Turnaround Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I've been offered an ealy 90's Washburn MB8 in a trade. I'm told they are pretty good, USA made with Status pickups. Has anyone played or owned one, what did you think of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 [quote name='Turnaround' timestamp='1450264047' post='2931066'] I've been offered an ealy 90's Washburn MB8 in a trade. I'm told they are pretty good, USA made with Status pickups. Has anyone played or owned one, what did you think of it? [/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/151721-info-on-washburn-mb8-help-please/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/151721-info-on-washburn-mb8-help-please/[/url] hopefully theres some usefull info in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnaround Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Brilliant thanks, looks like they're decent instruments. Don't seem to be worth but interesting none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 It depends what the trade was for I guess. I wouldnt go letting anything major go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 These are good basses but I very seriously doubt they are US-made. My money's on MIK. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I had one there made in korea ,was alright but nothing special didn't have the HiFi kind of sound I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Mild topic hijack. A mate of mine who is just starting to learn the bass has been given a 1992 dated MB-2 (essentially a passive P bass) that is a bit tatty, but that I have offered to clean up and set up for him. Seems nice enough although the green speckly colour is a bit lurid. Still it cost him £0.00 and stopped a perfectly usable bass going in a skip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnaround Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Hope you enjoy the refurb, it can be quite satisfying cleaning and setting up an old uncared for instrument and your mate will probably end up with a nice bass too. Pass it on indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Actually really enjoyed taking the thing to pieces yesterday and getting the accumulated layer of gunk off the bass and then reassembling it. Cleaning the fretboard as the hardest part, took a few hours but the result was worth the struggle. Just waiting for some new electrics from our very own Kiogon so I can assess the pickup. Static resistance looks pretty low so wondering if it might be faulty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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