barneythedog Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I have just taken delivery of one of these - I bought it for a mates son for his Christmas pressie At €98 I was expecting a plank of wood with 4 strings, but after taking it out and setting it up for him prior to wrapping I was pleasantly surprised. Ok, it's not a quality instrument - the hardware is cheap, the woods are light, and the pickups a bit thin, BUT I still can't believe it's possible to make something like this, export it, and sell it for a profit at €98!!!!! After tweaking the truss rod and adjusting the bridge it plays very very well. Nice action, no buzzing and the tone is certainly passable. It arrived almost set up only needing slight adjustments (congrats to Thomann) and sounds not too bad at all. Only gripe is that you can't really adjust the pick-up height so it plays a bit quiet. But hey, it was only €98. It feels a bit cheap, but I would happily play this out. And it was only €98 I know I keep mentioning the price (€98 in case you missed it ) but I am very impressed at the value for money. I wish instruments like this had been available when I started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 how much did you say it was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I think he said 98 Euro's, but I can't be sure, can we have some confirmation on that? That aside, isn't this the 4th/5th positive BC experience with these basses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I've only ever heard good things about them, but for that price they'd have to be pretty bad not to be good value for money, if that makes sense? :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 ^yes that does make sense even if it was totally sh*te (which it's not), you can't really go wrong for less than €100. [quote name='Buzz' post='107146' date='Dec 20 2007, 03:28 PM']That aside, isn't this the 4th/5th positive BC experience with these basses?[/quote] yep with mine being the first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBigBeefChief Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 My HB Beatbass is pretty good as well. Amazing for £100 delivered. Only problem is, I want to sell it (need the space), but hardly seems worth it given what I'd get for it second hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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