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Harley Benton JB-75MN SB Vintage Series

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Bass Guitar

Vintage series
Body: American ash
Neck: Canadian maple with skunk stripe made of roseacer (thermally treated maple wood)
Neck profile: C
Block fretboard inlays
20 Frets
Scale: 864 mm
Nut width: 38 mm
Dual action truss rod
Pickups: 2x Roswell JBA Alnico-5 vintage JB-Style single coils
2 Volume knobs and 1 tone knob
Chrome-plated deluxe hardware
Classic PB-Style machine heads
Ex-factory stringing: D'Addario 045 - 100
Colour: 3-Tone sunburst, high gloss

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Colour	Sunburst
Soundboard	Ash
Neck	Maple
Fretboard	Maple
Frets	20
Scale	Longscale
Pickup System	JJ
Elektronic	Passive
Incl. Case	No
Incl. Gigbag	No

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It's not a Fender, but....

28.07.2015

..you're not paying Fender prices, are you?

Many of the reviews here are slightly hyperbolic and do the JB-75 an injustice. It's very nice (very, very nice) but it's not perfect and you should be aware of this when buying.
Finish is, as others have said, excellent. Removing all the protective plastic was a royal pain in the backside, especially from the control plate. There were a couple of minor scratches on the scratchplate, under the plastic sheet - nothing to cause concern.
The neck is great - thin just as JBs should be but noticeably deep. The satin finish makes it very playable and I have absolutely no issues with this. The slot for the A string was cut too deep which meant that the string buzzed on the first fret. While I have no doubts that Thommann would have addressed this, it was easier just to deal with it here buy very slightly building up the bottom of the slot. Easy to do and problem solved. Likewise a spent ten minutes going along the fret edges with very fine wet and dry as there were sharp edges - nothing major, but just enough to irritate me. On the upside, these minor issues dealt with I have a good low action right up the neck with minimal buzz.

The sound is everything I was looking for - punchy with lots of pop. As with the real thing the tone control does it's job but it isn't spectacular, that's a criticism of passive tone control in general rather than this bass in particular, but fading between the pickups gives everything from majestic lows to real punch with plenty of bite. This is what I was looking for, this is why I bought it and this is exactly what I got.

I have a few basses and this gives nothing away sound-wise. Construction is solid and I have no concerns about longevity. Pickups are great, hardware is simple, solid and does it's job well. D Addario strings are a bonus as they are my choice anyway.

It is unfair to suggest that the JB-75 is equivalent in overall quality to a bass costing several times more, it isn't. For what you pay for it though, I struggle to see how it can be beaten for value. Very solid with a good tonal range, decent (read high) output and that sense of a well-built instrument that will go the distance it remains a mystery how Thommann can offer these at the price they do. I am just glad that they do!

Finally - service from Thommann was absolutely spot on, really cannot fault it in anyway whatsoever, for which they have my thanks and my continuing custom.

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Great Bass

Pascxl, 24.05.2020

Was after a budget bass just to do a bit of recording but I'm very happy with what I've got with this one and it arrived very quickly after I ordered it. Playable straight out the box, I recorded a couple tracks with it just an hour after opening it up.
Great sounding, comparable to the Fenders.
Bit on the heavy side weight wise but I'm not going to be using a strap with it.
I'd recommend replacing the stock strings but that's just a personal preference as I wasn't keen on how they felt even though they were new strings.
Love this bass already

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Good value for money

iamseymour, 16.05.2020

This bass has it's flaws- the nut was filed a bit funny, the inlays aren't perfect, the binding isn't perfect, there's a flaw in the finish on the neck, the scratch plate scratches easily, and it weighs a ton.

However, all that aside, the thing plays pretty good out of the box, the action and intoation are fine, and it does sound quite similar to a jazz bass for pennies spent. It's not a jazz bass - it lacks that mid range "honk" that the jazz bass is known for. However, you get a pretty similar sound that's very, very easy to mix when recorded, and it looks cool

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Bang for the buck

Venc, 31.01.2020

I am a guitar player and bought this for my home studio, for recording purposes and I also wanted to learn a little bit bass.
I was pleasantly surprised by the instrument quality and performence, it does it's job without any fuss.
You can definitely feel it is not a top shelf instrument and feels a bit cheap in some details, but for the price you get an absolutely usable instrument. I would not hesitate to use it live.
It's a big chunk of wood, so it's a bit heavy, if you fave a bad back and play standing up, look elsewhere.
It's also a good looking piece of gear.
I would recommend to anyone who wants a lot od bass for little money.

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