Annoying Twit Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) On ebay starting bid of £175 + £25 p&p [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HARLEY-BENTON-6-STRING-BASS_W0QQitemZ120305802115QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120305802115&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HARLEY-BENTON-6-STRI...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] New at Thomann £124.69 + p&p [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbb600tbk_6string_ebass.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbb...tring_ebass.htm[/url] But the reviews seem better than you'd expect for a £124 bass. Edit: [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Bass/product/Harley+Benton/HBB600TBK/10/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews.../HBB600TBK/10/1[/url] Edited September 22, 2008 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_the_bassist Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='288951' date='Sep 22 2008, 08:55 AM']On ebay starting bid of £175 + £25 p&p [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HARLEY-BENTON-6-STRING-BASS_W0QQitemZ120305802115QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120305802115&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HARLEY-BENTON-6-STRI...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] New at Thomann £124.69 + p&p [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbb600tbk_6string_ebass.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbb...tring_ebass.htm[/url] But the reviews seem better than you'd expect for a £124 bass.[/quote] what a HELLUVA ugly bass! even if I wanted a cheap 6er, that wouldn't be the one, purely cos of it's fuglyness. It's like sarah jessica parker, but with even less grace and sophistication! But the ebayer's defo a bit of a prat for puttin it at that price too...mebby his minds been corrupted by the staggering non-beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 [quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='288966' date='Sep 22 2008, 09:36 AM']what a HELLUVA ugly bass! even if I wanted a cheap 6er, that wouldn't be the one, purely cos of it's fuglyness. It's like sarah jessica parker, but with even less grace and sophistication! But the ebayer's defo a bit of a prat for puttin it at that price too...mebby his minds been corrupted by the staggering non-beauty! [/quote] The previous Harly-Benton cheap six string was a through neck model. Does this look better to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFW Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 The ebay price doesn't surprise me TBH. The shop selling it are known for being on the pricey side - they wanted £80 to put a new plastic nut on my Strat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_the_bassist Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='288968' date='Sep 22 2008, 09:39 AM']The previous Harly-Benton cheap six string was a through neck model. Does this look better to you? [/quote] AH! I've worked out why it didn't work for me, the headstock on the Ebay one was too small and crowded...that thru-neck looks pretty tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Looks exactly the same as an old Shine 6er i had (£120 new from cash converters), even the fugly headstock. My shine had a really nice see-through cherry finish though Kinda like this........... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-Shine-6-String-Active-Bass-Guitar-Honey-Natrl_W0QQitemZ300260503767QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300260503767&_trkparms=72%3A12|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-Shine-6-St...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] The preamp was (obviously) terrible though and the pickups sounded like their output was way too high, took a lot of tweaking for the bass to behave itself and even then it was a farty sound i had no real use for. Ebayed it for £90! I do like the thru-neck one, like a Tobias only more suited to my current budget! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 A shop near me is selling the Shine for £200 second hand. Some time ago there was one on gumtree for £100. I did email the seller to see if I could try it out, but they never replied. Since the seller and the shop are very close together I wonder if they are the same bass that has changed selling mode. It is sometimes possible to pick up bargains at half new price. In general. If a HB six string turned up for £62, I might go for it. Need or no need. Ibanez SR506 is £430. Artisan A6 £800? Seems a bit high. Ah, what I need to do is practice more on the paltry five strings I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 0 bids. for the more expensive than new Harley Benton 6 string bass. Surprise, surprise. Also, the shop near me that told me they were selling a Shine 6 string for £200, has a tag on the actual bass giving the new price as £229. That's for second hand, versus £159 + p&p for "new" on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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