Harley Benton MSB-5 Flip Flop Blue

5-String Electric Bass

Body: Okoume
Top: Maple
5-piece neck: Roasted Canadian maple / okoume / roasted Canadian maple / okoume / roasted Canadian maple
Fingerboard: Canadian maple
Offset dot fingerboard inlays and fluorescent side markers
Neck profile: C - thickness at 1st fret: 21.5 mm, at 12th fret: 22.5 mm
Fingerboard radius: 400 mm
Multi-scale scale: 846 - 889 mm (33.3" - 35")
Nut width: 45 mm
Bone nut
24 stainless steel frets
Pickups: Two HBZ Custom Wound Ferrite humbuckers
Active 3-band EQ / preamp (2 x 9 V)
Volume control with push/pull function for active/passive switching
Controls for balance, bass, mid and treble
Rising BA-1011 Fingertail bridge
Jinho die-cast machine heads
Double action truss rod
Black DLX hardware
Factory strings: HB .045 - .065 - .080 - .100 - .130
Colour: Flip Flop Blue

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Available since January 2025
Item number 568968
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Colour Flip Flop Blue
Body Okume
Neck Maple, Okoume
Fingerboard Maple
Number of Strings 5
Frets 24
PUs HH
Electronic aktive/passive
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Incl. Gigbag No

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Just wow, if your considering buying one of these don't hesitate. Absolute bargain.

Jamiebass 20.03.2025

This is my 5th Harley Benton bass and this one is in a league of it's own. I'm predominantly a 4 string player but have been wanting a multi scale bass for a while now and jumped at the chance when this became available. The finish of this bass is exceptional out of the box the setup was almost perfect. All that was needed was a slight truss rod adjustment and the b saddle lowering a touch. I could probably drop the action a bit more if I wanted but this feels great as it is. The neck is incredible so comfy and I didn't even notice the multi scale frets after a couple of minutes playing. The neck is as good as my Spector NS2 which cost more than 3 times the price of this. The electronics sound fantastic and the EQ is really responsive. Everything feels premium quality the tuners feel great, much better than some of the ones on my other Harley Bentons. I love the paint work and imagine all the other finishes are equally as good. At this price I can't see any other brand (that will be 2 or 3 times more expensive) being better. I can't praise this bass enough for the price it has to be head and shoulders above anything else in this price range.

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Love it, so much better than I expected for the price.

dan_u 14.02.2025

Overall quality is great, no significant visual imperfections.
Pickups seem fine and electronics are surprisingly good, bass-mid-high pots, I doubt I'll ever change them, even for a Darkglass capsule.
Tuners are solid, no squeaking yet.
No adjustments are required for first time players at least for mine. I've yet to tweak the bridge but it seems simple enough to lower the action and change strings.
Fretboard could use a better polish as some frets are gripping on strings on bends, might affect only unusual bass players.
Neck to body area is well shaped and avoids interfering when playing high notes.
Feels higher quality than HB's guitars, at least the 8 string I got from them.
Very curious to see if it can stand 145 strings for F#BEAD for Meshuggah and Vola.

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wwatra 29.11.2025

very good bass guitar 8/10 ,only one thing needs to be done, replace the fenders under the magnet with some kind of industrial hard sponge, because when the thumb is on the magnet while playing, the magnet of the set moves up and down and makes a difference and you can hear the sound of the magnet moving, the rest is a very good and concrete bass for that price

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Well good for this price point.

cbeeuu 06.01.2026

Great intro to multiscale almost perfect out box.Small tweak to truss rod and tiny adjustment to saddle on the A string to get relief and action correct.I will let it acclimatise then may drop action further.Intonation bang on.Tuners ok but not spectacular.Finish great slight marks on fretboard where frets glued in but very minimal.Truss rod cover screw holes slack.Nothing a couple of pieces of cocktail stick and wood glue didn't fix.All good now .Active eq ok as well.At this price point you get more than you pay for.I mean it is the fraction of the price of a dingwall.As for longevity.Time will tell.I deducted one star from quality due to glue residue (very minimal.)on fretboard at 3rd and 4th fret and the stripped out holes for truss rod cover.These issues were not that bad to warrant sending for replacement though.I would recommend this bass as a good introduction into 5 string multiscale

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