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Shine on...

What on earth is a Paulowynia body? Is that french for plywood? :)

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...it's refreshing to see a knockoff Axis rather than the same old boring Tele and Strat ripoffs. :)
 
Mind you, to be fair if I was 13 again and desperately trying to get my hands on my first guitar for as little money as possible, this one would have looked pretty good to me!

I'm sure it's shortcomings would be more apparent 'in the flesh' as it were, but if I could only run to £150 then this would probably be a contender.
 
Agree with Bungo.....I remember when the EVH was first out I managed to pick up a relatively poor copy for somehting like £199. It was plywood with a photo top but did me fine as that was my budget. But nowadays if you want a budget version you should buy OLP...

But that Shine looks like two arse cheeks....
 
I will stick up quietly for Shine and admit that my first bass was a Shine bass - really good value for the money - it's not a patch on my Sterling and I can't bring myself to play it now, but for a beginner, great value.

I agree with imitation being the sincerest form of flattery - they have said EVH "style", so they're not breaking any rules...

Obviously EBMM are the best if you can afford it, but like Bungo said, you could do a LOT worse on a budget of £150... these actually play for a start and aren't made of plywood! :D
 
i dont see anything wrong with it except for the fact that the headstock design is pretty close, and the guitar may really suck?!:p
 
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