quote]
Nice colour but that's as far as I'd go without trying one.

[lee4]

I think its worth a punt.£86!If you spent another £80 on new pup's it would still be a bargain.

[Cat Burrito]

Harley Benton are of course Thomann's own brand. My only experience of there's is a Harley Benton acoustic that was so warped and had an action of an almost an inch at the 12th fret that it was basically good for firewood. Kind of off putting.

[JimBobTTD]

I've been burned by dirt-cheap basses before. I'd steer away - to make it under a ton, some real corners have to have been cut.

[bumnote]

You have a money back guarantee with thomann
try it and if ou dont like it send it back

[Mr. Foxen]

I love dirt cheap basses. Have managed to spend 6x the amount I paid the bass on new bits before though.

[agoulding]

The idea was, was to change all the hardware and electronics. Im thinking about a more expensive, squire as an alternative

[The Burpster]

My advice FWIW is start with the best platform that you can get. You might get an absolute peach but at £85 there is much higher probabality that it will be worth about £85 -

The better the wooden bits the better the end result will be, this is from experience.

[7string]

That Harley bass is made of basswood, maple and rosewood, the same as Ibanez. Squire's have an alder body.

As long as you're prepared for it not being perfect and accept that you're going to do a lot of work on it what's not too like!

If I was looking for a cheap P bass, it's something I'd definitely consider (probably use eBay or similar to get cheaper replacement parts).

[agoulding]

I think, im better off getting a aquire of something. I know the vintage mod jazz basses are good but what about the precisions?

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_sq_vintage_modified_precision.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_sq_vintage...d_precision.htm[/url]