Davi Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 I picked this up recently really cheap and I can find very little info about it or the company, seems to be of a fairly decent build, I gave it a basic set up and it plays really well, the output seems a bit weak, apart from that no real issues so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo85 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 It's very much identical to this Harley Benton... https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbz_2004_deluxe_series_bundle.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davi Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 11 hours ago, Paolo85 said: It's very much identical to this Harley Benton... https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbz_2004_deluxe_series_bundle.htm It does look very similar, except the bridge is different and the fretboard looks to be made of a darker wood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo85 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 12 minutes ago, Davi said: It does look very similar, except the bridge is different and the fretboard looks to be made of a darker wood. Yes, looking better the battery compartment is also in a different place. Is your bass by any chance quite heavy and without foam under the pickups, much like these HBs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davi Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 17 minutes ago, Paolo85 said: Yes, looking better the battery compartment is also in a different place. Is your bass by any chance quite heavy and without foam under the pickups, much like these HBs? Its on the light side, around 8lbs. Not sure if theres foam under the pickups or not. The control cavity looks like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Panzer Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Wonder if it's somehow related to the Eastcoast brand, seems to be some similarities...perhaps an ex employee doing their interpretation. Same font seems to be used for the logo, similar oval pearl inlays from some of their models, similar giant semi-circle electronics cover, similar pickup covers and knobs on some of the models, neck-thru models, both been around in the 90s and so on. Might be worth shooting them a mail and asking if they know of any relationship between the brands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davi Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 25 minutes ago, Saul Panzer said: Wonder if it's somehow related to the Eastcoast brand, seems to be some similarities...perhaps an ex employee doing their interpretation. Same font seems to be used for the logo, similar oval pearl inlays from some of their models, similar giant semi-circle electronics cover, similar pickup covers and knobs on some of the models, neck-thru models, both been around in the 90s and so on. Might be worth shooting them a mail and asking if they know of any relationship between the brands. possibly, I found a contact form for Eastcoast guitars and have sent them a message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 30 minutes ago, Saul Panzer said: Wonder if it's somehow related to the Eastcoast brand, seems to be some similarities...perhaps an ex employee doing their interpretation. Same font seems to be used for the logo, similar oval pearl inlays from some of their models, similar giant semi-circle electronics cover, similar pickup covers and knobs on some of the models, neck-thru models, both been around in the 90s and so on. Might be worth shooting them a mail and asking if they know of any relationship between the brands. The love child of Westfield and East Coast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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