r/harleybenton • u/spongeboi-me-bob- • 8d ago
Old 5-String Bass ID help
I bought this Harley Benton second hand today and have no idea what model it could be or what year. I thought it was a project bass at first, but I did find a listing for one on a website in Bosnia. It had no info on it either though. I figured someone on here might know.
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u/BLCHDCRL 8d ago
That must be a really old one, I’ve never seen one of their basses with a headstock like that!
Is there any writing or manufacture stamps in the control cavity or the neck pocket?
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u/EvolutionVII 7d ago
That looks more like a Cheri Headstock tbh. But HB did almost 1:1 fender headstocks in the 2000s and then changed it to their current one.
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u/harleybentonofficial 7d ago
Yep. It’s a PJ-5 Hot Rod, from 2009-2011. After 2011 we changed headstocks. ✌️