Harley Benton Kahuna CLU-Bass Ukulele FL

Overall, I'm loving this bass. Sounds almost like a small contrabass with less bass and more midrange honk. The rubber strings take a little getting used to, and I'm trying to get the hang of it at the moment.

PROS:
Fun, good instrument you can use to mimic the contrabass without the bulk. Well-made, fun, and plays great if not for the rubber feel of the strings - which really isn't anyone's fault. I think the strings are aquila thundergut, because I ordered thundergut along with the bass and they seem exactly the same.

CONS:
The piezo, like everyone else seems to mention, is problematic and needs to be taken care of. the D,A strings are very loud and even clips in my case. In comparison, G is soft and E is very soft.

Recording it with a mic (with noise reduction + eq) makes it sound very, very convincing. Recording with the piezos are a problem at the moment, but we'll see how the piezo fix holds up.

UPDATE: I sawed the saddle so each portion will accommodate 1 string each. It sounds great now, the volume between strings is very well-balanced and removed the clipping problem as well!

I wouldn't call this a professional instrument, but it is a lot of fun! Unfortunately on the E and A strings it "buzzes" (more of a rattle than a buzz) when you play below the imaginary 4th fret which is annoying

I read online that a few people had problems with the E string not being very loud through the pickup, and I can confirm that mine is the same. The piezo pickup doesn't seem to pick up the E string as well as it does the other strings which is a shame, but not a complete deal breaker as piezo pickups aren't so expensive to replace.


If you want to experiment then this is a great instrument, it sounds like a tiny double bass and is a lot of fun to play, but don't expect a professional instrument. I would not do a professional recording or gig with this instrument.

Good craftmanship. I recomend it for the cost/benefit.
I fine tuned the bridge to go on thumb capo, for pre tempering, like electric bass bridge. One might consider upgrading the piezo. Still worth it. Good pre amp.

Adjustible neck with a thrus rod, which might never be needed, anyway. Who can tell?
It comes with Aquila strings also replaceble at Thomann, which sound great. Lube them and just feel like flat wound with good sustain.
I must say that it is a pocket sized double bass.
Be in the spot light with this decade trend.
It is my sunset bass.

Nice straight neck
good action
electronics ok not great
Fret lines are a good guide and nearly spot on
Body size is bigger than most u basses i have seen
resulting in more volume when using unpluged
Electronics are functional
low e string volume not as loud as others
the saddle is flexable and results in the d and g string having more down force pressure because of the higher tension,
So what i did was saw the e string part of the saddle away from the rest and i am getting more even volume now.
apart from that it is a good instrument