I have that squire. Every single time Jonny was about to mention a characteristic about it, he said the exact opposite I *thought* he would say about it. I love my bass and at this point in my life. I'll stick with the one that brought me to the dance.
I can't say that you would really notice a difference in sound on stage with drums and the room ambiance but I believe by the last set the extra weight could give you an aching shoulder. For that reason I would personally go for the Squier for live performances and maybe the HB in the studio.
The HB is £200 less than the squier at thomann currently. If you're not satisfied with the pups you could easily get upgrades with the extra cash. Then again for me is it worth doing? If you're using it to gig with nobody in the audience will ever say I don't like the tone of that bass 🤣 and for recording everything is manipulated through the daw anyway. I know it's nice to have things that people go 'ooooo' at but who could honestly tell in those situations? Probably only the player 😳👍👍👍 I think you are a pretty awesome player, thanks for the comparison 👍👍👍👍
Cheers for doing this shoot out and I cant wait for the review of the Harley Benton because I firmly believe they are better than people give them credit, especially given their price.
I'm just wondering is the heaviness of the Harley Benton jazz bass a sign of a cheaper wood that was used to make the body? Or is it just that they used a heavier kind of wood compared to the Squier jazz bass?
They sound pretty the same but if i had to choose one i should say the squier...for the fact that the Harley seems to be heavier and because the squier is made in indonesia...i had many instruments made in Indonesia ,i'm trust of them..good review jonny...yeah!!🙂🙂🤪
Interesting video as always, good to see that you experiment with different forms of videos! Have you considered taking a look at Aria Pro II Jet-B bass? Seems to be a cool alternative to standard jazz bass. Greetings from Poland :D
I picked up the HB second hand practically for nothing. It has a great aggressive pick tone that I love. I was gonna mod the bass but to be honest I'm gonna leave as is. Great for the money.
He's right though. I had a harley benton for about a week. It was a 4 string that weighed almost 12lbs. It was a shame because it was built great for the price, but there is no way a 12lb bass is every going to work for me. Good to know it wasn't just mine. Wonder why they all weigh so much.
I really wish the HBs weren't so heavy. I went with a J&D Bass which is similar to HB but a little bit lighter - still not as light as i'd like it maybe but very nice bass overall. I'd really like if HB address this in future, otherwise I'll probably get something else for a second bass.
Alway love the comparison reviews. Thanks a lot. You just stimulated me in buying my second HB Bass. Although the frets were sharpish and the neck pickup was not proper installed I decided to keep it anyway. Very nice color (metallic blue) and itś just a good basis to tweak it ....