Harley Benton PB-Shorty BK Standard Series

Mine came slightly damaged in the transport from mishandling, however it plays perfectly fine so I didn't bother returning it.
The pickup was good sounding, bit ballsy and punchy as P bass should be, unfortunately it was also quite microphonic. Luckily, I ordered an EMG P pickup with it, installed it, and now I have a bass of my dreams, and feel like I hacked the system. Why? Because the body is perfect, the frets too, there was no need for setup, finish is impeccable.
Is it the best looking bass out there? No, it would be way cooler with black pickguard. The pickguard is not perfect, it fits bit too tightly and it was screwed in uprecisely, and hides many missed screw holes, but I do not care with this price.
The sustain is great.
Too bad the nice original pot caps are too small for the EMG pots.
I would recommend this bass to anyone who needs a good workhorse, and a modding platform.

I'm not a bass player. I'll just open with that. I'm a rhythm player with a bass guitar.
Picked this up for £75 plus P and P on a whim just because I can, I own a collection of budget guitars (Squiers, Indies, a StarForce, a... Thing) and fancied trying Bass again.
Out of the box, my first impression was how TINY this is, barely any longer than an Affinity Strat and if anything with a smaller body. It has strings and tuners, you turn the tuners and the pitch of the strings changes. Two knobs, one for volume and one for tone. They both work. Out of the box the action and intonation are both fine. Tuning stability is better than any Squier I've encountered, it does slip a touch but especially having new strings it's pretty good really. Build quality is completely acceptable without being exceptional in any way, it's £75 so I wasn't expecting anything life-changing and didn't get it. The fretwork stands out as being the worst part (sharpish ends and not the smoothest frets) but far from a deal breaker. The neck finish stands out for me as the best part. Almost a semi-satin, shiny enough to be fast with dry hands yet satin enough to not stick to sweaty mitts.
It sounds perfectly acceptable to my ears, I'm not a bassist so I can't compare it to others I own, but it sounds more pleasing to my ears than my Affinity Strat or Standard Tele did with stock pickups.
I'm not crazy about the string tension, it feels a little bit loose for my personal preference, again I'm a guitarist which probably skews my judgement. I'll put some heavier strings on at some point to mitigate this.
In conclusion, if you're looking for a bass to learn, or to do a bit of home recording, this thing is absolutely fine. Given what £75 would buy you back in the day it's a revelation. Don't worry about buying something that's essentially unusable, this is a perfectly good instrument. If you're coming from guitar, the short scale length is really easy to get used to, too.

For beginner bass players, especially youngsters or people with small hands, a full scale bass can be daunting. This inexpensive short-scale version of the classic Precision bass is an excellent alternative.

All the basic and time-tested features of the Precision bass are there, from the punchy tone of the split-coil pickup to the simplicity of the single volume and tone controls. The finish is classic, the build is sturdy and no-nonsense. What more could a starting player hope for?

I recommend this bass for beginners, but also for players looking for an affordable alternative to the Squier Mini-Precision bass. The bass is small, but the sound is all that you would expect from a PBass.

Very satisfied, great value for the price !

Ever wanted a short scale version of your favourite bass without paying custom build prices? Ever tried buying a short scale neck for less than $200?
I have purchased several of these over the years and have used the excellent necks to convert, a Jazz, Precision, Precision Fretless, and MM to short scale. For the money these are an excellent purchase, and the quality of the necks is outstanding.
Had some issues with QC of the tuners (elephant ear detached from post) but nothing that a dab of superglue couldnt fix.
Pick ups and controls are so-so, but you can pay $400 and still only get the same quality, so this is by no means a criticism.
Great work Thomann!!

Je cherchais un instrument pour la vocation naissance de mon fils, mais à un prix serré (on n'est jamais très sûres des vocations naissantes de nos chère têtes blondes...). Pas beaucoup de choix pour des short scale pas trop chères, je lui ai donc donné sa chance. Etant donné son prix, l'instrument est très bien. Il sonne correctement, les frets n'accrochent pas. Elle pique un peu de la tête, mais normal vu la taille du corps et sa destination plutôt "enfant". Je n'ai que deux reproches : j'ai dû resserrer les écrous des potars et du jack dès le déballage, et les mécaniques ont pas mal de jeu. Du coup, mon fils qui débute a un peu de mal à l'accorder. Pour le reste, elle fait très bien le job, à un prix canon.