Thanks for giving such thorough reviews of budget instruments. With my current situation even an extremely budget bass like is a bit of an investment so it's great to hear the honesty. Also, It would be really great if you could give some examples in a mix with guitar or keys to hear how well it sits. Thanks again dude!

6:20 beautiful moment ❤

I have the 4 string. I like it. Change the strings IMMEDIATELY.

would love to see a mod series on this bass

I own this bass (exactly the same, black and 5 strings) and play in a band currently, and I know for sure that I will get a more expensive and professional bass in the future BUT this thing helped me start and is what I play with on my current gigs and everything, and of course there are a million better basses out there, BUT the fact that you can buy an instrument of this quality for this price is amazing and feels unreal even.

Now that I've been playing for some years and started to play my first gigs is when I'm thinking I might switch to something better in the near future, but I assure you that if you are a beginner this instrument has everything you need for an absurd price and all the things that might be not that good about it won't matter to you until you are far more experienced. 100% recommended as a starting bass (tho maybe stick to the 4 string version for that purpose).

They really are making some decent stuff for the price! I had the HB shorty, and sold it about 6 months later. However, right before I sold it though I put on some new strings and then wished I hadn't put it up for sale. If anyone ever picks up a HB instrument, make sure to change the strings immediately! it makes such a huge difference. The bass was $80, but by the time it got to me, I paid $220. A good little bass!

Love this channel. So underrated

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I would be curious to see this bass versus a sub bass 🤔

This is Shadow the Hedgehog's Bass

I sure  wish there was budget stuff like this 30 years ago when I was starting out on bass! That thing sound pretty darn good! Looking forward to your mod video.

Unbelievable what $130 can get you these days; I would gig with that bass as is never mind with the cool mods

It sounds and looks great. I just wish there was a more expensive / higher quality version of this bass, that you could actually use for gigging and recording out of the box without having to repair / customize it right away to make it playable.

That bass sounds really good for a passive one!!! I like the look of the finish on the body and neck. That's a steal for $130!!!!!!

I find that a good setup is the biggest factor in a b string being good. I've got 34 and 35" basses with a nice tight b string. A well cut nut makes a massive difference ime.

Excellent review. This is wat we need.

thank you for the review. i’m a huge fan of the stingray but i’m a keyboard player and i would rather buy a fender rhodes than a musicman haha… but i just ordered this bass from thomann as my first bought bass. can’t wait to play it

This bass sounds great!! I’m really impressed by the B String too. Quite solid.

channel 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lovin the shirt!

I bought an MB5SBK a year ago because I needed a 5-string to cover a show. My 6-string was incapacitated at the moment so I needed something fast. At $130 I figured it sounds ok and I can make it to the end of the show, cool. If not I could use it for firewood or something. It sounded great! We had to mute it between songs because it had a little bit of hum but other than that, I was happy with it. I bought the 4-string version and a couple other Harley Benton basses since then

thank you for the review. liked and subscribed