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[sprocketflup]

Just picked one of the sixers up off Ebay out of curiosity more than anything, mine has a darkwood fingerboard tho? i.e. not maple, im rubbish at identifying slices of dead tree

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7 hours ago, sprocketflup said:

Just picked one of the sixers up off Ebay out of curiosity more than anything, mine has a darkwood fingerboard tho? i.e. not maple, im rubbish at identifying slices of dead tree

Pics please 😀

[sprocketflup]

 

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14 hours ago, sprocketflup said:

Just picked one of the sixers up off Ebay out of curiosity more than anything, mine has a darkwood fingerboard tho? i.e. not maple, im rubbish at identifying slices of dead tree

They have a few on ebay as damaged. Looking closely it seems like they've had to scrap a whole batch of them due to poor QC. 

Hard to tell from your pics what the neck is, I think it'll be maple and should be roasted, but may have been stained instead to cut costs. I'd have the neck off to have a look. 

[Richard R]

The ebay descriptions all start with "roasted maple neck not genuine", and then different guitars have different faults. Would be tempted,  but I have a friend's 5-er on loan so don't need to spend money 😉 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RedSub-Coliseum-Fanned-Fret-5-String-Bass-DAMAGED-RRP-319/303665014478?hash=item46b3d866ce:g:TdgAAOSw8vtfRUMI

 

[MikeE]

Bought 5 string version about a month ago. Can’t fault it. Plays well, intonation spot on all the way up. Lovely warm sound.  Machines are the first thing I will upgrade as a little notchy, but hold tune ok.  Plays, feels sounds and looks like a much more expensive instrument. 

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11 hours ago, MikeE said:

 Machines are the first thing I will upgrade as a little notchy, but hold tune ok.  Plays, feels sounds and looks like a much more expensive instrument. 

 

I am not, notchy.

[bnt]

I thought I'd bring this thread back up, since we're finally seeing some action in the mid-to-low price ranges:

 

• Gear4Music have rebranded their Coliseum basses as the G4M 972 range, in 4, 5, and 6 strings (link to 5)
• Andertons are stocking the HILS NEXT HNB5 in a few colours: here's the Rose Gold for £599
• Yesterday, Sire showed their new M series multiscale headless basses at NAMM: so far, the only info I have is from a photo via Reddit, nothing official yet. There are 4, 5 and 6 string models too. No word on scale length, but I see they are highlighting low weight (under 8 lbs):

[MichaelDean]

4 hours ago, bnt said:

I thought I'd bring this thread back up, since we're finally seeing some action in the mid-to-low price ranges:

 

• Gear4Music have rebranded their Coliseum basses as the G4M 972 range, in 4, 5, and 6 strings (link to 5)
• Andertons are stocking the HILS NEXT HNB5 in a few colours: here's the Rose Gold for £599
• Yesterday, Sire showed their new M series multiscale headless basses at NAMM: so far, the only info I have is from a photo via Reddit, nothing official yet. There are 4, 5 and 6 string models too. No word on scale length, but I see they are highlighting low weight (under 8 lbs):

Ooooh, I like those a lot!