| Reviewer | Toon Kraayvanger |
| Experience | 20 |
| Review date | December 13 2002 |
| Manufacturer | Samick |
| Model | HFB590 Fretless |
| Price | 250 EURO |
| Item owned for | 1-6 months |
| Bass type | 4 string ABG |
| Neck join | Set Neck |
| Neck construction | unknown |
| Fingerboard | Fretless, 21 positions, 34 Inch |
| Body | Maple |
| Finish | Tobacco sunburst |
| Pickups | Piezo |
| Hardware | Gotoh tuners |
| Electronics | preamp/3band eq |
I bought it second hand including an original case. Very nice for 250 EURO. It looks still new actually.
It was equipped with 3 year old completely "dead" roundwound strings, but still had a kind of Jaco sound. I replaced them with GHS Brite Flats and now it sounds more like an upright acoustic. I don't like the flatwounds so much.
Playability is allright except for the 3 highest positions. There are fretlines on the neck and position markers.
The acoustic sound is not too loud but you can jam along with a TV or CD without amplification.
The preamp gives a very high signal, volume between 1-3 is enough. The eq has to be used moderately it's a bit too much, you can get a nice woody sound though.
P.S. I'm considering to go back to roundwounds again. Haven't tried it in a band yet. Connected to a big amp at high volume you get a kind of low frequncy feedback.
| Construction | 90% |
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| Appearance | 98% |
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| Playability | 85% |
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| Sound | 85% |
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| Value | 90% |
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| Overall | 85% |
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