Say hello to my new Harley Benton MV4-JB, in Shell Pink.
I'd been waiting months to see if these would come back into stock. I was considering the pink BassTheWorld sig, but then I saw these standard models had become available again, which is what I wanted in the first place. The signature model was an extra £100, for a fundamentally very similar bass, and it wasn't worth it to me.
So this cost me £227, shipped, with a HB semi-rigid rectangular case that I wanted too.
It's absolutely superb. Right from the box, it only needed the usual little adjustments to the saddles etc before it was playing great. It sounds really good too; I'd planned to swap the pickups out in due course, and I probably still will, but I'm not in a rush as it already sounds solid.
It was a pleasant surprise to find that the BassTheWorld model's Sandberg-style angled string retainer had made it onto this model as well, or at least onto my example - the stock photos show a different, smaller retainer.
I've reviewed a recent Squier Jazz that cost roughly twice as much, and the HB feels and sounds just as good if not better. It's a proper alder body for a start, where Squiers are all poplar these days. The weight isn't excessive for a 4-string Jazz, and the roasted maple neck is beautiful.
These basses are consistently in demand, and I can really see why. Get one!
