Sarah5string Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I've got a Shine SB55 5 string bass and to be fair have hardly seen any others!!! It's a cheap bass (£150 off ebay lol) but the sound out of it is fantastic and could easily rival better branded basses with higher price tags... I can't be the only one out there who owns a Shine?? Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah5string Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 My baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I preferred the tone of my friend's Shine Hofner copy to Herbie Flowers' jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah5string Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 I've had 2 now. Both 5 strings... and I've loved each one.... would happily buy a shine over anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I saw a wicked looking green 5'ver I think it was on the 'bay that I was going to have a punt on...then I bought my Warwick corvette $$ instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Never seen one in a shop - only ever web stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I thought about getting one of their Professional range a few years ago, possibly to assuage my long-term GASsing for an 8-string. However, they don't seem to make an 8-er any more, and their [url="http://www.saein.co.kr/2007/basses.php"]current catalogue[/url] isn't as interesting as it used to be. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 A friend of mine had a semi-hollow birds-eye maple topped 5 string Shine. Sounded great but it was very heavy. Looked good from a distance but up close you could see that the neck pocket had huge gaps in it and the lacquer had been applied with a hose (very thick). All those negative points faded though when you saw the price, cheap as chips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galilee Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I've got a Shine 5-string, it was my first ever 5 and I used it exclusively for a couple of years. Excellent thing and amazing value. I played a Shine 6 string at the London Music Show and that was brilliant too. Something ridiculous like £160 it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I had briefly a Shine Telecaster- type( OK, I know they were actually Precisions) 4 String Bass which cost around £60 and I sold a bit later for the same. Had 2 passive MM type pickups and sounded good, well made , no issues, just not into 4 strings now. It was a good solid piece of wood too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Splayer Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 well made for what they cost but weak pups, imo. i had this for a while but just couldn`t get on with 5 strings....[url="http://imageshack.us"][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan_da_man Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I used to own a Shne SB-56: Sold it as I could not get on with 6 strings - still a good bass though. I also used to have a Shine WSB704 before my sister bought it off me - better than OLP's IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 i had a shine 6'er. played and sounded brilliant but weighed the same as fourteen london buses and the nut was made of butter. p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah5string Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Wooks' post='241687' date='Jul 17 2008, 12:48 PM']I saw a wicked looking green 5'ver I think it was on the 'bay that I was going to have a punt on...then I bought my Warwick corvette $$ instead.[/quote] Mine's green but you can't tell in the top pic but here's a better one. Edited July 18, 2008 by Sarah5string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah5string Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 [quote name='paul h' post='241926' date='Jul 17 2008, 05:14 PM']i had a shine 6'er. played and sounded brilliant but weighed the same as fourteen london buses and the nut was made of butter. p.[/quote] Really?? I've found that my 5 weighs less than a lot of 4's I've tried! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 (edited) loads of Talkbassers have that 6 string- it's sold in the US by Rondomusic as the Douglas WEB846 [url="http://www.rondomusic.com/product1197.html"]http://www.rondomusic.com/product1197.html[/url] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=264570"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=264570[/url] Edited July 18, 2008 by SJA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 [quote name='Sarah5string' post='242429' date='Jul 18 2008, 10:00 AM']Mine's green but you can't tell in the top pic but here's a better one. [/quote] That's the baby...uhhmmm I like that green! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo63 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I have one of the Tele 4 strings - it is a little bit heavy - in a natural varnished finish. It plays not too badly but has a rocky sound which doesn't suit the Blues band I'm in, so have never played it live. I love its natural look. I don't have any pics of mine but the link below gives a very good example of what it looks like. [url="http://www.britnett-carver.co.uk/masimpsons/prods/132.html"]http://www.britnett-carver.co.uk/masimpsons/prods/132.html[/url] Cheers Fraser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah5string Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 [quote name='Wooks' post='242512' date='Jul 18 2008, 11:09 AM']That's the baby...uhhmmm I like that green![/quote] It's even better in real life and is light as a feather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 [quote name='Sarah5string' post='242560' date='Jul 18 2008, 11:41 AM']It's even better in real life and is light as a feather [/quote] Too late I got me Varwick Corvette $$ on the way :wub: I think my GAS has to be supressed for the mo otherwise I'd be on the loook out for the greenie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah5string Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 [quote name='Wooks' post='242772' date='Jul 18 2008, 03:00 PM']Too late I got me Varwick Corvette $$ on the way :wub: I think my GAS has to be supressed for the mo otherwise I'd be on the loook out for the greenie [/quote] I'm still lusting after a Dean flying V... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 [quote name='Machines' post='241692' date='Jul 17 2008, 12:50 PM']Never seen one in a shop - only ever web stores.[/quote] A shop near me used to sell them, I never tried one, and sadly the shop has now gone bust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 [quote name='steve' post='242879' date='Jul 18 2008, 04:39 PM']A shop near me used to sell them, I never tried one, and sadly the shop has now gone bust[/quote] Sadly that seems always to be the case nowadays And it's bugger when it does happen!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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