Harley Benton B-450 White Progressive Serie

The two active humbuckers delivers exactly what one would expect, a heavy and fat bass sound perfect for metal, while the balance, bass and treble controls allows you to tweak the sound to suit other genres too.

The build quality seems to be great for the money spent. The finish of the bass is next to flawless. There's a couple of tiny bubbles in the paint but they're only visible with good eyes and an even better lighting. A couple of the pots feels a bit rough to turn though but that's nitpicking considering the price of this beauty. The tuners are smooth and precise. Some of the frets were a bit sharp but a few strokes with a fine grit sandpaper took care of it.

The neck was in a bad need of oil as all the other Harley Bentons I've bought. The same goes with the action and the truss rod adjustment. Every guitar/bass has had a way too high action but watching a couple of youtube clips makes anyone able to adjust it themselves. So it's really not an issue. So far I haven't had a Harley Benton that I haven't been able to adjust to perfect playability with very little effort.

Overall it's simply a nice bass. It does what it's supposed to do. The playabilty and sound is good enough for both beginners and more experienced musicians. It's not a 1000 euro bass. You'll find better for 400 euro too. But this 139 euro bass isn't far behind. It's worth every penny.

I did take a chance and bought this bass. I wanted active pickups.
The good part is that it do look very good . it sounds good to.
It was lighter then I did think it would be. It wight less then my other guitar. Its easy to play on and it easy to tune.

The drawback its not perfect qulaity.
The pickups is lower signal output that I did think it would have. Its very hard to get a good signal when you dont use tha active pickups.
With the active pickups is on, the signal strength is lower then I did think it would be. I dont know if that is a good thing or not right now.
Also one string was way to low set, so I had to adjust that. It not a big deal, but I wonder if they even did check it, as you could not play on it like that.
Also the knobs looks good, but I did notice now that you have no clue where the pot is, as you have nothing that shows it. So you need to use the your feeling to know where it is at. There is a middle position and that's it.
Also the neck is not that great fasten to the body, as it dont fit snug, its has a little gap on the side.

But still its a cheap bass and I think for the money it well worth it. If you want a good cheap bass, then buy this one.