Harley Benton PJ-4

Purchased new in June 2013 for € 109

Made in chinese

Features: Poplar body -
- Maple neck Modern C type
rosewood - mark spot
- 20 boxes (note D)
2 microphones: 1 in 2 parts at the center of the body (such accuracy)
2nd (jazz bass type) near the bridge
Chrome hardware.
Its setting: 2 volume knobs (1 microsecond)
1 knob for the tone.
Finish high gloss varnish.

My first contact with this bass, after unpacking
was a big surprise ....
I was struck by the beauty of the instrument ...
Surprisingly NICE for the 1st prize.
M after being recovered from the moment of surprise,
I began to look more closely at the machine.
It was still not fool my eye
and my ears savvy old pro bass
on Fender precision. So I looked
meticulously to identify which was
lizard. In 1, the handle, I present the beast
and handle height and well before
my left eye (my eye Director) ...
it is PERFECT, straight, does not hollow or
no bomb. OK good, frets now
How well are cut, are they all
at the same height, they hang ....
well no, it all seems very good.
Ah .. ACTION ropes, height ...
I look ... at the 20th box: 2mm is little
EUM .... it'll curl it does not surprise me
.. I see you later, I continue to explore
the trick. Hardware ... there is nothing that is undone?
Non-Nickel. The bridge is a type model
accuracy, it is OK, height adjustable ropes

. Mechanical how are they?,
... I look .... they are chromed steel and me
seem to be quite strong and fit.
I think I've been around, Oh no, I forgot,
currently well Trussrod, the steel bar to
adjustment handle? ... Yes .. it is indeed
. Finally, I fiddle with the knobs, see if there is
the game .. I also fiddles with attachment strap
see if they are secure. All this seems to me
quite correct and I remain skeptical before
this faithful replica of the icon ............





UTILIZATION

NO .. NO .... I forget ... we will not pass
serious things after this sweet
hors d'oeuvre. SOUND, I begin by
grant, normal, I noted that it was
almost immediately, there was not much to do.
I plug a jack the bass amp
(PEAVY 100W) I put zero volumes
low (I rotates in the reverse direction
of clockwise and here must be zero,
theoretically) I turn the amp volume
Midi is the volume that I use on stage ..
IMPECCABLE, there is no hum, nothing ......
I gradually rises ... the volume knob
central micro ... the sound appears in
amp without spitting or noise
.. Good ... I hit a few notes .. PUT ... IN!
SOUND! So the first analysis: good attack,
its heavy and thick, good roundness,
but not too good and envelope .. sound
fedora that promotes serious mediums to
detriment of the subwoofer. not acute,
the normal tone knob is at zero I test
the tone knob ... he plays his role very well,
as it was in "serious" position
by turning it clockwise a
shows, it adds treble ... well for
slap ... and to blow the G string.
I lower the volume from 1 to mount the volume
microphone 2, I put the key to zero .. ah!
Well, that's the sound that I missed with the other
.. Accurate sound, no envelope ... ideal for
disco type: Basic / octave, even
tone with zero .... I commend his grve
of acute fart here .. well what is boring
what is the definition of notes is not
blurred by excessive or severe curves.
I finished ... I'll put the two pickups together
tone to zero ....... oh! there! we are in
great .... I love that sound tends ...
bass grandmother. a mixture of serious
and high mids ... I do not know well, here me
also recalls the sound of a fretless .... all
this is very boring ... I finished adding
treble with the tone knob,
and yet its dispute I imagine
for hard rock or métal.un its precise
mixing roundness (limited) e grve
treble for a game on the eighth
swift tempos. To summarize, this
Harley Benton bass offers a range of sounds
very correct for we know how to draw
party with its complement: the Amp.
In fact, we have at our disposal six different sounds:
1 - 2 MICRO1 - micro 2 3 - 1 2 micro: serious tone
4 - micro May 1 - June 2 micro - micro 1 +2: acute tone
In fact, I forgot, I played on boxes 15-20
She DOES NOT TERRY.
For the comfort of the game, there is nothing to say, it is a
Precision, with its advantages and
cons ... too heavy for some ....
Hey, I just noticed, this low
is well balanced and does not sting the head.
So this bass Harley Benton can be
recommended for all, whatever the level,
beginners and more assertive ....

SOUNDS

THIS IS THE ONE THAT WILL PLAY IN WHICH WILL SOUND.

OVERALL OPINION

I put as quality / price ratio 12/10,
however it does not mean anything, you take
a piece of string, you pikes Broomstick
your mother, and also the washing machine, you will
make a low Treats: report
value 10/10, but you have not an instrument
terrible, I prefer to think otherwise,
if we say that low quality recognized
such a Fodera Monarch, a Sadowsky or Warwick,
tools worth more than € 5,000
have a grade of 10, one could say that
Harley Benton PJ 4HTR this deserves 6/10
and your washing machine would 0.000001 / 10.
But do not forget the Harley Benton costs only
€ 109, comparrée tools 5000 €,
and readily accessible to the common
mortal ...... you see .....
and we are not all Jaco Pastorius.


With my satisfaction, of course I would do this choice
as I look for fun and especially for the price ridiculous
buy Harley Benton JAZZ ....