Thanx for your video! I will buy the 4 string version "Harley Benton Enhanced MP-4EB Lake Blue". I usually play the guitar and this will be my first bass! Love the blue color and I´m curious about the sound.💙
A guitar player playing bass like a guitar, so you're basically like Paul Grey of Slipknot, because he never played bass till he joined Slipknot, as he was always a guitar player who took what he learned on guitar to bass 😁
I had one, never liked it. Frets were sticking out, was extremely heavy and I wasn't able to get proper intonation on B and E, I guess bridge was too close to nut. Sounds were ok, that was not an issue.
I'm just using a regular Ernie Ball guitar strap. it is a heavy bass. I'm not playing it stood up for long periods of time, but i if you are doing that I'd suggest looking into a padded strap of some sort.
Yeah it doesn't seem to list the weight on the website, not sure exactly what the weight is but it's a fairly heavy instrument. It's not the heaviest bass I've ever played, but it's a pretty solid weight.
Are you still happy with the bass? I need an inexpensive 5 string bass with stainless steel frets as I'm allergic to nickel and this is the cheapest I've found. Do you still recommend it?
I'm happy to confirm that I have done over 100 gigs with this bass since I got it 2 years ago. It's been great to me the whole time and plays really great considering the price it sits in.
@@LeighFugeGuitar Glad to hear it. I bought one and received it today. I'm very happy with it, a little on the heavy side but I don't mind. It was set up and ready to go but I removed the nickel strings and put stainless steel on it.
It’s neither, it’s caused by a grounding issue with the power outlet in my studio that I’ve been working to fix. I recently moved house and this house is older and has a few annoying power issues.
I bought exactly that same bass and it makes that same noise, I've played in several places with different cables and the noise is always heard. I think it's a construction problem, I think I'll have to send it to a luthier to shield it.
If I could chime in, I have never had a Harley Benton guitar/bass with shielding in the cavity. Once I shielded all of my guitars, TE-52, ST-52, and this same bass, the noise went away. It isn't a bass issue, just some places are unlucky with interference. Trust me, just copper shield it and the noise disappears like magic. The noise on mine was caused by a transformer at a power plant about ~2km away from my apartment lol.
Yeah, it wasn’t ideal… it was a grounding issue in that studio, which I mentioned in the video description. That studio was a temporary one between house moves and had a lot of issues with the power which I didn’t discover til after videos had been shot
Harley Benton stuff is amazing bang for buck👍
How are you doing Leigh, hope all is well 👍
Thanx for your video! I will buy the 4 string version "Harley Benton Enhanced MP-4EB Lake Blue". I usually play the guitar and this will be my first bass! Love the blue color and I´m curious about the sound.💙
It’s a great bass for not a lot of money! In person the blue finish also has a slight glitter sparkle to it
Thanks for sharing! I will need this kind of bass in the future
A guitar player playing bass like a guitar, so you're basically like Paul Grey of Slipknot, because he never played bass till he joined Slipknot, as he was always a guitar player who took what he learned on guitar to bass 😁
I had one, never liked it. Frets were sticking out, was extremely heavy and I wasn't able to get proper intonation on B and E, I guess bridge was too close to nut. Sounds were ok, that was not an issue.
Can you tell me what guitar strap you use with this please ? it weighs 11lbs and hurts my shoulder
I'm just using a regular Ernie Ball guitar strap. it is a heavy bass. I'm not playing it stood up for long periods of time, but i if you are doing that I'd suggest looking into a padded strap of some sort.
A mono betty is padded pretty nicely! There’s also a strap from Lekato that’s pretty nice too
Interesting piece of gear... any idea about the weight??? I just can't find any info on this...
Yeah it doesn't seem to list the weight on the website, not sure exactly what the weight is but it's a fairly heavy instrument. It's not the heaviest bass I've ever played, but it's a pretty solid weight.
@@LeighFugeGuitar Thank you!
Nice shirt.
Are you still happy with the bass? I need an inexpensive 5 string bass with stainless steel frets as I'm allergic to nickel and this is the cheapest I've found. Do you still recommend it?
I'm happy to confirm that I have done over 100 gigs with this bass since I got it 2 years ago. It's been great to me the whole time and plays really great considering the price it sits in.
@@LeighFugeGuitar Glad to hear it. I bought one and received it today. I'm very happy with it, a little on the heavy side but I don't mind. It was set up and ready to go but I removed the nickel strings and put stainless steel on it.
Can’t tell if that hum is the bass or your lights
It’s neither, it’s caused by a grounding issue with the power outlet in my studio that I’ve been working to fix. I recently moved house and this house is older and has a few annoying power issues.
@@LeighFugeGuitarthanks for clarifying that I was start to worry.... planning to get this bass asap
@@Bonniebosire I have that bass with the same noise, investigate some forums and the problem is in the electronics, the preamp.
@@BenjaGuitar thanks for sharing I'll be keen
That horrible hum in all modes, it's unbearable.
That’s not the bass, that’s down to an electrical issue in my studio that I’m trying to fix.
It’s the bass. I have the same bass the exact same thing in multiple locations
I bought exactly that same bass and it makes that same noise, I've played in several places with different cables and the noise is always heard.
I think it's a construction problem, I think I'll have to send it to a luthier to shield it.
If I could chime in, I have never had a Harley Benton guitar/bass with shielding in the cavity. Once I shielded all of my guitars, TE-52, ST-52, and this same bass, the noise went away. It isn't a bass issue, just some places are unlucky with interference. Trust me, just copper shield it and the noise disappears like magic. The noise on mine was caused by a transformer at a power plant about ~2km away from my apartment lol.
I need an honest answer,is this bass worth the weight? This boy is heavy
Any 5 string is noticably heavy
@@gorillaump5869not Ibanez btb
That Hum is 🗑️
Yeah, it wasn’t ideal… it was a grounding issue in that studio, which I mentioned in the video description. That studio was a temporary one between house moves and had a lot of issues with the power which I didn’t discover til after videos had been shot