WD1

On 07/06/2021 at 12:34, geoham said:

I have the six string version and I'm pretty happy with it. Slightly funny tale - I'd suggested a cheap six-string guitar when the wife asked what I'd like for Christmas. I was aiming for something like an HB or Squier Telecaster to muck around with. I knew she'd ask my guitarist mate for advice, so praised his new Tele and said I was thinking of picking one up myself.

Xmas morning - this monster is under the tree! Not at all what I had in mind, but really can't fault it.

Good for you. I talked about bass guitars a lot for years and nothing😂

On 14/07/2020 at 19:58, rasher80 said:

@WD1 how are you getting on with it now?

2 or 3 years with the same battery. The light colored fretboard got darker with lemon oil. The tuners still hold. And during The Lockdown, it got played 2-4 hours/day. But still no problems or repairs needed! The strings I put on it already exceeded it’s price. 
It is a good practice bass and good enough for gigs(a very good amp will help). The Harley Benton bh550 is a good bass guitar. 

On 11/07/2020 at 21:31, miles'tone said:

Re HB-550... If you pull up the Vol knob it then goes passive incase anyone doesn't know. I prefer mine in passive so no battery probs. I use it as a kill switch instead.

Yeah. With a pedal, the volume shoots up anyway. 😊

On 02/07/2020 at 21:55, Dad3353 said:

The guitar lead jack is supposed to make the contact to turn the battery on, with its barrel. It is probable that the guitar jack socket has a short-circuit such that the contact is permanently on. If this is the case, it could probably be fixed by changing the jack socket. That's easy on some guitars, less so on others.
Hope this 

On 02/07/2020 at 12:54, WD1 said:

Battery Issues! So the battery is empty after 3 weeks, using it only once. Just remove the battery when not in use. I do it on my acoustic.2 years, same battery. I will be testing 1-3 hours use of preamp/day while removing it when at rest or send it back if the problem still occurs.

I think I just might had a bad battery. I left the jock on the bass 2 days and it is still running. Scrap this issue. The HB B550 lefty is ok. 

Battery Issues! So the battery is empty after 3 weeks, using it only once. Just remove the battery when not in use. I do it on my acoustic.2 years, same battery. I will be testing 1-3 hours use of preamp/day while removing it when at rest or send it back if the problem still occurs.

On 16/06/2020 at 13:42, rasher80 said:

+1 to this.

I got mine from here for not much money at all, reasoning if its a bit pants or I can't get used to the 5th string it hasn't cost me much more than a packet of decent strings. 

Lefty 5ers more than double in price (new) from this instrument upwards, so I didn't want to drop a load of money on a bass I can't get on with.

Glad to say after a few days with my local tech and a string change, it plays really nicely, has a really usable sound and it's dead good fun to play.

I can't compare it to any other 5 strings as it's the first one I've played but I absolutely can't fault it.

 

Yeah. It’s my first 5 too. Just got to get used to the narrow neck. But I love it already

Well..this thread made me buy the 5 string lefty. The only physical default on mine is a wiggly plastic cover in the back. Does not sound bad too for 159€. Can’t complain.