TheGreek Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) Cheeky ad...he knows it's a fake. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126067452868?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=L3i3Rwf1RvC&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=3arTyUkpQE-&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Edited August 28, 2023 by TheGreek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 3 hours ago, TheGreek said: he knows it's a fake. Of course he knows, he had to remove the Harley Benton logo before putting the butterfly sticker on. It's a BZ-4000 with swapped bridge, tuning pegs and knobs. Think mine cost £214 split new. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 I was going to say that whoever made it wasn't trying. And you can get a Yin and Yang Fauxdera for £230. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 No longer for sale. Not sure if it’s sold or withdrawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) Mismatched knobs, could it be he who shalt not be named under a different guise? Edited August 31, 2023 by lemmywinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Nah. The head is still in the right place. It has an appropriate number of strings that are also in the right place. It doesn’t look like it’s been used as a hammer or that a hacksaw has been used to ‘improve’ it. There are no random holes to indicate the number of attempts to drill something. Now of course, this could the sacrificial guitar, the ‘before’ before the after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 4 hours ago, rwillett said: Nah. The head is still in the right place. It has an appropriate number of strings that are also in the right place. It doesn’t look like it’s been used as a hammer or that a hacksaw has been used to ‘improve’ it. There are no random holes to indicate the number of attempts to drill something. Now of course, this could the sacrificial guitar, the ‘before’ before the after. It also doesn't have a Strat neck pickup at an angle and Jazz bridge pickup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 I sorta do want to own an HB BZ-5000 one day, they look very well made. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/F-kAAOSwVyJk2mIl/s-l1600.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 It certainly beats the naff letter rack I made in wood working class for my mum's birthday when I was about 12. Only four bits of wood and none of them lined up or were jointed properly. She still keeps the bloody thing. I look at people who can work wood like this with awe and insane jealously. I was quite competent as a C developer, yet nothing I do, no matter how clever or elegant the code is, no matter what brilliant tricks I perform with pointers, no matter the really nifty way I handle interrupts on a disk driver in the kernel, will ever look as nice as that woodwork. It's simply not fair 😢 Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 On 01/09/2023 at 13:03, lemmywinks said: I sorta do want to own an HB BZ-5000 one day, they look very well made. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/F-kAAOSwVyJk2mIl/s-l1600.jpg I really wish I'd bought one when they came out and they were selling new for about £200. I was put off by the horror stories of them weighting about the same as a boat anchor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said: I really wish I'd bought one when they came out and they were selling new for about £200. I was put off by the horror stories of them weighting about the same as a boat anchor. Same, also same with those HK clones of Marleaux Consats that were on eBay for around £350 ages ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 On 01/09/2023 at 12:03, lemmywinks said: I sorta do want to own an HB BZ-5000 one day, they look very well made. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/F-kAAOSwVyJk2mIl/s-l1600.jpg Is it just me or does the core wood look like cork??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 I'm sorely tempted to post the BZ-5000 pic on a tonewood thread over the water and just ask 'So what does this sound like, then?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, Muzz said: I'm sorely tempted to post the BZ-5000 pic on a tonewood thread over the water and just ask 'So what does this sound like, then?' I doubt many there have a clue dark meranti exists let alone what it looks like. Most revert to default setting, "it's $h*t", when confronted with an East Asian bass from a brand they've never heard of; especially when said bass retailed for less than Squier money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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