DarkHeart

Im quite impressed with my fan fret HB admittedly its not perfect but hey it was cheap and not nasty.

Took me 10 months from ordering to picking up my Alpher for my 50th and its everything and more i dreamed it would be.

Coming Home from Come Taste The Band

Noooooo! haha

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1484410198' post='3215305'] Oof I really like the idea of this as a backup for the Dingwall. Hmmmmm! [/quote] Ive just stoned the end of the frets and now it plays lovely and doesnt rip you to bits, the bow in the neck has straightened itself now its acclimatised and it really is a joy to play, I may change the tuners it stays in tune but one or two feel a bit notchy but thats all ive got to complain about, its well worth the money, obviously its no Dingwall but for the money its a great way to try fanned frets or be back up for a more expensive model.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1484319419' post='3214668'] Typical HB quality issues, the pickups are not in straight..... [/quote] Bugger never noticed, i`ll just hold it on an angle

[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1484276835' post='3214309'] Excellent news that DarkHeart. I heard from a fella who'd pre-ordered his and he was over the moon. Main issue he had was the factory forgot to drill for through body stringing Congratulations on the new bass and for taking the plunge. [/quote] Mine doesnt have through body stringing either and funnily enough neither does the one they used in the gallery on the sale listing....how strange, not a problem for me as I will be fitting flats shortly. Here are the obligatory new bass `pics or it didnt happen pics`. [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jeffhop/media/IMG_5551_zpssgxdaur9.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/jeffhop/IMG_5551_zpssgxdaur9.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jeffhop/media/IMG_5552_zpskb4uy5pg.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/jeffhop/IMG_5552_zpskb4uy5pg.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jeffhop/media/IMG_5553_zps01pfqqvl.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/jeffhop/IMG_5553_zps01pfqqvl.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jeffhop/media/IMG_5559_zpskqn5gf8j.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/jeffhop/IMG_5559_zpskqn5gf8j.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jeffhop/media/IMG_5554_zpskeumnref.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/jeffhop/IMG_5554_zpskeumnref.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Pic with my Yamaha to show similarities with the neck and funnily enough the headstocks. [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jeffhop/media/IMG_5555_zpsxx41b3y1.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/jeffhop/IMG_5555_zpsxx41b3y1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jeffhop/media/IMG_5557_zps9sr5pyw9.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/jeffhop/IMG_5557_zps9sr5pyw9.jpg[/IMG][/URL] If you have a back or shoulder problem be wary of these, theyre chuffin heavy bits of wood!

Well it arrived this afternoon just before work so I got a chance to open the box and have a quick look and an even quicker play, action is a bit high due to a small amount of bow in the neck but as its been sat in a cold truck travelling from Germany with only a few refugees keeping it warm for the last 4 days its not suprising, visually it is very nice on the eye, the body looks as good in the flesh as it does on the website, well pleased with that. The neck not only looks like the one on my Yam RBX405 it feels like it as well with only the sharp fret ends reminding me that it isnt my Yam and theyre easily remedied with a whetstone and a small amount of elbow grease. I didnt have too much time to try all the various tone controls but it seems to have a fairly wide pallet of sounds. Overall so far im impressed, its comfortable, got a pretty nice neck and the fan frets arent as daunting as I thought they would be, in fact after about 5 mins I barely noticed, is it a keeper......yes, is it perfect out of the box.......no, is it worth just over £300 ........definitely, a little work possibly even a couple of upgrades and its a killer deal for anyone who wants to dip their toe into the fan fret kerfuffle!

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1483908174' post='3211085'] So - the reviewer returned the bass - and DarkHeart's just bought a B-stock... Hmmm. However - none of these issues exactly sound terminal to me, pretty easy fix if you have a screwdriver and a file. [/quote] See what its like when it gets here, I like a bit fettle, certainly not shy of either a screwdriver of a file, its worth a shot, the worst that can happen is its too bad and I send it back as well, would that make it `C` stock

Really cant wait asa it looks like an awesome bit of kit

Yeah!! someone had to buy one.............im stupid!!

I still think this will be an awesome bass, regardless.......end of the day its the 1st into the uik

erm, cant really comment till i get it....sorry................

I give up that was sh*t!

Ha ha fanfret madnes will be mine!!!!!

Damn!! never even tought about the Bundung

Ok so Ive just taken the plunge!! Whats the Worst that can happen when you buy from Thomann B stock ;-)

For some reason I cant see the reviews??

Im really not a fan of singlecuts but im really tempted to save for a few weeks for one of these just to give it a try

Just seen Harley Benton are now doing a fan fret albeit in a singlecut design, not a huge fan of s/c but ive seen worse than this and all for less than £350. https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_fanfret_5b_black_burl_dlx.htm

My Aria ZZB has 2 of those style pickups on and the guy from Ghostguitarpickups reckons he can rewind them for about £50 each, could the original not be rewound or am I missing something?

I bought myself a pair of Merrell Moab boots with the ice+ sole, always buy myself a chrismas present and a birthday present.