Harley Benton JB-40FL 3-Tone Sunburst

For this price there is no competition. You get more than 12 of these basses for the price I’ve paid for my Fender JB made in USA. And the Harley Benton was close to perfectly adjusted out of the box (the Fender was not), it’s extremely well built, good sound, perfect finish and the over all quality is really good.
But. The weight. Just over 5 kg! That is about 1 kg more than a similar Fender (or Sire Marcus Miller). I can stand up and play this bass for about 10 to 15 minutes, then my shoulder and back tells me to stop. So for people like me that spend around three hours on stage during a gig it is useless, I’m afraid to say. For learning how to play fretless, sitting down at home, it’s perfect though.
It’s a pity that the weight is seldom mentioned, when it comes to basses and guitars.