BrunoBass Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Has anybody any experience of these? http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/San-Francisco-Semi-Acoustic-Bass-by-Gear4music-Black/1ICL I think they look amazing, but I wouldn't expect much in terms of quality. Or could it be a Harley Benton-esque bargain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Looks quite nice. I did have doubts about the all maple construction, could make a semi acoustic bass sound a bit weedy. But the Fender Starcaster bass has a lot of maple in it too and it sounds pretty sweet. Wish they'd make a 5 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) That's a cracker. I owned the Harley Benton semi hollow,discontinued white version, and it was a decent bass. All maple too,very nice with flats or rounds. I much prefer the layout on the G4M San Francisco,controls are in a sensible place. £40 cheaper,gigbag included Would be sorely tempted by it if I was looking for another semi hollow. edit Just saw that's the Sale price, don't take too long deciding Yay or Nay. Edited February 13, 2017 by kodiakblair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 It just looks like a Chinese bass to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Nice I'd like it in sunburst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikki_Sixx Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 That's a real looker, didn't know Gear4Music made their own guitars (I've never looked though). Never seen a bridge like that before, is that quite common on this kind of semi-hollow, fat-bottom shape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 [quote name='Rikki_Sixx' timestamp='1486979912' post='3235940'] Never seen a bridge like that before[/quote] Seriously? This style of bridge has been on Höfner's for decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I'm tempted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikki_Sixx Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) [quote name='blablas' timestamp='1486983820' post='3235980'] Seriously? This style of bridge has been on Höfner's for decades. [/quote] Ah thanks it's hard to believe I've overlooked that! I was never a fan of [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]öfners (mainly the violin-shaped thingo that McCartney used) so never paid much attention to them until now. Ignorant of me, I know [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I do like that bridge though![/font][/color] Edited February 14, 2017 by Rikki_Sixx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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