kendall Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) Found myself in a junk shop this morning with Mrs K looking at odds and sods for the house, when I spotted a six string bass in the corner covered in dust. On closer inspection, it was a Shine Extreme bass. I had recently read a favourable review of these in BGM so decided to give it a try. I was quite taken with the feel of it and the sound was much better than I expected. It was tagged at £75, so after a bit of haggling I walked away with it for £55. A quick clean a polish and its pretty much immaculate. Frets perfect and bar a small scratch on the back the rest of it's spot on. Never really wanted a six string bass but couldn't resist once I'd had a go. The B string has an incredible thump to it. Oddly enough, it reminded me of an Ibanez SR I used to have a few years ago and regretted selling. Doing a spot of google, I've discovered that Shine make some the Ibanez models. All in all, a nice bass for the cash. Best Monday i've had in ages. Edited March 24, 2014 by kendall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 The best finds, the unexpected ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Pics please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) Great find John Edited March 24, 2014 by madshadows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendall Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 [attachment=158536:IMG00729-20140325-1127.jpg] Here she is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I once found an immaculate DeArmond Starfire in a junk shop. Do I regret selling it? Yes, yes I do. Congratulations on a great find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza 2905 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Well done, - an excellent find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendall Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Well its nearly a year since I picked this bass up. I was noodling with it last night and reflecting on what a nice bit of kit it is for the price. I have changed the strings and that's it. It handles drop tuning (drop A) perfectly - strings not floppy, no buzz etc. Sounds are pretty good and with a tube screamer it's a bit of a beast. Amazing what you can get these days for next to nothing...... I think brand new they are only about £150 which is amazing. Edited January 19, 2015 by kendall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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