Bedauerlicherweise verwendet Harley Benton auf den Instrumenten OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Teile. Diese Teile haben oft keine Standard-Abmessungen. Das heißt die Gotoh Tuner passen nicht, wenn man die schlechten Stimmmechaniken aufwerten möchten. Das ist doof, wenn im vorherigen Model, Gotoh Abmessungen waren 🤷🏽♂️
Hej Toby, thanks for the great video! As far as I understand from some other V3 videos, there is a slight neck dive issue. So I' m wondering if the new lighter tuners helped solving the issue. Thanks in advance🖖
@@saveyourmind Well the Schaller tuners are just a little bit lighter than the stock ones. I didn’t notice a particularly bad neck dive on my V3. On the lap every Jazz Bass has neck dive, especially if the body is rather light weight like the V3.
@@basstelkeller I received it but i haven't tried it. The chrome had some stains unfortunately, so might not use it. I guess i could spray paint it black or wrap it.
Thanks for the video! I just bought a new Rascal and I was wondering if you also had problems with hum when not touching the strings? I tried one a while ago in a shop and didn't notice anything. Now the one I gut hums super loud when attached to my Quad Cortex. It's better on another preamp and even better on a cheapo Behringer Mixer. I tested other cables, other basses, it's the rascal unfortunately :-/
@@basstelkeller I realized from your accent, that you live in Germany as well. I really like your mod ... would you offer to do it to other rascals (for money, sure)?
I had the same problem with my Rascal but I solved that problem by shielding the interior electrical component compartment, like this guy did. The roll of copper tape I used was $10 on Amazon and I had tons left over. Good luck!
The one I got, a sunburst, had horrible fret-ends, very sharp and long. I filed them down, as well as possible, and lowered the strings, etc. as well. It is a very cheap, and very heavy bass but not bad. Thanks for the video.
I have just bought the same base in White. I didn’t see your video before, but I agree with you totally cracking base with minor faults. Thank you for the good video and advice.
Interesting video. After I had my rascal set up, I noticed an issue with the selector switch and I need to get that replaced. I also considered a series/parallel option for the pickups. I think I’ll hold off for now though.
Great video. So the tape wounds are noisier than flats for instance? I will be changing the neck if I get such a bass, but will the tuners fit 70s Fender tuning machine holes I wonder? They’re like 4,5 x 4.5 cm
Hi there! Some youtubers in reviews say that J-pickup in this bass is useless and it doesn't add anything good to the sound of this model. Are you agree with that? Or the problem is in particular with the hum noise/lack of shielding or not very good J- pick up? And, say if to make shielding and buy a better J-pickup it can start to really shine ? What is your opinion? Because I've found a Gotoh PJ like this one on sale and I'm very interested in it although I'm a JB guy. But it's very difficult to find Gotoh model on second hand market so If I have a chance to buy a PJ this is also a great option.
I think the JB Pickup adds nicely to the sound. By itself the Pickup is a bit too bright for my taste, but I like the combination of P and J. It‘s very different to using both Pickups on a Jazz Bass. The Shielding is poor on this bass and a better J Pickup may sound a bit warmer…
@@basstelkeller thanks for your opinion. I appreciate. I guess I will try it. It’s better to have that J pickup than not having it. I can cut the wires any time and turn it into the P-bass. But I think it’s more interesting to give it a chance and first of all to do the shielding, and later it’s always possible to change the J pickup to something better or even add the active preamp!
Everyone here should consider writing to HB and ask them to make this guitar in butterscotch. I did the other day. I would absolutely buy one of those.
As a hardcore fan I feel your pain. Iv never seen a guitar reviewer that plays anything remotely like my style of music. Got to be here just for the information haha
I wish Harley Benton off that bass in butterscotch. I wrote to them today to ask them if they had any plans to do that. I love the Sire model but it's 5 times the cost.
Not surprising to see QC issues of the new Harley Benton offerings. Definitely a downgrade from it's first run despite giving us a dedicated pickup selector in this second run. Thanks for the solid review!
This seems like it would be helpful for when I have my acoustic bass and am jamming with a few other acoustic guitars. Sometimes I need a little help to keep up with their volume. I wonder how it would sound in that application?
I tried the Spark Mini with a bass in a music store today and even at medium volume the amp gave up on the E string. I can't imagine it working any better with the Spark Go. But maybe I just need to try it out.
Well these are very tiny speakers, even in the Mini. You have to be really careful with bass, gain and volume and a bit of compression helps a lot to get more volume out of it.
No sharp fretends on mine and a tight neckpocket, really no issues with mine, did take it to my luthier for a good first setup and he also didn't find any issues, love it.
@@basstelkellerin use for about a month now, took it with me on my vacation and I'm still sold on this model, prefer it over the Sire U5 I send back, only change I will make is a tad heavier strings when a string change is neccesary for GHS Boomers 50-107.
My Pj-5 string that arrived last week is perfect. fretwork in particular is really good. But that was the exibition item that thomann used to put pictures on their web site, so maybe it is a particular lucky (peeky) one
I’ve just had a quick look on Thomann’s website and it looks like every colour-way is out of stock for ‘several months’. Maybe getting the customer to be the quality control officer wasn’t such a good idea and sliced hands didn’t go down too well? An extra few quid/euros/dollars on the price tag to pay for problems to be sorted BEFORE they fly out the door will probably do more for their reputation. Come on Thomann.
Kann deine Einordnung nur bestätigen. Wenn mann den MV-4MSB modded, dann ist es wirklich ein amtlicher Bass! Ich habe zwei MV-4MSB Bässe gekauft, und folgende Dinge auf beiden Bässen verändert: • Gotoh GB707 Tuner • Hipshot GB7 Bass Extender • DiMarzio DP126 auf den einen Bass, EMG GZR PJ auf den anderen • Pickup Switch raus, dafür P Volume, J Volume und Tone. • Gotoh 404BO high mass bridge • Entstört mit Kupferfolie (zwar nicht notwendig, aber warum nicht?) • Pickguard und Control Plate mit Autofolie aufgehübscht. Tortoise geht echt nicht! • Schaller ST Knobs - unproblematisch auf den EMG solid shaft Potis, problematisch auf den DiMarzio split shaft Potis. Das „Eier Problem“ 😊 • Schaller S-Locks • Etc.
Hey Tobi, thank you for the review, you're one of the only few so far that made a video about these new series. If you are going to do breakdown of the bass and take one of the tuning machines off, it might be a good idea to look at the hidden part of the tuning plate, there should be some writing inside where it says it's made in Korea by JinHo Music. They're the company that makes all of the Wilkinson stuff, so these tuning machines should hold up pretty good. The tuners are as good as any Gotoh has produced. The reason there might be some play (and varies from machine to machine) could be the tuning post screw isn't tight enough (the big flat-head screw you see in the back of the tuner where the key shaft meets the main post) - so I would recommend tightening it to remove that play.
My Rascal had a bit of fret over-hang toward the body end of the neck. Before taking the neck in to a luthier I removed most of the gloss with 600 then 1200 grit sandpaper and now it feels like a satin finish. The neck pocket is good and the strings align perfectly. As for the intonation screws I got hold of a long Philips screwdriver to cover the distance. I use Labella's Deep Talkin' Flatwounds made specifically for Mustangs and in typical Fender/Squire fashion add more length to the E and A strings for a proper break angle. I have always played finger-style over the neck pick-up but here the bridge pick-up feels natural. The neck pick-up is a monster, very high output. This bass is probably longer than most extra-long scale basses, a perfect choice for the player who does not want to be seen playing a short a short scale(!) This is my least expensive bass, and also my favorite. Buy one from Fender.com, 10% off if it is your first purchase.
Great mods... especially for me..the pot..to 1Mg...amazing improvement in the sound....22nf or 47nf..should another very nice Idea 🙌🏼🙌🏼... Gracias.. Danke...fürs teilen..haata Pronto
Lighter tuners might help but I don’t think mine was particularly neck heavy with the stock tuners. On the lap every Jazz Bass is neck heavy but with a strap mine in fine.
Hello! It is a fantastic bass. I made some improvements similar to yours but I added a Lollar pickup that sounds incredible (the Roswell is very close) I put the CTS potentiometers (but by feel I almost prefer the original HB ones, they look much nicer To the touch, the CTS also make noise....) and a .1nF orange drop capacitor, I think it has been an incredible bass for a ridiculous price.
Hallo, aufgrund deines Channel Namens gehe ich mal davon aus, dass ich Deutsch schreiben kann. Ich habe mir vor kurzem einen Kala U-Bass gekauft und keinerlei Erfahrung mit Bässen. Könnte man diesen kleinen Spark auch mit dem Akustik-Bass verwenden oder ist der speziell für elektrische Bässe. Liebe Grüße und danke für das Video.
Hi, rein technisch funktioniert das auch mit dem U-Bass (ich nehme an es ist ein akustischer U-Bass mit Tonabnehmer?) Allerdings macht der kleine Amp den Bass nicht merklich lauter (habe das mit meinem Harley Benton CLU Bass getestet). Wenn’s also lauter werden soll, als der Bass akustisch ist, würde ich eher auf einen etwas größeren Amp setzen.
@@basstelkeller Hui, das ging ja mehr als schnell. Mein Akustik-Bass mit Tonabnehmer ist schon SEHR leise. Ein bisschen lauter würde mir reichen. Ich spiele ja noch sehr falsch. 😂 Schönen Abend noch.
Just taken delivery of my left handed fiesta red one and I am truly amazed how they can produce an instrument of this high quality at such a low price £105😱, Harley Benton are simply the best instrument makers around.👍♥️🎸👍
This bass is reasonably well made, but whoever thought that a stark white, toy-town pick guard was going to enhance this model wasn't ever likely to receive a design award. I've tried one of these guitars and it was very heavy and the neck wasn't too comfortable, either. Everything else was typically budget. All in all, there are many new Chinese manufacturers that are now creating some very interesting guitars, this is merely playing on 50's nostalgia and requires far too many mods and a diet to make it an attractive buy.
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