Harley Benton PJ-4 SBK Deluxe Series

Jeg viste ikke rigtigt hvad jeg skulle forvente af den her. Har tidligere købt en Harley Benton Jazz bas, som jeg er godt tilfreds med, til trods for lidt småting. Prisen for den er den samme som PJ4-SBK men den hedder så deluxe. Og skal da love for deluxe holder. Ikke den mindste fejl har jeg fundet på den. Ikke en skarp kant på et bånd, ikke en fejl i lakken eller noget som helst andet. Alt er som det skal være. Harley Benton holder hvad de lover, og levere igen et produkt, som burde koste meget mere end det gør. Den er skøn at spille på og lyden er præcis som jeg havde håbet.

To be 100% honest, I bought this bass as I was looking around for a P bass body with a J bass pickup rout to fit to a fretless bass neck that I bought a while ago. The prices for the bodies alone were quite restrictive. After some thought and research, I looked up what Harley Benton P basses were available with the thought of removing it's neck and fitting the fretless neck in it's place. Luckily, the PJ variant of this bass recently became available on Thomann. This is one of many Harley Benton products I've bought. This is probably the best set up "out of the box" that I've bought. The truss rod and intonation were spot on. The only adjustments I've made so far is to lower the bridge saddles a turn or so. I'm very pleased with the sounds on offer. Pickups seem to be pretty good so far. I like the sound of a P bass, but the added tones with the J bass pickup offer a wide array of tones. The looks of this bass are the most surprising of all. The almost all black satin finish is well applied and looks nicer than in the websites photographs. The tortoiseshell pickguard is a nice touch, although I think I'll be fitting a black pickguard at a later date. All in all a great purchase at a great price. I'm not snobbish about the gear I use, these Harley Benton guitars and basses are fantastic value for money, and are great if you are starting out or if like me, you have a certain project or idea in mind. Well done Thomann. This is another winner in my book.

I´m a guitarist with already a few HB guitars and am very happy with them. So far I hadn't tried to play bass and didn't want to because you know, "bass does not sound". I decided to experiment so I bought this bass after watching some videos on youtube and reading some posts on bass player blogs. Best choice ever. A month later I´m still amazed by the quality of this bass. It´s so much fun to play it that I´m already playing songs with a level that never crossed my mind. If you are new, don't want to spend a lot of money and want a sure bet, this is your bass. The sound is very good (I may change the pups in the future and strings for sure, but no rush at all), it came almost ready to play just out of the box, it s very beautiful and very comfortable (now my guitars feel weird!), and keeps the tunning very well. Have fun!

As a guitarist I was searching for a bass guitar to add to my home studio setup. I wasn't sure if I should go for a J-Bass or a P-Bass. And fortunately and surprisingly this bass has the best of both worlds. I'm relative new to bass guitars and this is my first bass guitar I've bought so far.

The bass came in very well packed and in a perfect condition, the job of the matte black paint and finish is amazing and very well done. The also matte black hardware and the turtle-red pick-guard is just candy for the eye. The black roseace fretboard is a great match and the fret job is surprisingly well done.

After the basic checking and tuning the strings the bass guitar was good to go. No need for extreme fine-tuning on the action/stringheight and/or intonation. After playing for a while, the mix of the P & J style pickups where sounding incredible. This was above my exceptation.

So, if you are a beginner bass guitarist like me and don't know to choose between a J or P Bass, I would highly recommend this bass guitar. Aside of that you will get a goodlooking and great sounding all-round bass with a relative good (surprising) quality for a very nice price.

Last but not least: Big thumbs up for Harley Benton for producing this amazing bass guitar and for the great transport caring and customer services.
And of course I greatly want to thank Thomann for a perfect delivery, their customer care and support. Very satisfying! Keep up the great work!