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Great bass for the price
This is my third acoustic bass, which I use for practising at home and for jamming in my buddy's basement. This is definitely the best! I've already sold one other. I would love to give it five stars across the board but there were a few unfortunate deficiencies.
PROS:
- overall look is lovely
- nice binding, rosette and stripe down the back
- acoustic volume is better than my others, especially the E-string
- amplified sound is nice & seems even across all strings
CONS:
- the strings were unbelievably squeaky; I had to immediately replace them with D'Addario tapewounds; now the sound is awesome
- the fret ends are quite rough; I'll need to do some sanding
- there are a number of finishing flaws that aren't obvious from any distance but do indicate quality control issues:
- extra glue seeping from binding on the back and where the neck meets the body on the front
- the binding is nicely highlighted with two pin stripes but in a few places, there are short bursts of three stripes
- the edge of the sound hole is rough
- the hard coat is blobby by the sound hole where it meets the neck
Despite the CONS, I love this bass and hope it will hold up for many years.
PROS:
- overall look is lovely
- nice binding, rosette and stripe down the back
- acoustic volume is better than my others, especially the E-string
- amplified sound is nice & seems even across all strings
CONS:
- the strings were unbelievably squeaky; I had to immediately replace them with D'Addario tapewounds; now the sound is awesome
- the fret ends are quite rough; I'll need to do some sanding
- there are a number of finishing flaws that aren't obvious from any distance but do indicate quality control issues:
- extra glue seeping from binding on the back and where the neck meets the body on the front
- the binding is nicely highlighted with two pin stripes but in a few places, there are short bursts of three stripes
- the edge of the sound hole is rough
- the hard coat is blobby by the sound hole where it meets the neck
Despite the CONS, I love this bass and hope it will hold up for many years.
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Affordable and very good
Very, very good for that price. I only had to adjust the neck, easy and quick operation.
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JK
Best acoustic bass under $1,000?
For my money, yes. I've tried plenty, owned a couple, and none have brought a smile to my face like this black beauty. Good for jazzy faux-double bass sounds, but I really like the way it blends in with different styles.
A nice folksy platform to go under hammered dulcimer and harp.
A smooth organic tone that blends in with singer-songwriter guitars the way that dirty electric bass blends with heavier music.
And on the topic of heavier music, I like to use acoustic bass for the "clang" side of a dual-mono bass sound. It adds a very different sort of percussive element to the low end.
So yeah. This has replaced much more expensive basses in my playing rotation.
Plus, it's fun to play.
I was skeptical on the Harley Benton thing before. I get it now: this thing SLAPS.
A nice folksy platform to go under hammered dulcimer and harp.
A smooth organic tone that blends in with singer-songwriter guitars the way that dirty electric bass blends with heavier music.
And on the topic of heavier music, I like to use acoustic bass for the "clang" side of a dual-mono bass sound. It adds a very different sort of percussive element to the low end.
So yeah. This has replaced much more expensive basses in my playing rotation.
Plus, it's fun to play.
I was skeptical on the Harley Benton thing before. I get it now: this thing SLAPS.
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great product
Great product for a great price. Bought it for a friend of mine who is playing every night at a local club and has not complained not once.
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Harley Benton B-35BK Acoustic Bass
bass is quite solid for the price. the sound is good and it will easily do any job for you. finger up!
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Bought this for my son, so far it's very good, sounds really good and there is nothing about it I can say it's bad or below standard, so far so good and I'm happy with it.
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