Bill Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 (edited) Just officially bought this bass as was trying it out before purchasing.. really enjoying it! i know these basses are budget 7-string's as only cost me £900, and have done a bit of googling on them, but i think they have a great sound and look really nice for the money, would be interesting to know if any other basschatter's out there own one of these basses or have played one before? Clip i recently filmed with the bass using a TC Electronic Ditto looper: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMtcPQCH-c[/media] Edited August 27, 2014 by Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 Apologies for the low volume on clip, may need to crank it slightly! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Looks great, sounds great, bet it plays great...whats not to like. Looks like incredible value for money to me. Nice playing, really like it. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassHertz Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Used to have the on in my sig picture. Great basses for the money. Only sold mine because the sheer weight of it was causing hip pain when I played it sitting down. Good luck finding a set of strings thoguh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Ahh, yeah i suppose she is a bit weighty, but i haven't noticed it too much when playing! About the strings thing, i've managed to find a few sets online for a fairly good price.. around £30-35, that's not bad considering most 4-5 string sets around £25-30 anyway :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 There used to be a metal band based in Brum where the bassist used one of these, loads of tapping, huge chords and stuff like that. Sounded lovely through my Markbass amp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) Get that to MDP at Cleartone Phillips (very)Ltd. They could make a terrible 6 string guitar for Navvys out of that no problem. Prob add a hotrail banjo pickup in the headstock for that gnats cock of edge and mismatch the knobs for that asymmetric avant look. Do it. Edited April 15, 2013 by Monckyman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 [quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1366046086' post='2047693'] There used to be a metal band based in Brum where the bassist used one of these, loads of tapping, huge chords and stuff like that. Sounded lovely through my Markbass amp! [/quote] Cool, could you find out what the band was? would love to check out some other audio/video clips of these basses in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 [quote name='Bill' timestamp='1366291505' post='2050592'] Cool, could you find out what the band was? would love to check out some other audio/video clips of these basses in action. [/quote] They were called Viable Truth. I just had a look for some live videos but couldn't find any. There's a track here, but in typical metal mix fashion, you can't hear the bass! It's annoying as they always sounded great live! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=HYtNcmXUieM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=HYtNcmXUieM[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkgod Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) Hi bill congrats, for the money they are unbeatable, Shame these are no longer made now, pity as i have been looking for a fretted one since i got my fretless one, I know a few people looking for these, where did you find this one ? Some info here... [b] HK BASS 6 string fretless, A bargain ??? your thoughts pl...[/b] [b][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/173511-hk-bass-6-string-fretless-a-bargain-your-thoughts-please/page__p__1982017__hl__hk%20bass__fromsearch__1#entry1982017"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1982017[/url][/b] Edited April 19, 2013 by funkgod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 [quote name='funkgod' timestamp='1366404290' post='2052307'] Hi bill congrats, for the money they are unbeatable, Shame these are no longer made now, pity as i have been looking for a fretted one since i got my fretless one, I know a few people looking for these, where did you find this one ? Some info here... [b] HK BASS 6 string fretless, A bargain ??? your thoughts pl...[/b] [b][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/173511-hk-bass-6-string-fretless-a-bargain-your-thoughts-please/page__p__1982017__hl__hk%20bass__fromsearch__1#entry1982017"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1982017[/url][/b] [/quote][quote name='funkgod' timestamp='1366404290' post='2052307'] Hi bill congrats, for the money they are unbeatable, Shame these are no longer made now, pity as i have been looking for a fretted one since i got my fretless one, I know a few people looking for these, where did you find this one ? Some info here... [b] HK BASS 6 string fretless, A bargain ??? your thoughts pl...[/b] [b][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/173511-hk-bass-6-string-fretless-a-bargain-your-thoughts-please/page__p__1982017__hl__hk%20bass__fromsearch__1#entry1982017"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1982017[/url][/b] [/quote] Ah, i had no idea they had been dis-continued! :-( i bought this one from a guitarist called Alex Hutchings! he had it lying about in his studio/rehearsal place and has a few guitars and basses for sale and this one managed to catch my eye being a monster 7 string bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkgod Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 i keep my eye on ebay incase one pops up, as do a few others on here enjoy, you wont find better for what you paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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