First; the bass weights 3,9kg BIG mistake in this one and thats why i am confused in the video: the bass works with a blend ,bass,treble and volume knob..there is no mids knob like i thought. so please keep attention which knobs i turn in the video. Sorry!
You're not a bassist (neither do I), so we can perfectly understand the confusion. And also, only people that don't do anything never do mistakes. We live & learn... it will give another excuse to make an "update" video later :)
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The Bass has volume, balance, treble and bass (no mids). The pick-ups are single coil, so when the balance is turned to the front or back pick-up you will have some buzzing which is normal. While the balance is in the middle the pick-ups are quiet because they are in like humbucker mode. (two coils). I have this Bass in fretless...
Hiya Bass Player, what are your thoughts on the fretless, are you happy with it? I have been looking at getting the fretless version, but also looking at the HB JB40-FL, which sounds really lovely. However, it is a 4 string, but maybe it will help keep my hands used to a 4 string. I just have one other 4 string, which is a Hofner Ignition, and all my others are 5 string. So I'd love to hear your thoughts on the fretless you have. Many thanks. Sean
@@seanmcgeeney4570 It's a really nice bass, and it looks great. I don't play it much now because i have so many Basses. It's hard to find a no line fretless these days but that was all there was back in the 80's when I started playing fretless. You can't beat it for the money...
One of the most beautiful bass I've ever seen... The natural wood satin finish reminds me the Washburn N4 guitar of Nuno Bettencourt. Good demo with some poetry at the beginning : the little HB label floating to the wind in your garden... Unforgettable !
I know you are not a bassist Cory, it it was entertaining seeing a guitarists view of how an active eq works :) A little pointer for anyone trying this as a guitarist in future, if the eq has detents (notches in the middle of pot travel) that is generally 0 meaning you can cut and boost that eq, and also there is generally a pan/blend pot as a pickup switch (turn towards neck and it's more neck pickup until it's 100% then turn it towards bridge for bridge pickup until 100%). Bass does look awesome, I'm not a neck through guy myself... I get the benefit but still prefer a nice solid bolt on.
This looks and sounds like a great bargain. I have made that fret buzz experience with Harley Benton before. I had to file down a 6th of a fret on an ST-62, another 6th of a fret on a R-458 and parts of 5 or 6 frets on an SC-450Plus. It seems a bit but then I was able to get the action down to 1.5 mm on the bass side and the guitar is otherwise in perfect shape. For little money and a little extra work (and really, filing down a fret is such a simple job), I have three guitars I wouldn't want to give away.
Zum Brummen kann ich folgendes sagen: Habe die E-Fach-Abdeckung mit Kupferfolie beklebt und den Rand des E-Fachs auch (damit diese auf der Abschirmlackierung aufliegt)... und das Brummen ist weg! Lag wohl nur an der etwas schlampigen Abschirmung!
I would love a review of the Progressive Series 6 string bass, because, you know, it's easier to fuck up something like that than a normal bass or guitar.
Hi Cory! Hast du den Harley Benton BZ-5000 NT oder 6000 NT schon mal in den Händen gehabt? Wäre genial, wenn du aus der BZ-Serie auch was reviewen würdest!
the electronics are not the same though...are they ? I was iunder the impression that i would get the BZ5000 fretless..but the specs are different. Can you confirm that ? Does it sound similar? Is it just as a good all-rounder as this one is ? Thanks ;)
@@Bass.Player sure, Thank you for your feedback Are you satisfied with what the fretless allows you to do ? Has it got a good palette of sounds/timbres/tones? Do you own any other bass? Maybe u might be able to compare it with that one.. For me, right now, any info/input, on this bass, is good. Cheers ;)
I'm looking into it because it looks like a pretty good quality/price ratio, after a few months, would you still recommend it? If you even still have it :D Great review btw
Very nice video, am very interesting in this bass, but the BZ-5000 NT looks very good too! What is the difference between this HBZ-2005 and the BZ-5000 NT?
Could you provide feedback on the thumb rest, it looks like there isn't proper thumb rest in the pick up when compare to other bass because that's very important for me when playing bass...would be great if maybe you could mention how much space ?
9:01 That's kind of weird, I'm not a bassist at all, but it seems like basses generally have one volume knob per pickup and then have a Bass & Treble EQ knob. Did you try to check if the "medium" you got was not the fact to bring the second pickup instead??
yep, it could be either balance or two volumes, it depends from what I saw so far. But either way, it's only bass & treble for the EQ, no mid. The mid seems like bringing more of the bridge pickup, either with the bridge volume or the Balance pot. If it's a center detent pot, it would make sense it's a balance then. My 2¢
+Cactusbutt if your LTD only has one pickup, then it would make sense. If you have two pickups, it wouldn't make too much sense, since we need to balance the pickup volume, by either two volume pots, or a volume and a balance. Does it make sense?
What he is erroneously thinking is mids is the balance, notice how the hum gets worse and the mids don't change much unless he is at "zero" which is a natural scoop with both pickups in parallel.
It is not the 'mids' EQ knob but it is the pickup blend or balance knob. When you turn it away from the middle position you start hearing noise because the pickups are single coils.
No need to kick yourself. I like your thorough videos a lot. Being a bass player I would like you to do a review of the HB MB-4 of MB-5 Deluxe one day. I will wait and see....
Or a good Bassamp Plugin for his DAW, for example SHB-1 from Ignite Amps. This Plugin works very good for me and I use it with some free Ampeg SVT-810e IRs I´ve found. The sound is soo nice!
Are you sure that it is actually an eq? I'm not a bass player or something, but it would make sense to me if the two pickups would have two pots each, volume and tone
Those are single coil J p’ups and the wiring will not change anything to do with the polarity of the magnetic pole pieces that are on the opposing sides of the two pickups. This was actually an ingenious idea by Leo at the time because by having two single coil pickups facing the opposite direction allowed the bass to be noiseless by canceling the dreaded 60 cycle hum when both volume knobs are turned all the way up that permanently changed the sound of records forever by allowing the very distinctive focused and pronounced tones of the single coil pickup to be used which can be aggressive yet extremely musical and can cut through any mix but still lay balanced in the mix with a great low end foundation and practically immediate responsiveness that facilitated some amazing virtuosity on the electric bass by players across all genres of music that the split single coil pickup made much more difficult with it having much more latency and sometimes being a little muddy and not as focused as the single coil J p’up. That’s just one of many reasons why it’s so highly revered by some of the best players in the world since it’s inception in 1960.
First; the bass weights 3,9kg
BIG mistake in this one and thats why i am confused in the video: the bass works with a blend ,bass,treble and volume knob..there is no mids knob like i thought. so please keep attention which knobs i turn in the video.
Sorry!
You're not a bassist (neither do I), so we can perfectly understand the confusion. And also, only people that don't do anything never do mistakes. We live & learn... it will give another excuse to make an "update" video later :)
haha! exactly..thanks!
Cory Mura Great video as usual. HB has another winner in this bass!
those are not mids. it's the balance pot for pickups
Indeed, it switches between the pickups
You sir, are correct!
That was driving me nuts. Glad somebody already pointed it out. LOL
I hope HB releases a guitar like this in the near future, natural wood + satin finish throughout!
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@Ryder Thatcher I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
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the best review of HARLEY BENTON HBZ-2005 on youtube. God damn man, pretty good job. Thanks for sharing this video ;-)
The Bass has volume, balance, treble and bass (no mids). The pick-ups are single coil, so when the balance is turned to the front or back pick-up you will have some buzzing which is normal. While the balance is in the middle the pick-ups are quiet because they are in like humbucker mode. (two coils). I have this Bass in fretless...
Hiya Bass Player, what are your thoughts on the fretless, are you happy with it? I have been looking at getting the fretless version, but also looking at the HB JB40-FL, which sounds really lovely. However, it is a 4 string, but maybe it will help keep my hands used to a 4 string. I just have one other 4 string, which is a Hofner Ignition, and all my others are 5 string. So I'd love to hear your thoughts on the fretless you have. Many thanks. Sean
@@seanmcgeeney4570 It's a really nice bass, and it looks great. I don't play it much now because i have so many Basses. It's hard to find a no line fretless these days but that was all there was back in the 80's when I started playing fretless. You can't beat it for the money...
please tell me what poti is which
What you thought was the MID control was actually the PAN knob, which allows you to blend the two pickups.
Bloody hell that is a nice looking bass for stupid money. Great demo Cory, sounding good man.
I hope u could try also the Harley Benton Bz-5000NT, it seems to be a beast, but i want to see it on your hands :D
you really want to see it in my not-bass-playing hands :D ?
Ok...i put it on my list!
Love it !! A Christmas song in the summer - hilarious and an excellent review yet again Cory (--:
:D thanks! the song just grooves so nicely 😊
Thanks for the review. I've been thinking about this bass for some time.
Great review, and i think your playing skills are awesome! :)
What pickup size are this? where can I get uprade pickups?
One of the most beautiful bass I've ever seen... The natural wood satin finish reminds me the Washburn N4 guitar of Nuno Bettencourt. Good demo with some poetry at the beginning : the little HB label floating to the wind in your garden... Unforgettable !
Thank you for this nice review!
Very nice camera work. Bass looks like a Peavey grind, however it does not sound like one...
I know you are not a bassist Cory, it it was entertaining seeing a guitarists view of how an active eq works :)
A little pointer for anyone trying this as a guitarist in future, if the eq has detents (notches in the middle of pot travel) that is generally 0 meaning you can cut and boost that eq, and also there is generally a pan/blend pot as a pickup switch (turn towards neck and it's more neck pickup until it's 100% then turn it towards bridge for bridge pickup until 100%).
Bass does look awesome, I'm not a neck through guy myself... I get the benefit but still prefer a nice solid bolt on.
This looks and sounds like a great bargain. I have made that fret buzz experience with Harley Benton before. I had to file down a 6th of a fret on an ST-62, another 6th of a fret on a R-458 and parts of 5 or 6 frets on an SC-450Plus. It seems a bit but then I was able to get the action down to 1.5 mm on the bass side and the guitar is otherwise in perfect shape. For little money and a little extra work (and really, filing down a fret is such a simple job), I have three guitars I wouldn't want to give away.
Thanks Corey! Subscribed.
Zum Brummen kann ich folgendes sagen: Habe die E-Fach-Abdeckung mit Kupferfolie beklebt und den Rand des E-Fachs auch (damit diese auf der Abschirmlackierung aufliegt)... und das Brummen ist weg! Lag wohl nur an der etwas schlampigen Abschirmung!
Wow - kannst du mal ein Foto davon (irgendwo) posten?
I would love a review of the Progressive Series 6 string bass, because, you know, it's easier to fuck up something like that than a normal bass or guitar.
I cant wait for the 2017!!!! (?
Hi Cory! Hast du den Harley Benton BZ-5000 NT oder 6000 NT schon mal in den Händen gehabt? Wäre genial, wenn du aus der BZ-Serie auch was reviewen würdest!
I have this in fretless, it's very good...
the electronics are not the same though...are they ?
I was iunder the impression that i would get the BZ5000 fretless..but the specs are different.
Can you confirm that ?
Does it sound similar? Is it just as a good all-rounder as this one is ?
Thanks ;)
@@duarteestelita7257 It looks the same, i do not own a non fretted version so no comparison from me
@@Bass.Player sure,
Thank you for your feedback
Are you satisfied with what the fretless allows you to do ? Has it got a good palette of sounds/timbres/tones?
Do you own any other bass?
Maybe u might be able to compare it with that one..
For me, right now, any info/input, on this bass, is good.
Cheers ;)
@@duarteestelita7257 I have so many Basses that there is no way i can answer that, I have not played it in several months but it's worth every penny
@@Bass.PlayerThats good enough for me ;)
Thanks.
I'm looking into it because it looks like a pretty good quality/price ratio, after a few months, would you still recommend it? If you even still have it :D Great review btw
Very nice video, am very interesting in this bass, but the BZ-5000 NT looks very good too!
What is the difference between this HBZ-2005 and the BZ-5000 NT?
Why is there Christmas music in the intro to this video?
really really good review btw
thanks!
Thomann states it's a black walnut fretboard
Could you provide feedback on the thumb rest, it looks like there isn't proper thumb rest in the pick up when compare to other bass because that's very important for me when playing bass...would be great if maybe you could mention how much space ?
does the ground wire contact all the bridge saddles?
9:01 That's kind of weird, I'm not a bassist at all, but it seems like basses generally have one volume knob per pickup and then have a Bass & Treble EQ knob. Did you try to check if the "medium" you got was not the fact to bring the second pickup instead??
It depends on the model I suppose. When there is an active EQ in a bass it's usually treble, mid, bass. That's what my LTD atleast has.
4 pots means bass, treble, balance and volume.
yep,exactly. Igor is right
yep, it could be either balance or two volumes, it depends from what I saw so far. But either way, it's only bass & treble for the EQ, no mid. The mid seems like bringing more of the bridge pickup, either with the bridge volume or the Balance pot. If it's a center detent pot, it would make sense it's a balance then. My 2¢
+Cactusbutt if your LTD only has one pickup, then it would make sense. If you have two pickups, it wouldn't make too much sense, since we need to balance the pickup volume, by either two volume pots, or a volume and a balance. Does it make sense?
What strings are on there? The low B sounds really solid.
+Jason Noel the stock strings. sorry, don't know the gauge
As far as i know all HB guitars come with d'addarios
I like mine very much !
The bass has vol, blend, bass and treble.. this is what happens when a guitarist reviews a bass.
Would it be possible to add a pickup selector and passive/active switch to this?
what he calls the mid knob is actually the blend between the two pickups. when you pull the volume knob it switches to passive
@@christophbresch when I pull the volume knob, the knob comes off 😂
I like the sound.
All through the intro I was thinking "why don't they make a guitar version?" :) :)
+SwedishGuitarNerd exactly.. i said it at first im the intro... im the middle part and in the ending.. but i cutted it! 😂
Thanks Cory. To be honest, I thought the bass sounded fine.
where is the balance adjuster?
What he is erroneously thinking is mids is the balance, notice how the hum gets worse and the mids don't change much unless he is at "zero" which is a natural scoop with both pickups in parallel.
It is not the 'mids' EQ knob but it is the pickup blend or balance knob. When you turn it away from the middle position you start hearing noise because the pickups are single coils.
yes of course you are right. realised it just too late,but its really obvious.damn. thanks
No need to kick yourself. I like your thorough videos a lot. Being a bass player I would like you to do a review of the HB MB-4 of MB-5 Deluxe one day. I will wait and see....
Bert Buikema yep, will do
Cory, you have to get a Bass Amp if you are doing more bass reviews! Nice bass tho
Or a good Bassamp Plugin for his DAW, for example SHB-1 from Ignite Amps. This Plugin works very good for me and I use it with some free Ampeg SVT-810e IRs I´ve found. The sound is soo nice!
LLT79 I use Ashdown MAG 300 with 15" speaker and a 15" extension cab....I love that sound!!
Are you sure that it is actually an eq?
I'm not a bass player or something, but it would make sense to me if the two pickups would have two pots each, volume and tone
Levi Kalkman is an active bass, active basses have "eq" preamp
Volume, blend (not mids), bass and treble
This porno sax is disturbing. Worse is that it's Joy to the World, the Christmas song.
link 2 1st song plz
It's a Gospel tune called "Joy to the world" - not sure who this one is by though. I'm sure if you search for a jazz version you'll find it.
those are single coils. They are noisy by nature.
nice Bass-Guitar Hammer Ding LG Jeff
Sounds to. Clangy! Maybe get a Rick
Rewire the Pickups to be hum canceling.
Richard Mccain yah, that’s impossible.
Those are single coil J p’ups and the wiring will not change anything to do with the polarity of the magnetic pole pieces that are on the opposing sides of the two pickups. This was actually an ingenious idea by Leo at the time because by having two single coil pickups facing the opposite direction allowed the bass to be noiseless by canceling the dreaded 60 cycle hum when both volume knobs are turned all the way up that permanently changed the sound of records forever by allowing the very distinctive focused and pronounced tones of the single coil pickup to be used which can be aggressive yet extremely musical and can cut through any mix but still lay balanced in the mix with a great low end foundation and practically immediate responsiveness that facilitated some amazing virtuosity on the electric bass by players across all genres of music that the split single coil pickup made much more difficult with it having much more latency and sometimes being a little muddy and not as focused as the single coil J p’up. That’s just one of many reasons why it’s so highly revered by some of the best players in the world since it’s inception in 1960.
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Good suggestion, thank you!
du bist deutscher
Joaaaa..hört man GANZ leicht,ne? :)
Cory Mura Ja hab grad gesehen, dass du auch ein deutschen Zweitkanal hast
nice a guitarist that does a bass review..
You totally confused me with the EQ. Try to make better tests!
first :)
Sounds terrible
T.I.N Mateus yup
cos it's through a guitar amp I think