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Originally Posted by Turlu  Hi,
A great bass indeed !!! One of my first bass I owned !!! It has a crisp, detailed and punchy tone !!! The neck is beefy and the pickups are hot hot hot !!! Enjoy !!! I miss mine a lot !! |
I realize I'm a bit late...
But, the Washburn B-15 is a GREAT bass. It's basically a Made-In-USA high quality version of Washburn's cheaper late 80's-early 90's foreign-made basses (such as the B-2, B-4, etc.). The B-15 however was not laminated ply (as the B-2 was); the B-15 was solid hard-rock maple. It's a bit heavy, but SUPER solid. Most of these basses back in the day had crackle finishes. The bass came with re-labeled passive EMG's (similar to Selects of the day) and also simple bass/treble active electronics with a push pull switch for activation.
These basses actually have LIFETIME warranties through Washburn. I had the neck replaced on a B-2 YEARS later (due to improper storage on my part) under warranty. No questions asked.
I routed both a B-2 and a B-15 for Kahlers back in the day. The ply of the B-2 was simple...the hard rock maple of the B-15 (using a drill for my primitive routing back in the day) was like trying to dig a hole in granite with a dull spoon.
A super solid bass...with many basses at my disposal (currently near 60) for recording the B-15 has made it's way on a good 30% of them. It might not LOOK great, but the Washburn B-15 plays and SOUNDS great.
