Harley Benton HB-50 Bass: Vintage Tone Meets Modern Design
Cherry Red and Vintage Orange color variants
4,6 / 5,0 | There is an exciting new addition to Harley Benton’s HB series! The HB-60 models have been around for over ten years now, so here come the cool kids! The new series, the Harley Benton HB-50, brings two beautiful color variants and plenty of modern features. What else is new?
Harley Benton HB-50 Semi-Hollow Bass: Cherry Red and Vintage Orange
The new Harley Benton HB-50 is quite the vintage-style showstopper. You’ll find it in two color variants: Cherry Red and Vintage Orange. It’s got that vintage look that you’ll recognize from the semi-hollow bass legends from the likes of Ibanez, Höfner, and others. Compared to the HB-60 series from ten years ago, Harley Benton has made a few subtle improvements here.
The body is made of maple with a curved top and a set-neck construction. The neck is made of Canadian maple in a C-shape. The HB-50’s fretboard is made of laurel, potentially giving it a warmer sound than amaranth.
The e-bass has a mighty 864 mm scale length and 22 nickel-silver frets. It has dot and side inlays in a white binding that covers both the body and neck.
Alnico 5 humbucker and die-cast tuners
Another difference to the HB-60 is that the Harley Benton HB-50 uses a single Alnico 5 humbucker pickup, an Artec MMC4 soapbar model. The bass also has a volume, tone control, and three-way switch. It’s got all the vibes of a vintage bass!
The Deluxe Die-Cast tuners and the BK5 bridge, all in chrome, complete the package. You also get a set of HB strings: 45-105.
Price and availability
The Harley Benton HB-50 is available in two colors: Cherry Red* and Vintage Orange*, both available now at Thomann.
More on the new Harley Benton HB-50 Series
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One response to “Harley Benton HB-50 Bass: Vintage Tone Meets Modern Design”
Modern design? Am I seeing the same pictures? The design is rather traditional!