Harley Benton RB-414 Bass — Tinkering and Tweaking a Rickenbacker (Almost) Copy + Original Prog Rock

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UPDATE: The full 100-point review is now live:    • Harley Benton RB-414 Electric Bass: The 10...  

As a precursor to a more structured — and more tightly edited — review video, here's a deep dive into what started as a simple "change the strings, oil the fretboard, inspect the cavities" day, but turned into something much more chaotic. Proceed with caution!

There is something useful here though: you can learn from my mistakes and get a suggestion for a reasonably straightforward bridge pickup swap on this instrument.

But wait, there's more! The video ends with the debut of the next segment of my epic prog rock suite, "Suspension of Disbelief."

0:00 Intro Jam
0:53 So… What's Your Point?
1:44 The Background You Didn't Know You Wanted… (…and Probably Don't)
2:42 Going in Without Much of a Plan
5:08 Under the Hood… I Mean Pickguard
8:59 Stringing Myself Along
13:31 The Unexpected Pickup Swap
17:52 Wrapping Things Up
19:56 The Self-Promotion Section
20:13 Music Video: Suspension of Disbelief (Part 1)

SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF (PART 1)
Composed and performed by Scott Anderson @room34
Instrumentation: Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster guitar, Harley Benton RB-414 bass, MIDI keyboards and drum programming
From the forthcoming album Suspension of Disbelief
Listen to early tracks now! https://room34.bandcamp.com/album/sus...