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Harley Benton B-550 QTB Progressive Series

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5-String Electric Bass

Body: Alder
Bolt-on neck from Canadian maple
Neck profile: Modern D
Fretboard: Black Walnut
Tai-Chi inlays
24 Frets
Scale: 864 mm (Long scale)
Nut width: 45 mm
Double action truss rod
Pickups: 2x Humbuckers
1x Balance-, 1x bass-, 1x treble- and 1x volume control
Black hardware
Diecast machine heads
String gauge: 045-130
Colour: Quilted Transparent Black
Finish: High-gloss

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Colour	Black
Soundboard	Alder
Neck	Maple
Fretboard	Black Walnut
Frets	24
Scale	Long Scale
Pickup System	HH
Elektronic	Aktive, Passive
Incl. Case	No
Incl. Gigbag	No

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Dr Bassman, 15.12.2019

Okay, at the time of writing, I've had my 4-string B-450 QTB for over a month and it continues to astound me. It's big sister, the 5-string B-550 QTB has also been here for a few weeks too. It's my first 5-string bass and I'm already smitten. So much so, that the two basses are used alternately, at least as much as it is reasonable to do so.

Of course, in comparison, they constitute two very different instruments. You might not think that the addition of a bottom B string and a narrower pitch between the strings would make so much difference to your bass playing, but it sure does; or, at least it does for me. To an extent, the basses choose their own songs. They also make your hands do things that are almost unexpected; spooky even!; although, that matters not, as the sound that comes out of these two machines is quite frankly amazing; and that just using their passive electronics, fed through a flat EQ and output at a reasonable volume. Their playability is also excellent. In fact, .you get so much for your Euro, or whatever currency you use, that it's really difficult to criticise these machines. They are quite literally stunning. So, I guess that's why there is a black Harley Benton fretless sitting beside me as I write. It's too early to tell its story yet, but I'm pretty sure it will be impressive. Now, which one of you three beauties will I use today? Decisions, decisions. God bless Harley Benton!

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Fantastic instrument for this price

SteinarS, 12.02.2021

Haven't played/owned a bass for at least 30 yrs, and wanted something cheap to practice on. This was far more than I expected.. Build quality is great, fretworks is far better than much more expensive competitors.
Stays in tune even after a day of hard practice.
Pikcup's are super , and active/passive switch is a very nice feature.
Only "Negative" is the use of batteries if I don't remember to pull out the battery after playing.

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Good starting bass

alemeraldom, 25.10.2017

I bought this bass and had some time to experience with it and I can say that it is a good option for beginners. It is a good build, however, for the version that I bought, I thought that the stripes would be red, instead of dark brown. The strings are ok, but the bass has quite a lot of fret buzz and I will have to look more into it.

Overall, I am happy with it, given that I'm a beginner, but if you want something better and for a longer time (maybe from when you will up your skills), I would go for something in the 250E+ budget. :)

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Great bass

Nikki, 04.03.2014

Bought this bass because I wanted to start playing 5 strings and didn't want to spend a lot in case I didn't get on with the change over having small hands... Turned out to be a very good buy indeed... I've used thunderbird basses for years and didn't think I would ever change but I am about to buy another B-550 as a backup for the one I already own... To me they are really that good....

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