Harley Benton GuitarBass VS Vintage Series

Just bought it and these are the initial findings.
First of all, there are no recommend stainless strings for this modell, allergic ppl beware. I did however get good help from support in trying to mend this.

The good;
The body is really nice, flamed 2-piece wood with no flaws that I can see.
The neck feels comfortable, on the chunkier side. The back of the neck feels almost unfinished but I suppose there is something applied.
Sound out of the instrument is good with a broad range of sounds available.
It's dirt cheap!

The bad;
Quality control is sort of lacking and be prepared to fix the flaws yourself or send it back if you receive a wonky copy.
These are the main points that needed attention.
Frets uneven, 11-th fret was way low under b and high-e strings and 9, 13 as well as 20 and up was high.
The frets was not finished nicely, no sharp edges but dull and obstructive during fast motions.
Fret leveling, rather substantial, and polish fixed the issue.
The nut is rather mean looking with a square notch for low e.
Tuners was far from ok, the one for low e needs to be cranked more than half a turn before engaging. I just swapped the set out, but beware that industry std vintage tuners will not fit without modifications to the headstock.
Tele-jack was not fastened.
Pots are rather "scratchy" and time will tell how they hold up. Pots are alphas so as good as one can expect at this price.

The modell is dirt cheap to buy and one can tell that corners have been cut to meet a certain price point. But it's cheap so no surprise.
I'm sort of happy with the purchase as I was fully prepared to fix issues, within reason.

Update, just put a set of Labella 767-6S on and if you want stainless strings, these are the ones to get. A bit to long but cut and wind and they work.

Trodde inte mina ögon när jag fick hem den här beautyn!
Kroppen som jag fick var gjord i ett stycke men fin textur vilket jag verkligen inte förväntat mig! Rak o bra uttag i halsmaterialet, något enklare binding men mjuk och välfilad i banden. Inget skrammel! Lite knepigt att intonera perfekt så kanske byter jag stallet till ett med lite mer justermån (och tajtare) på sikt. Stämskruvarna funkar och håller stämningen ok men även där byter jag nog till gotoh-diton på sikt! Jag bytte direkt till DÁddario EXL 156 och det gjorde susen ljudmässigt och stämningsmässigt.
Sjukt rolig pryl som jag använder i vår klassiska lilla poptrio för att bredda soundet! Slår lätt den något dyrare konkurrenten/förlagan med tremolo!
Med lite fix i form av strängar, intonering, tillsnyggning och grafit på sadeln så har man en riktig player!!!

For approximately $200 this can't be beat. Minimal setup required, neck was straight and frets weren't sharp. Your mileage may vary, of course.

Tuners hold up surprisingly well, as does the bridge. Electronics haven't failed me yet but I've only had it for a year and a half.

I'm on the fence as to whether the stock strings are good enough or not. They do indeed lack a bit of low end but so far I've been getting by through EQing myself and the guitar player for clarity. As to the "wobblyness" of the low E i kind of like it, but it takes some getting used to.

Overall I really love this bass and sold off my regular and supposedly "better" 4 string; the caveats are however some loss of low end and the chance that Harley Benton quality control may fail you. That issue seems to have been tightened up over the years from what I hear, but you know, keep that in mind.

End of the day it's really good value for ~$200 and I would buy another one in a heartbeat.