Harley Benton PJ-75 OW good for modding?

[Martimnp]

I've had a Yamaha TRBX174 for some years now and I think it is time for me to buy a second bass, preferably a 5 string. I was talking to a friend of mine and he said that instead of buying an expensive one I should buy a cheap one and change the pickups. That way I have a good sounding bass and I save money.

He said that he read somewhere that this Harley Benton good for modding (plus I must say it looks really nice) https://www.thomann.de/pt/harley_benton_pj_75ow_vintage.htm?ref=search_prv_7

So, what do you guys think? Have you done anything like this? Is it worthy? And also, what pickups would you reccommend?

 

[bassadvisor]

What did you do about it? I did a review of the bass (only one on YouTube so far) and I can say i'm thinking of buying the 4 string version. It needed some upgrades but the tone and bark were amazing. Really.

 

[HarveyRobertson]

What did you do about it? I did a review of the bass (only one on YouTube so far) and I can say i'm thinking of buying the 4 string version. It needed some upgrades but the tone and bark were amazing. Really.

Can you post a link to the YouTube video please, thank you.

 

[Volker Kirstein]

In general, HB basses are great platforms for modding: they're inexpensive, accept "standard sized parts", and are built with very good (IME) QC. I'd pit a HB against a Squier any day of the week. You can pick them up used all day long around €50 a pop. At least, you can here in Germany.

EDIT - You can check out the I own a Harley Benton club for many examples of people modding their Harley Bentons.