Harley Benton PB-62HA OW

First of all, this bass was exactly what I was looking for. I Wass already looking at the Harley Benton PB-62CC Olympic White. But when I saw this bass, I was in absolute shock. It was this exact bass but with better pickups and better looks. The aged look is amazing on this bass and looked the same as in the picture. The fact that even all the mechanic parts (tuners, bridge and even the strap buttons) are aged! And when I played this bass you could hear the quality.

Now for the minor points.

1: The paint is a matt olympic white. It doesn't have gloss, which looking back was to be expected I guess. but I Wass kinda hoping for a gloss. I think Thomann should specify this on this bass.

2: I didn't like the knobs they put on this bass. So I changed them with some aged gotoh chrome knobs.

3: I did need to lower the action a bit and the intonation was off (but not terribly)

But other then some personal preferences on style of this guitar, they did an awesome job with this aged series bass. (Also keep trolling Fender with these, watching them freak out over something like this always makes me happy)

It weighs 3,5kg, and the body is really resonant. The neck dive is unavoidable even with ultra-light tuners, but being so light, the dive doesn't bother me using a good strap.
The relic work seems made with laser because all the basses has the same pattern. It looks relatively convincing.
The fretboard is very dark; it might seem like rosewood. A bit rough, but it will smooth with use.
The best part of the bass is the neck. I can't find the words to describe the touch, but I'd spend all day passing my hand over. Just amazing. Actually I found the PB62 a bit too wide to my taste but I'm fine with this neck which measures the same.
Now the worst. The pickup is pretty underwhelming. Far too clanky. It has some depth and puts you in the Steve Harris vibe: depth with the clanky articulation. If you are into that is fine, but the pickup totally lacks the necessary push that I expect from a P bass.
Nonetheless, I find the bass absolutely recommendable; they've solved the weight issue, but in the order I'd add a nice pickup.

Der Bass macht optisch und haptisch einen wirklich guten Eindruck:

Der Hals ist sehr gerade, stabil mit gut liegender Maserung, saubere Passung zum Korpus. Bundierung gleichmäßig d.h. niedrige Saitenlage ohne Schnarren leicht zu erreichen. Bundenden kann man aber gerne nochmal etwas feilen.
Geschmeidiges Griffgefühl auf der Rückseite. Insgesamt Guter Hals und gutes Spielgefühl.
Ich hatte ein doch eher helles Griffbrett.

Korpus leicht, mit guter Resonanz, deshalb etwas kopflastig, am Gurt ok.
Lackierung matt, dünn, empfindlich gegen Kratzer, aber hey,das passt zum Konzept und man kann sehr einfach den Alterungseffekt vervollständigen. Korpus Aging eher simpel aber ok. Hardware Aging überzeugt.

MINUS: Der Tonabnehmer! Nicht zu gebrauchen.
Leider wurde hier an der falschen Stelle gespart.
Schwache Magneten, schwacher Sound, kein Druck und nichts was sich im Bandgefüge durchsetzen könnte. Precision-Punch Fehlanzeige.
Elektronik natürlich wie in der Preisklasse zu erwarten.

Ein Bass der so rundum gut gefertigt ist aber keinen tragfähigen Klang hat ist, wie ich finde, unnötig verbockt und fast schon tragisch weil er ansonsten wirklich gut ist.

Ein neuer Tonabnehmer rein ist daher ein Muss!!
Dieser ansonsten feine Bass wurde dadurch gerettet.