[Comments] Latest Comments from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-us Copyright 1998-2013 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html webmaster@ultimate-guitar.com Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:35:00 -0500 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:52:15 -0500 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/img/logo_rss.gif http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ 144 44 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_1 POSTED: 01/01/2007 09:59am]]> Comments Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:59:56 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_2 POSTED: 01/03/2007 04:28pm]]> Comments Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:28:36 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_3

BrainStew7291 :
yeah. I dont like the color and besides, the way i like to jump around while playing guitar or bass, i jump around pretty equally on both, The finish wouldnt last a week.

... i am a nutter also and jump around like my ass is on fire and the finish on mine is hardly damaged at all even after a fer of collisions with my bed and amp and another guitarist.. the list could go on and on.. but the finish is still fine!!!
POSTED: 05/12/2007 11:25am]]> Comments Sat, 12 May 2007 11:25:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_4 BrainStew7291 wrote:

yeah. I dont like the color and besides, the way i like to jump around while playing guitar or bass, i jump around pretty equally on both, The finish wouldnt last a week.

You don't like the colour? It comes in more than one colour man.
POSTED: 07/02/2007 02:28pm]]> Comments Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:28:24 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_5 well its good for the price (£190 with amp, strap etc) but the tuning pegs suck on mines, the pickups arent too good either and a wire connecting the volume pot broke once. i use it with a cube 100 and it sounds...meh, i have compared it to a squier affinity and the squier sounded much better.
a good beginner bass but those that are more advanced should look else where
POSTED: 08/02/2007 04:27pm]]> Comments Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:27:34 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_6 well its good for the price (£190 with amp, strap etc) my friend got his for £99 with the amp and strap and tuner and all that bajoongle. sounds terrible but through and zoom bass pedal that he got it sounds alright. anyways my point is you got kinda ripped off.
POSTED: 10/31/2007 06:18am]]> Comments Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:18:24 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_7
POSTED: 12/13/2007 02:47pm]]> Comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:47:58 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_8
Does anyone else get a horrible vibration on the top string when playing above fret 10??? - it ruins any song I try to play - impossible to play hysteria, get put of by the vvvvrrrrr noise
POSTED: 04/16/2008 01:41pm]]> Comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:41:35 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_9
the reviewer said the Epi T-Bird easily surpasses this bass.

I think I'll pass. On both of them.
POSTED: 04/29/2008 11:27am]]> Comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:27:58 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_10 POSTED: 05/16/2008 10:33am]]> Comments Fri, 16 May 2008 10:33:30 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_11 Rock_Bassist wrote:

Um...

the reviewer said the Epi T-Bird easily surpasses this bass.

I think I'll pass. On both of them.
Yeah, I didn't know much about bass when I wrote this here review. :p Note that I had a behringer...
POSTED: 06/08/2008 07:53am]]> Comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:53:25 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_12 I don't use it for any kind of studio work, and gig with it occasionally, playing anything from hard rock, jazz, to metal and slap. I find it seems to suit what I do perfectly.
The neck is a brilliant size for extreme ease when playing, and the pickups are in a great position to rest your thumb.
There is an issue with the jack that keeps coming lose, but that's nothing you can't fix with by simply twisting the nut with your fingers.
Depending on where you put your finger on the fret can determine how much buzz you get, and is annoying at times, but it can be worked around.
The lack of tonal control would be a pain for some players, but unless you're playing quite specific stuff it's no big issue.
When I first bought it, it wouldn't stay in tune too well, but over time it's fine, and the strings that come with it are near-indestructable. (After two and a half years, not a single string change. Just cleaned them once every few months).

And back to my comment on looking for a new bass.
I was looking not for a studio bass, or a gigging bass, but a pleasure bass. It's not a career choice, but something I wish to do in my spare time, and when looking at more expensive bass guitars (Up to about £500) I found they didn't really have the same smooth feel.
I feel this bass guitar is superior to ones up to 4 or 5 times the price, for what I do, and would prefer to keep it with only changes to the strings and some of the hardware to keep the smooth, relaxed feel this bass has when playing.

By no means is this a bass to buy for a professional player. If you are recording things, or are playing at actual concerts larger than a town hall choose a different bass.
But for a beginner, or if you want another bass to play in your spare time this is something you should check out.

Low maintenance, great fun, and could probably last a life time.
Also, cheap as balls.
POSTED: 09/21/2008 09:21am]]> Comments Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:21:53 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_13 Its not bad for a 1st bass because of the price,
but looking to upgrade soon
POSTED: 10/24/2008 06:32pm]]> Comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:32:57 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_14 POSTED: 03/25/2010 02:25pm]]> Comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:25:49 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_15 POSTED: 03/22/2011 02:46pm]]> Comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:46:32 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_16 POSTED: 06/15/2011 07:09pm]]> Comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:09:22 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/westfield/b1000/index.html#u_17 POSTED: 11/07/2011 08:52pm]]> Comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:52:15 -0500