Harley Benton MV-5JB Natural

I bought it as a backup bass, but it was a surprise to me. A very good instrument for the price: neck comfortable to play, keeps action very low without buzzling. The pickups are good and noiseless, and more noiseless if you use them toghether. Good quality strings, good setup: the instrument is medium level, and worths at least 2 times the price you pay. The frets are well set, even if not very smooth but anyway good. The sound is good: well defined frequencies well balanced togheter: already played in a live concert, it kept the tuning for the whole show. I bought also the case, very light at a reasonable price: all the bundle for less than 300€ is a bargain. Definetly has become one of my basses I play live.

What a fantastic bass! The neck is really fast, the finish sublime, the frets smooth , the tuners tight and slick, it all fits together perfectly. I've been playing bass for a very long time, I've gigged and toured a lot and I've had some really high end basses over the years, and in many respects HB are right up there with them, so much so that HB is now my go to brand. You can spend thousands on a bass but it won't necessarily guarantee you a fantastic instrument, but with HB if there's something you don't like... change it! Not that I've ever felt the need, and I now proudly own 9 HB Basses. JUST WOW!! 😊