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I like it
I am an amateur guitarist. I have an electric guitar, two classical guitars and one acoustic. It's my first bass. It has hum sound and it is the only negative point that I see, although I suppose it has an easy solution. For the price and taking into account that I am far from being an expert, the quality-price ratio is great.
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Heavy head, short neck, strong output
I had an elbow injury 2.5 years ago and had to sell my Jackson 5-string and Marcus Miller 4-string basses due to intensive pain and stuff...
I was looking at various options neck wise, since I still needed a bass guitar for my recordings, when someone advised me to try a short-scale.
I didn't want to spend a lot of money, nor I am fond of returning products to the dealers, so I bought this one and never really looked back!
The guitar is cheap, but the build quality does not really lack!
For this price, you can't really buy a decent bass guitar, let alone a short-scale.
Pros:
- It plays well and stays in tune
- Neck and fretboard are really comfortable, frets are nicely done
- The pickup delivers quite a punch, sometimes it's even hard to tame it :)
- Finish is flawless and for a satin one it's not really hard to mantain
- The overal build quality is really good
Cons:
- Cheap electronics; volume knob is really sensitive and works weird, while the bass sometimes buzzes and "rumbles" when turning the knobs, so I may replace both pots and pickups someday
- A very strong neck-dive (can be fixed by changing the tuning heads and adding some weight at the back strap holder and the electronics cavity)
- I really dislike the pickguard color, but it's nothing since it doesn't affect the funcionality or playability
Overall, I would really recommend this guitar for beginners, occasional/everyday home use or if you're looking to try something new.
For this price, you can't really go wrong with this little guy! :)
I was looking at various options neck wise, since I still needed a bass guitar for my recordings, when someone advised me to try a short-scale.
I didn't want to spend a lot of money, nor I am fond of returning products to the dealers, so I bought this one and never really looked back!
The guitar is cheap, but the build quality does not really lack!
For this price, you can't really buy a decent bass guitar, let alone a short-scale.
Pros:
- It plays well and stays in tune
- Neck and fretboard are really comfortable, frets are nicely done
- The pickup delivers quite a punch, sometimes it's even hard to tame it :)
- Finish is flawless and for a satin one it's not really hard to mantain
- The overal build quality is really good
Cons:
- Cheap electronics; volume knob is really sensitive and works weird, while the bass sometimes buzzes and "rumbles" when turning the knobs, so I may replace both pots and pickups someday
- A very strong neck-dive (can be fixed by changing the tuning heads and adding some weight at the back strap holder and the electronics cavity)
- I really dislike the pickguard color, but it's nothing since it doesn't affect the funcionality or playability
Overall, I would really recommend this guitar for beginners, occasional/everyday home use or if you're looking to try something new.
For this price, you can't really go wrong with this little guy! :)
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A shorty that doesn't come up short...
Just recently received this bass, need to scale down in respect of neck for health/functional reasons, and this is the answer to my problems, may upgrade or modify the nut as I have fitted it with Pyramid "Rooftop" stings and the E is .112, so it's guage is causing a small amount of fret buzz, but this is in no way the a fault of HB,
The finish is flawless, the frets are smooth, the tuners are solid and the pickups are as punchy as you like, may upgrade to EMG Geezer Butlers, but again, this is a personal choice, all in all, does it sound like a £1k bass? No, but equally it sounds nowhere like a £99 bass, imho, it can stand up against my £380 Squire Jaguar (with flatwounds) that cost near 4X more, HB definitely got this one right 🤘🏼
The finish is flawless, the frets are smooth, the tuners are solid and the pickups are as punchy as you like, may upgrade to EMG Geezer Butlers, but again, this is a personal choice, all in all, does it sound like a £1k bass? No, but equally it sounds nowhere like a £99 bass, imho, it can stand up against my £380 Squire Jaguar (with flatwounds) that cost near 4X more, HB definitely got this one right 🤘🏼
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Bardzo fajnie!
Kupiłem go jako prezent dla przyjaciółki, która mieszka w Polsce. Bardzo jej się spodobał!
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Good purchase
I am not an accomplished bass player, so for quality of sound and playability, please see reviews by experts. What I can say is that the bass arrived without a blemish thanks to good packaging. It has a very good build quality. Setup and intonation perfect. Looks good, plays good. Amazing value.
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Great
Great stuff for the price
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nice looking bass guitar
nice looking bass guitar never had an issue with five guitars I have bought off thomann
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What a bass
Insane sound great for a noobie.
I am a drummer and acoustic guitarist and thought that I would get a bass. I found a LA bass by gears 4 music for £99 but when I spoke to my uncle who plays the bass he said that the HB would be way better and it is.
I am a drummer and acoustic guitarist and thought that I would get a bass. I found a LA bass by gears 4 music for £99 but when I spoke to my uncle who plays the bass he said that the HB would be way better and it is.
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Beautiful but not set up
Beautiful bass, sound is good but it came with the neck completely off... Completely unplayable at first.
Worth the try for sure, but be ready to invest more money to set it up well.
Worth the try for sure, but be ready to invest more money to set it up well.
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Great Bass - But needs some additional setup
Overall, this is a great bass guitar for the money. Straight out of the box it does require a setup, as there was significant fret buzz on the first and second frets across all strings. However, after a proper setup, the bass plays really well and feels far better than expected at this price point. With a bit of initial attention, it offers excellent value and is a very capable instrument.
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