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unbelievable value for money.
Received my L/H PB-50 last week and it is excellent. looks, plays and sounds really good. I?ve got much more expensive basses.....the case for my MM Stingray V cost more than this bass! .....always fancied an original shape/style P bass.....no chance of a Fender Left Hander and then alongs comes this bass at a fantastic price. Quality instrument, equal to much more expensive models and a no brainier....
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Impressed
Bought this bass to kick about on so I don't damage any of my expensive, big brand basses, I didnt expect much for such little outlay.
I wanted to ditch the scratch plate and go for a vintage 'bits missing' look, as it happens the guard is pretty rubbish...the rest of the bass however is little short of awesome. I ditched the offending guard and immediately liked the instrument. The build quality is a surprise, the fretwork, playability and tonal versatility are all superb.
Playing through a Fender Rumble 100 I managed to find various usable tones from heavy, low bass stuff to slap and funk tones. I found it a little more focused than a p bass and a little hotter than a jazz.
Overall I could use this to record and gig without any setting up, though a half hour of fine tuning the setup yielded an instrument that couldn't play any better.
I can't help but be impressed, the only notably bad part can be unscrewed and discarded
I wanted to ditch the scratch plate and go for a vintage 'bits missing' look, as it happens the guard is pretty rubbish...the rest of the bass however is little short of awesome. I ditched the offending guard and immediately liked the instrument. The build quality is a surprise, the fretwork, playability and tonal versatility are all superb.
Playing through a Fender Rumble 100 I managed to find various usable tones from heavy, low bass stuff to slap and funk tones. I found it a little more focused than a p bass and a little hotter than a jazz.
Overall I could use this to record and gig without any setting up, though a half hour of fine tuning the setup yielded an instrument that couldn't play any better.
I can't help but be impressed, the only notably bad part can be unscrewed and discarded
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Great little bass; very vintage looks and feel
This is a great bass at its price point. I only gave 4 stars for features because it’s pretty basic but it has a great punch and the looks and feel are so much like an original ‘51 telebass.
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k
It's worth it
Very nice looking bass for those, who like the classic bodies.
Three tone sunburst paint job looks good, but I would prefer it to be two tone. The chrome parts do look a bit rushed, quality wise, also the nut is a cheap looking plastic, but for the price it is still worth it. Besides, you can swap the parts for a better ones, if you don't like it.
I changed the strings for a flat wound, as the ones it came with did not sound so good, at least for me. Overall, a very comfortable and beautiful bass for beginners for a price you can't beat.
Three tone sunburst paint job looks good, but I would prefer it to be two tone. The chrome parts do look a bit rushed, quality wise, also the nut is a cheap looking plastic, but for the price it is still worth it. Besides, you can swap the parts for a better ones, if you don't like it.
I changed the strings for a flat wound, as the ones it came with did not sound so good, at least for me. Overall, a very comfortable and beautiful bass for beginners for a price you can't beat.
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Bo
How do they do this at this price point?
Simple, light, and has a classic but present passive tone which is exactly what you want with this kind of bass. I bought this as a gift for a right handed player and strung it in reverse (their request), which was pretty easy. It must have been well setup out of the box because I eyeballed and reversed the bridge saddle positions, and intonation was very close! A very minor truss adjustment before that, which is totally understandable after transatlantic shipping. It arrived fairly quickly and very well packed. With this bang for the buck + high QC, HB is blowing away the legacy brands and I am here for it. Absolutely recommended!
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WB
Excellent Value! This Bass sounds as good as it looks!
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