Westfield P-Bass

P-Bass system; Stock P-Bass style Split pickup with volume pot & tone pot, P-bass style bridge & P-bass style non-locking tuners. fat 20 frets . Basswood (Purple & Natural). Heres the thing, I've played the one my band has and the one my sister's. Both came with amp as package deal (one was a Beghringer the other was a Leem)

UGH! I play many types of music, from punk to rock to metal to indy to jazz and it sux. No effects through it. Pickups buzz away like bees. The pickups sound as if someones made them from fridge magnets, i have no idea what the other reviews are about (Esp the one saying they spent their 500 on this peice of scheit) but as someone whos tried 2 recently and 4 in total i can say this bass is crap

strings are TERRIBLE. I wouldn't have noticed that if i hadn't BROKE the bass string about a week after i played it from the store (the one in my bands) so i replaced it with warwick's .45s and it sounds better than it was (I'm not saying its good, it still sux)This bass is a flaw of nature

The onlyt good thing about this bass is you can dent the fek out of it and it still stays in 1 peice but the pickups constantly need re-screwed in. The crome knobs are always falling off, espcially the tone pot one. And the lock strap is reall crap, they came off both my sister's and the band's

No info on westfield but hey, i know they'd suck

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Please don't buy this bass

Made in China, 20 fret Fender Precision Bass Copy, tobacco sunburst, white scratchplate, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 1 split pickup, passive tone and volume controls, bridge (not string through body) unbranded P bass style elephant ear tuners. Fat frets.

Price GBP 135 (including lead) + 15 for gig bag. New mint condition.

Bought from X Electrical Croydon Surrey.

Great workhorse bass, amazing for the price

Tested a number of basses through an amp with flat tone settings, ranging from this bass, to a 550 pound "real" fender jazz bass.

This bass has a classic P bass sound, not too versatile, but does it's job well.

For level of output and tone, it beat everything I tried up to 300 pounds.

It would suit any straight ahead rock playing style. Would not really suit extreme slap bass.

Mass produced in China, but brilliantly finished. The bass was in tune!!! straight out of the box, and also the intonation was perfect. There are no flaws that I can see, and no noise. The only real clues to the cost of the bass are the look of the tuners and bridge (shiny chrome). All in all a fantastic looking copy of a classic bass.

This bass is going to last.

X Electrical provide a 1 year warranty, the shop service was fantastic. Alex (salesman) is a bass player himself, and was very helpful.

I have been playing guitar for 13 years, this is my second bass guitar.

I would buy this bass again, as an excellent bass.

Compared it to 10 basses ranging in price from 135 to 500 pounds. My budget was 350 pounds, but I didn't pay that because this was the best bass.

Typical P-bass, I used it for a year, quite decent pickups, obviously not 2 octives

I played a lot of slap, so not too preferable. Heavy, not too full sound. Good for punk or beginners. Plec advised.

Pickups actually came loose few times, get a strong strap, cos it doesn't hold well. Apart from that, very good.

Very durible and strong, light as well. Solid bass.

Solid, reliable, but quality lacks in sound. Looks are very good. Pickups medium. Very good for beginners.

I think the westfield P bass is perfect 4 beginers?ameturs as it is mega easy to play.I find it quite light but the strap keeps falling off while jumping up and down or motionless.The machine heads are a bit 2 big 4 me but the'll do.

it sounds cooooooooooool

The shop i got it from were brill they did everythin 4 me and it was all part of the deal

Ive only had it 4 2 weeks so i can't say

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Good 4 beginers

Yes, Grunge
a practice amp, basic distortion
not much veriety in sound

good action
pickups good
no

yes
mabee
weak scratch plate
yes
not often
yes

very good, let me put a deposit on it
never had to get repaires, no warranty

A few months, A strap, a lead, a practice amp.
No
Buy again
wide machine heads, easy to scratch scratch plate, no favorite
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A Bass amp
very helpfull staff in hollywood music

Made in Korea. It has 21 frets and 4 strings (i can't stand any bass with more than 4 strings!). The neck's Maple and the fretboard is rosewood, and it's a copy/replica of a Standard Fender Precision Bass. Two knobs, tone and volume. Came with no accesories. This bass has a blue/green Turquoise finish with a flashy pearl scratchplate (i like the look of this bass). The pickup is a split-coil humbucker (P-Pickups, obviously). The Bass didn't come with a manual, and i didn't ask about the bass before i bought it, so i don't know the make/model of pick-ups. Pick Up configuration is a Standard P Bass one: H/H.

This is a pretty versatile bass and it supports my music styles, funk, metal, grunge, punk, alt metal, heavy metal, jazz. Right now I run my bass thru a Laney HCM60B or a Vox Pathfinder (yes, it is a 15 Watt Guitar Amp!) and a BFX708 Multi FX Processor. Nice and loud on full volume! It gives off a ritch warm sound. As this is a Bass with only one pick-up setting, it doesn't do varieties of different sounds, the tone knob can vary the tone from a warm bassy sound to a bright, clear sound. I'd say it's equally good on stage and in studio, but it really depends on the amp(s) you are using. I like the sound of this bass a lot, althought it would be cool if it had multiple pick ups like an electric guitar.

The bass seems to have been set up pretty well and as I bought it from a shop, it was already adequately set up. The controls were loose, and fell off when i started jumping around with the bass, so if the same happens to you, just add superglue and they'll stay there forever :-). The strap holders were a bit loose, but they were easily fixed with a screwdriver. The brige screws were rusted and the G string screw is kinda sharp. Apart from that everything about the action fit and finish are cool

This Bass has withstood live playing so far, and i know it will in the future. Hardware seems like it will last and this bass has a cool finish which won't wear off with lots of playing (i have been playing this bass for half a year now and the only signs of wear are where i have been clumsy and chipped and dented the bass). The strap buttons are solid, but they tend to unscrew slowly in time, this is no great problem though. I haven't needed to adjust the neck/truss rod yet so it is very reliable and i can definately depend on it and would use it at a gig without a backup.

my bass is under a twelve month warrenty, i know nothing about the company, i don't know if they have a website, or a helpline. I think Westfield changed it's name to Westwood??

This is a good bass, with a ferw flaws. I love it's funky tone. I didn't compare it to other basses, i chose i because i wanted a bass. I wish it had a drop tuner.

This is my 1st bass and was made in Korea. it cost me #160, and has a beautiful clear sea blue laquer on the body. the neck's Maple and the fretboard is rosewood. It's a straight copy of the standard fender p-bass, with 1 volume and 1 tone controls. it came with nothing but the strings, so i had to buy the rest.

I play punk mainly, and when plugged into a distorion, (or overdrive,) pedal it sounds great. The pickups are a bit on the noisy side but when it's slapped and popped it has real bite. It is quite noisy but whether thats my crappy amp or the guitar i don't know, (the amp probably!!) when played through a pc recording program it sounded amazing. The only thing i don't like is the Pearl scratch plate!

I had to raise the action coz the buzz was awful, in fact it still buzzes now, but that might be the how the necks set. I'm gonna get it checked, when i have the cash! The pick-ups had some kind of foam under them instead of being spring mounted, so onced i'd lowered them the foam is now squashed and i've had to wedge some rubber under them to raise them again! After a few months the controls are now really loose, and no matter how much i tighten them they still nearly fall out the moment i turn them.

The bass holds it's tuning even when i thrash the hell out of it, (as punk bassists should!) The finish is still solid, and it's been played constantly for 4 months, the strap buttons were very good, but the strap came off a few times while playing, so i've replaced them with some strap locks. The neck seems to be about ready for some adjustments but i'm not confident enough 2 do that, neither do i have the cash to pay some one who does, so it'll have to do for a bit longer! I would definately feel able to use it live without a back up, but i'd rather have one just incase.

I would deal with the company if I new where they were, if anyone has any info, please let me know, coz i want sum spares.

I would really like a 5 string, but as i don't know where the company is i cant find out it if they do them! I'm really glad that I bought it on a thursday other wise i'd have ended up with a cheap second hand!! (The shop with the cheap bass was closed on thursdays, so i had to buy this one!)