HeavyJay Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I've seen a [url="http://www.saein.co.kr/2007/bass/spb1100h.php"]Shine SPB1100H[/url] for £275. Are they any good? I had a play yesterday and it felt quite nice with a fairly decent tone, looks cool as hell too. Anyone got any experiences with Shine basses in general or this bass in particular? Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 That looks like the Eccleshall bass that Hooky uses. Nice. As per played one.... nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Looks like you may have taken a shine to it? I had a Shine Telebass that was well put together and passed the Ronseal test ( did what it said on the tin) but you see loads of their 5 and 6 stringers on ebay and they don't seem to keep their value. If you bought new at £275 I guess as long you did not expect to get the money back when you sell on then it looks cool and presumably sounds OK. Epiphone do as similar one based(!) on the EB2 and I think Italia do something simliar as well. P.S. Don't expect a hi-fi tone! P.P.S. Get back to work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I had one of their neck through 8 string basses. Very well made but the clear coating always looked cheap to me. didn't they make Epiphones at one point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Sarah5string had a Shine but she is MIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyJay Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Delberthot' post='449511' date='Mar 30 2009, 02:50 PM']I had one of their neck through 8 string basses. Very well made but the clear coating always looked cheap to me. didn't they make Epiphones at one point?[/quote] The dude in the shop said the factory that Shines are made in make Epiphone and Ibanez too, this is their own brand. Wiki says this: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shine_Guitars"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shine_Guitars[/url] Edited for poor grammar. Edited March 31, 2009 by HeavyJay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Didn't know they made them in this shape Naughty Naughty [quote]Sarah5string had a Shine but she is MIA.[/quote] Made in America? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyJay Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 [quote name='yorks5stringer' post='449506' date='Mar 30 2009, 02:45 PM']Looks like you may have taken a shine to it? I had a Shine Telebass that was well put together and passed the Ronseal test ( did what it said on the tin) but you see loads of their 5 and 6 stringers on ebay and they don't seem to keep their value. If you bought new at £275 I guess as long you did not expect to get the money back when you sell on then it looks cool and presumably sounds OK. Epiphone do as similar one based(!) on the EB2 and I think Italia do something simliar as well. P.S. Don't expect a hi-fi tone! P.P.S. Get back to work![/quote] Yeah yeah! hehe:) I've been tempted by both of those but this price made the Shine the favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='449525' date='Mar 30 2009, 03:02 PM']Made in America? [/quote] Knew that was coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) A guy that plays regularly at my local jam session often uses a Shine Hofner type violin copy. He said he'd tried a few violin types and that was the best sounding and construction of the lot. Sounded good through his Hartke rig. I would have had a go myself but he's a leftie. Mind you if I could get a deal like this; [url="http://www.incredibid.co.uk/acatalog/Shine_WVEB883_Violin_Bass_.html"]http://www.incredibid.co.uk/acatalog/Shine...olin_Bass_.html[/url] I'd be tempted anyway from the sound quality of the one I heard, don't think he'd modded it in any way. Edited March 30, 2009 by KevB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 [quote name='KevB' post='449605' date='Mar 30 2009, 04:21 PM']A guy that plays regularly at my local jam session often uses a Shine Hofner type violin copy. He said he'd tried a few violin types and that was the best sounding and construction of the lot. Sounded good through his Hartke rig. I would have had a go myself but he's a leftie. Mind you if I could get a deal like this; [url="http://www.incredibid.co.uk/acatalog/Shine_WVEB883_Violin_Bass_.html"]http://www.incredibid.co.uk/acatalog/Shine...olin_Bass_.html[/url] I'd be tempted anyway from the sound quality of the one I heard, don't think he'd modded it in any way.[/quote] like this? A fiver more - looks pretty similar to me. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_beatbass.htm"]Thomann violin bass[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I might have a look at these. & here's me thinking they run out of T's & only had N's left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneless Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Anyway, I must say, Chinese instruments nowadays are perfectly playable and sound good. Years ago, when I started playing (at the beginning of the millennium) Chinese instruments where generally crap (I still remember my first Samick P-J... *shudders* ), but now, I mean, you can gig with a Squier or whatever without sounding dull and/or "cheap". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Friend bought a Shine 335-type off Ebay - it was OK - it set up well & played nicely but the pickups were thin and the neck was chunkier than I like. I worked on the old-shape Shine Warrior 5 and it too was ok with a chunky neck & weak electrics. New Warrior looks nicer. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodl2005 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 That Ric-o-shine looks nice. I seee on their site it says it comes w/ SD pups too !!!?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galilee Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Shines are great value. My first 5-string was a Shine, it cost just over £100 and I used it as my main bass for years. I played a 6-string at the London Music Show and that was excellent too, they only wanted £180 for it. Won't hear a word said against them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyJay Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 [quote name='xgsjx' post='449643' date='Mar 30 2009, 04:54 PM']I might have a look at these. & here's me thinking they run out of T's & only had N's left.[/quote] It took me two days but I just got that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I had a shine bass and it was fine, sounded okay and played fine too. Not amazing or anything but it's a cheap bass, it does what is says. That was a 5 string but don't expect to see a high return on it as they're pretty cheap to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I had a Shine SB26 6-string. It was cheap and crap. I didn't lose anything on it, and it didn't put me off 6 strings but that's about all I could say for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Tub Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I have a Shine 4-string electro-acoustic, and love it. Very easy to play, great as an instrument to just pick up and noodle, well constructed and well finished. Loud enough on its own for general noodlage, but needs slight amping to compete with a decent acoustic guitar. Plugged in it's awesome and has a range of very usable tones thanks to the built in 3-band EQ and "presence" control. I believe it was very favourably reviewed in BGM a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyJay Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 I've just noticed that this thing has a 32" scale. Could anyone be kind enough to shed some light on what that means? I understand that standard scale length is 34" and that the scale is from the bridge to the nut but other than that I'm clueless! If there is a thread or a wiki about this that I haven't been able to find, please could someone direct me to those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='449525' date='Mar 30 2009, 03:02 PM']Didn't know they made them in this shape Naughty Naughty Made in America? [/quote] If RIC sniff that one, they'll get them shut down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyJay Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 So I went into this shop to have another bash with this bass with the money for it clutched in my hot little hand. I had a good play for 20 minutes, giving it a proper going over, checking for fret buzz, neck being straight and all that. After that I thought, "yep, I'll have this", but upon taking the lead out of the jack socket, the socket fell apart. A nut and washer fell on the floor and the socket disappeared inside the bass. Hmm, great build quality thought I. I left it with the chap to put back together and after 15 minutes or so he had no luck. Apparently their guitar tech would be in the day after to fix it and I should come back then. Still pondering whether to go for it when it's fixed, maybe need to replace the jack socket with something a bit better from switchcraft, or maybe this is a sign that I should leave it. Hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Tried one the 6 stringers owned by a mate. Not the greatest finish and a bit low on output but certainly well playable and for the money, you can't complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I bought Gaf's Shine 6er as a backup, for next to nothing, and I was pleasantly surprised when I got hold of it. It's definately worth getting one if you want to see how you get on with sixes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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