Harley Benton B-450 Progressive – Budget Bombshell w/ Active Electronics! – LowEndLobster Review
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Harley Benton B-450 Progressive Series: https://www.thomannmusic.com/harley_benton_b_450_white_progressive_serie.htm
Hey everyone! Today we’re reviewing the Harley Benton B-450 from their Progressive Series. Harley Benton produces a huge array of cheap basses, and this B-450 is one of their best sellers. Featuring big specs and a small price tag, this active ace-of-bass checks all the boxes on paper. But how does it perform? Let’s find out!
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I’m buying this bass soon just needed to know is it a short scale bass?
Sounds great!! Which amp did you use in this video?
Are there other humbucker pick ups available that would fit without modifying?
Do you think its possible just to cut the fretboard after the 24 fret for slapping or its a part of the neck?
Good morning. Do you think that can be used in gigs? I play gigs over the country with a Ibanez SR600 and I want a backup bass. What do you think? Thank you very much
How is the slap on the bass? I had a problem with MB-8 with to humbuckers because the little space…
Love the bass and cat even more. She is beautiful!!
Have their PJ-74 (and 2 of their guitars) and looking to get a 2nd bass for leaving downtuned (I'm lazy). Between this, the Sterling Ray4 and the Ibanez SR300E, what would you recommend for the price?
I wanna have the cat
Did you notice how low the volume is on this one? I have two passive Squier basses and they are way louder. I tried to raise the pickups but they wouldn't go up that much.
So would you pick this bass over that schecter on the wall
Please Lobster, review my Yamaha TRBX 504 .)
Nice, I want one
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Got the 5 String version of this recently after starting on a crappy 70 euro ebay bass. I love the amount of tone options you get for the price and find that it plays really nice, though I'm more of a rock/metal player and don't have much interest in learning how to slap
What would you recommend between this and the harley benton jj45op? I really can't decide!
I mainly play rock/metal finger and pick styles.
Nice review!!
I have a question: can I buy this string bass for drop B/A, and if so, what string gauges should be bought.
I'm a metal guitarist, so I don't understand if you can go lower with a 4 string bass without breaking the neck, or better buy a 5 string one????????♀️
My frnd i want to order in middle east bahrain its possible
hahaha nice the unexpected cat cameo made this review a 5 out of 5 lobster claws 😀
I have that one gigged with about 4x before the state shutdown, but I agree it has great tone and a nice player thanks for the review RTS 🙂
Thanks , for the very good Review ! And your right for this Price ,and that Sound ? You could be very Happy , with this Harley Benton. Because there are basses from over 1000 $ , and you could be sick ! ????
Great video And playing ❤️ I have the same bass.
What setup are you using? Amp and stuff
Hi, awesome reviews as usual. Can you review ESP B-15 BASS?
Hey, awesome to see you've added pick playing into your demos (and skill toolbox)!
I have this five stringed and I'm quite happy with it.
I imagine this would be a great mod bass for a fretless conversion!
After watching u play, i think that extra chunk of neck is the slapping fret…u were right on it.
Humbuckers?….Are you sure? 😉
Which one should I get between this and the new JP-55? I don't intend on playing metal with it but… yeah, why not actually? As I'm not familiar with bass pickups, are humbuckers alright for pop/rock music?
There is also a fretless available; maybe I will give that a try
Came here from 60 cycle hum
It's so nice that the inlays don't look like……… Dicks, lol
The tone of this bass sounds better to my ears than many at three times the price!
Very nice demo. This bass is a great choice for the price, it's impressive.
Hey Lobster, can you please review the JJ550P (with 2-Band active circuit)
That’s incredible value! Thanks for the video
Your runthough convinced me the bass sounds really good, except for a couple of the extreme settings. Then again, it might just be the erratic sound quality that is a feature of YT. Turns out if you go to the HB website, they have the bass in a few different finishes. I went with the QTB version, which looks really nice in the picture. I hope it looks that good when I open the box. Shipping wasn't that costly, so I just went with it. I'm looking forward to playing the B-450.
What great value for money. Great review as always ????
Jackson's starter models are at the same price range as harely benton's (when you factor shipping), it would be nice if you could review them too.
i just picked up a jackson minion – as you said in your review it is a fun little bass and the build quality is very good.
That really should just be a 21 fret
dang those are some fantastic sounds out of that bass. that preamp sounds super usable without overpowering or cutting too much. even without the preamp it's got some really nice tones, deep and clear and defined. I was eyeing one of these up a while back but couldn't justify the shipping for one bass. I'll keep this one back in my mind again.
That bass sounds amazing. So much clarity.