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5-String Electric Bass

  • Deluxe Series
  • Body: Mahogany / Ash / Mahogany / Ash
  • Top: AAA flamed maple veneer
  • 5-Piece neck-thru body: Canadian maple and nyatoh
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • Neck profile: C
  • Nut: Graphite
  • Nut width: 45 mm
  • Fingerboard radius: 400 mm, thickness 1st fret: 21 mm, 12th fret: 23 mm
  • Scale length: 864 mm (34")
  • 24 medium jumbo frets
  • Pickups: Tesla TV-SBL1-5B (bridge) and Tesla TV-SBL1-5N (neck) soapbars
  • Tesla G102 3-band active EQ
  • Volume control with push/pull passive/active function
  • Balance, bass, middle and treble controls
  • Sung-Il BB-105 bridge with 17 mm string spacing
  • WSC JB-15DLX 17:1 die-cast machine heads
  • Black hardware
  • Factory strings: HB HQS .045–.130
  • Colour: Natural, high-gloss
  • Available since November 2023
  • Item number 521703
  • Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
  • Colour Natural
  • Body Mahogany, Ash Tree
  • Neck Maple, Nyatoh
  • Fingerboard Rosewood
  • Frets 24
  • Scale Long Scale
  • Pickup System Soapbar
  • Electronics Active, Passive
  • Including Case No
  • Incl. Gigbag No
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A remarkably refined five-string

Five-string electric bass Harley Benton BZ-5000 II NT

Harley Benton's Deluxe Series is known for exceptional instruments with top-notch features at an attractive price. The latest version of the Harley Benton BZ-5000 NT five-string is no exception. One standout detail is its five-piece neck-through design, with a full 34" scale length. This construction guarantees a clear, articulate tone and remarkable sustain. Add to that the unique Harley Benton design, combined with some truly premium tonewoods and a full complement of high-quality hardware – including the graphite nut, die-cast tuners, and monorail bridge – that simply speaks for itself. At the heart of the BZ-5000 II NT's versatile sound are two soapbar humbuckers, and active electronics featuring a Tesla 3-band EQ. All in all, the Harley Benton BZ-5000 II delivers a package that brings together features and design elements usually found in much higher price ranges.

Tesla pickups on the Harley Benton BZ-5000 II NT

Exquisite ingredients

Mahogany and ash form the foundation of the Harley Benton BZ-5000 II's body, which is topped off with a truly spectacular AAA-grade flamed maple top. The transparent high-gloss natural finish is exactly the right choice here to bring out the grain. Maximum stability comes from the neck-through construction, made of five individual strips of maple and nyatoh. Completing the package is a rosewood fingerboard with 24 frets. Two Tesla TV-SBL1-5 humbuckers and active Tesla electronics with a 3-band EQ (bass, mids, treble) offer a wealth of tonal options. For those who prefer a more traditional approach, the BZ-5000 II can be switched to passive mode with the push/pull function of the volume dial. The black Sung-II-BB-105 bridge features five independent saddles; this lightweight 'monorail' design ensures the optimal transfer of each individual string's vibrations.

Neck-thru laminated neck on the Harley Benton BZ-5000 II NT

A high-end bass at a low price

So who's the Harley Benton BZ-5000 II for? First and foremost, bassists who're looking for something special, a bit off the beaten track – but that won't break the bank. For players who aren't stuck in a vintage mindset and definitely don't want yet another copy of a classic. Ultimately, for anyone who wants to broaden their musical horizons with a genuinely unusual instrument. All that being said, the price also makes the BZ-5000 II a solid choice as a second or third bass. A five-string, of course, is aimed at anyone wanting an extended range with that low B string (or alternatively a high C, depending on the tuning): As such, this bass really comes into its own in modern styles. Jazz, Fusion, contemporary R&B and Gospel, Funk and more – these are just some of the genres where the Harley Benton BZ-5000 II feels right at home.

Headstock on the Harley Benton BZ-5000 II NT five-string electric bass

About Harley Benton

Since 1998, the Harley Benton brand has been catering for the needs of countless guitarists and bassists. In addition to an extensive range of stringed instruments, Thomann's house brand also offers a wide choice of amplifiers, speakers, effect pedals, and other accessories. In total, the range includes over 1,500 products. Built by established names in the industry, all Harley Benton products combine quality and reliability at attractive and affordable prices. The continuous expansion of the range ensures that Harley Benton always provides new, exciting, and innovative products that keep players perfectly in tune with the musical world, day after day.

Expand your sound and your bass will follow

Of course, instruments like the Harley Benton BZ-5000 II can easily handle a bassist's bread-and-butter duties in almost any band. But even at first glance, it's clear that the BZ-5000 is built for much more. This bass is designed to step into the spotlight with punchy basslines, solos, chord work, and even full solo arrangements. All perfectly complemented by Harley Benton's own effects pedals, of course: The Classic Chorus, for example, adds lush, atmospheric textures that really make natural harmonics shine. Or push that sound even further with the Classic Flanger, for almost psychedelic tones. Add spatial depth to solo arrangements with a reverb effect such as the Harley Benton Duality. And to keep the BZ-5000's immense dynamic range under control, the Custom Line Compressor is the ideal partner.

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Amazing bass, with QC issues
H-forever 27.03.2024
This bass is incredible! It is LOADED with features, and sounds incredible. The build quality is fantastic. It feels amazing, and looks incredibly beautiful.

The was only one very disappointing problem with it - as soon as I rotated the high frequency knob up to increase the treble, I mean like only 5%, I immediately started hearing an extremely loud high pitch hissing noise. I tried all the other knobs and they work great, and do not produce any noises, but the treble knob introduced very powerful ear-piercing hissing sounds, and thus the bass was basically unusable. In order to use the bass, I had to always keep the treble knob all the way down. I tried changing cables, plugging the bass directly into the amp, changing pickup modes, but the extreme hissing sounds just wouldn't disappear. This issue was present no matter what I tried. Only with the treble all the way down the bass would not create loud high pitch noises. That's sad because it basically means that the bass is faulty, and the EQ is not working.

I had to return it, but I'll order another one and give it one more chance because other than this terrible fault the bass is amazing! I hope I was just unlucky once, and got that one out of a hundred faulty unit.

I will update my review after getting the second bass and checking, if the other one has the same fault, or not.
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A very nice playable bass
Koki, the basist-wannabe from Zagreb 09.11.2025
When the bass was delivered, I was so hyped. When I first plugged it in a small bass amplifier, there was a lot of buzz with the input jack, but was kind of playable. After less than 2 weeks, the push-pull knob died and was not working in the passive mode. I don't much like active instruments, so I was playing only the passive mode until that point. Now I basically have an active bass. It is very playable. I have it set up in D standard. The bass holds the tune extremely well, and is massive in weight, as a bass should be. I feel great when playing it and I like that it has a lot of tone options, although I have all set to middle. Another minor issue is that the spacing between the 1st and 2nd string is slightly bigger than between other strings. This doesn't affect playability, but then again, I am a beginner bass player, so it might be an issue when playing more demanding stuff. All in all, the bass is very good, and if it didn't have all these issues, definitely I would give it al A+, but it is slightly disappointing and it is not the first time I had similar issues with mid-priced instruments from Thomann.
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BZ5000
Tym Colt 08.03.2025
Nice tone and feel for the $$!!!!
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Sorprendente
Lirón 11.03.2024
¡Hola! Compré este instrumento con la idea de tener un segundo bajo de 5 cuerdas, es decir como bajo “de combate” para llevarlo a ensayos etc…
Lo elegí porque me gustan mucho los instrumentos con el mástil a través del cuerpo y mirando mucho no encontré nada similar a un precio razonable, así que hice la apuesta por el bajo BZ 5000 II NT, pensando en que si no me convencía lo devolvería y fin del problema.
El bajó llegó con puntualidad el día esperado. Tras desempaquetarlo lo observé muy atentamente buscando fallos, pero he de dir que no encontré ninguno. Resultó ser un instrumento muy bien construido, con maderas realmente bonitas y un acabado de trastes simplemente perfecto.
Llegó perfectamente ajustado y quintado.El balance no es perfecto pero se acerca mucho, y el mástil es cómodo y rápido, con un diapasón impresionante.El puente es muy sencillo (los hay mucho mejores), pero es suficiente.Los afinadores no son los mejores del mercado pero son suaves y mantienen la afinación.
Al recibirlo le cambié las cuerdas por otras de mayor calidad e hidraté el diapasón.
En cuanto al sonido: el previo es muy sencillo, con un tono cálido y polivalente en modo pasivo y con serias opciones de ecualización en modo activo. La combinación de pastilla del mástil con el pote de graves elevados es excesiva bajo mi punto de vista, hace bola, pero hay muchas opciones para evitarlo, es decir, no es un previo top pero es suficiente.
Me encanta la estética, el tamaño, el diseño y la construcción. Mi unidad pesa 4,1 Kgrs.
Está fabricado en Indonesia, donde fabrican también otras conocidas marcas…Lo digo porque la sensación que tengo al tocarlo es muy similar (mástil y tacto) al que me producen instrumentos de otras marcas mucho más caras. Ahí lo dejo…
No solamente no lo voy a devolver, si no que es muy probable que se convierta en mi bajo principal, por encima de mi otro bajo de 5 cuerdas que vale tres veces más ¿Porqué? No es por la calidad de las piezas que lo componen (puente, afinadores…)sino por esa sensación de compenetración con el instrumento que estoy sintiendo al tocarlo.Supongo que esto es algo estrictamente personal, pero es lo que me está sucediendo.
En conclusión, estoy muy gratamente sorprendido por el instrumento. Voy a probarlo en ensayos y es muy probable que debute en bolo próximamente.
Espero que os sirva esta opinión.
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