Westcoast bass info

[Davi]

I picked this up recently really cheap and I can find very little info about it  or the company, seems to be of a fairly decent build, I gave it a basic set up and it plays really well, the output seems a bit weak, apart from that no real issues so far.

[Paolo85]

It's very much identical to this Harley Benton...

https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbz_2004_deluxe_series_bundle.htm

 

[Davi]

11 hours ago, Paolo85 said:

It's very much identical to this Harley Benton...

https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbz_2004_deluxe_series_bundle.htm

 

It does look very similar, except the bridge is different and the fretboard looks to be made of a darker wood.

[Paolo85]

12 minutes ago, Davi said:

It does look very similar, except the bridge is different and the fretboard looks to be made of a darker wood.

Yes, looking better the battery compartment is also in a different place. Is your bass by any chance quite heavy and without foam under the pickups, much like these HBs?

[Davi]

17 minutes ago, Paolo85 said:

Yes, looking better the battery compartment is also in a different place. Is your bass by any chance quite heavy and without foam under the pickups, much like these HBs?

Its on the light side, around 8lbs. Not sure if theres foam under the pickups or not. The control cavity looks like this.

[Saul Panzer]

Wonder if it's somehow related to the Eastcoast brand, seems to be some similarities...perhaps an ex employee doing their interpretation.

Same font seems to be used for the logo, similar oval pearl inlays from some of their models, similar giant semi-circle electronics cover, similar pickup covers and knobs on some of the models, neck-thru models, both been around in the 90s and so on.

 

Might be worth shooting them a mail and asking if they know of any relationship between the brands.

[Davi]

25 minutes ago, Saul Panzer said:

Wonder if it's somehow related to the Eastcoast brand, seems to be some similarities...perhaps an ex employee doing their interpretation.

Same font seems to be used for the logo, similar oval pearl inlays from some of their models, similar giant semi-circle electronics cover, similar pickup covers and knobs on some of the models, neck-thru models, both been around in the 90s and so on.

 

Might be worth shooting them a mail and asking if they know of any relationship between the brands.

possibly, I found a contact form for Eastcoast guitars and have sent them a message.

[tauzero]

30 minutes ago, Saul Panzer said:

Wonder if it's somehow related to the Eastcoast brand, seems to be some similarities...perhaps an ex employee doing their interpretation.

Same font seems to be used for the logo, similar oval pearl inlays from some of their models, similar giant semi-circle electronics cover, similar pickup covers and knobs on some of the models, neck-thru models, both been around in the 90s and so on.

 

Might be worth shooting them a mail and asking if they know of any relationship between the brands.

 

The love child of Westfield and East Coast?