Members Annoying Twit Posted October 30, 2008 Members Share Posted October 30, 2008 Separated at birth. Both ash body. Edit: Now I look a bit closer, the Shine has a wider headstock and the Harley Benton has a thinner top horn. Not exactly the same bass, as I was thinking. Oh well, please ignore this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HORSE Posted October 30, 2008 Members Share Posted October 30, 2008 I've never heard of those brands, but I'm guessing they are probably budget instruments, right? If so, they could be made by the exact same manufacturer. A lot of guitar manufacturers (mainly Asian) build generic instruments and sell them to different retailers who put their own brand name on them. This is probably the case here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members silmaneero Posted October 31, 2008 Members Share Posted October 31, 2008 I've never heard of those brands, but I'm guessing they are probably budget instruments, right? If so, they could be made by the exact same manufacturer. A lot of guitar manufacturers (mainly Asian) build generic instruments and sell them to different retailers who put their own brand name on them. This is probably the case here. Yeah, they'll be coming off the same production line. "Harley Benton" is the house brand of a large European music retailer, and "Shine" is the own-brand name of one of the big Korean OEMs. I wonder if they are any good. I'd kinda like to have a 6 but I wouldn't play it enough to justify the price unless it was one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted October 31, 2008 Members Share Posted October 31, 2008 Same bass all round except for the logo. The camera angle makes the headstock look different. Harley Benton is Thomann's house brand and Shine is the own-brand of the Korean OEM, Saein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Annoying Twit Posted October 31, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2008 I wonder if they are any good. I'd kinda like to have a 6 but I wouldn't play it enough to justify the price unless it was one of these. I'm very interested in the Harley Benton. http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=29448&view=findpost&p=305662 The Harley Benton..IMHO is a really cracking bass..I bought it to see if I could get along with a 6'er. It played/sounded great right out of the box,very versatile tonally too. I think I paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members silmaneero Posted October 31, 2008 Members Share Posted October 31, 2008 Thomann have a flexible return policy. But I've heard the downside of this is that not infrequently when buying from Thomann, you receive goods that someone else has tried and returned. I had this problem when I tried to buy a Martin OM-21 from Thomann. They sent one that was not only tried/returned, but had clearly been returned because the neck was damaged. And it took 4 months to get a refund! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Annoying Twit Posted October 31, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2008 Interesting. And very tempting. Now I just need to figure out how to smuggle it past the good lady. Yes, I think you should buy one. Then you can tell me what they are like in great detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dabbler Posted November 1, 2008 Members Share Posted November 1, 2008 Oh, you mean Douglas: I love mine! See info here: http://www.rondomusic.com/product1623.html (unfortunately, they are out of the black right now.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted November 1, 2008 Members Share Posted November 1, 2008 get both and sell the one you like the least for the same price you bought it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Annoying Twit Posted November 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 1, 2008 Oh, you mean Douglas: Different headstock, otherwise the same, you're saying? I prefer the Douglas headstock, but don't put a great deal of important on headstock shape. Edit: How would you compare the Douglas (Shine, Harley Benton) to your Brice Z6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted November 1, 2008 Members Share Posted November 1, 2008 The HBB-600 is very popular as a beginner/poorman 6 string bass.Strings feel floppy and are very close to each other, electronics are noisy but for the price you pay it sounds and plays more than decently.Typically, people set it up very low for tapping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dabbler Posted November 2, 2008 Members Share Posted November 2, 2008 Edit: How would you compare the Douglas (Shine, Harley Benton) to your Brice Z6? Believe it or not, my Douglas is my main 6er. I like active the tone better (I can't turn the pre on the Douglas off), and I like the closer spacing of the Douglas. The Z is a 35 inch scale, but the Douglas B is not appreciably floppier. I love my Douglas WOB826! Don't misunderstand, the Z6 is a better bass, but it needs a better pre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Annoying Twit Posted November 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 7, 2008 Erm, ahem, ah...... I just bought a Shine 6-er on ebay for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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