SINGING HONEY BASS

basic info

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  SINGING HONEY BASS while idle.

  "SINGING HONEY BASS" is one of many knockoffs of the super-stupid "Big Mouth Billy Bass" fish.
• "SINGING HONEY BASS" appears to be made in the year 2000, by the Chinese manufacturer "Join Smart International Ltd." , which is connected to B&D and Hunt Zugee, though there is also a record of a company called "Guangyi Sheng".

• "SINGING HONEY BASS" is no doubts rare, but not too rare. You have a higher chance finding him in European countries such as Germany, than elsewhere in the world.
• There also exists a Christmas version, and a version that sings "Take Me to The River" and "Don't Worry, be Happy", just like the original Big Mouth Billy Bass.
• "Singing Honey Bass is like the best singing fish known to man! I would like to buy up every single one of them"

SINGING HONEY BASS while singing.

A close-up of SINGING HONEY BASS's head. He has a big mouth, like another BIG MOUTH FISH.

APPEARANCE:

• "SINGING HONEY BASS", as his name suggests you, is a singing largemouth Bass, mounted on a plaque that has the same shape as Big Mouth Billy Bass's plaque, but is a bit shorter. The red button and the motion sensor are located at the right-hand side of the nameplate

• The nameplate has the words "SINGING HONEY BASS" printed on it. The font/typeface used is called "Algerian" and the writing is squished in order to fit on the nameplate.

• The wood-grain on the plaque is a more realistic than the wood-grain found on plaques like Billy Bass's. There also exist plaques with dark wood-grain.
• There is no writing of any kind on the back of the plaque, except for the obligatory "MADE IN CHINA" found on the battery compartment door.
• The stand that is used to prop up the fish is a single non-rubberized flimsy piece of plastic. Be careful not to snap it off when propping up the fish. I almost snapped the stand on mine because of that.

  

  Micheal Jackson's "Beat it", but it's performed by a "Singing Honey Bass"...-0

• He is one VERY THICC and a very cool singing Bass.

KNOWN VARIANTS OF "SINGING HONEY BASS"

• There are actually several variants of this specimen, some of which aren't even Bass...
  1. Normal Variant - which this wiki page is mostly about
  2. Big Mouth Billy Bass songs Variant - (Gemmy Circuit)
  3. Big Mouth Billy Bass songs variant - ("SINGING BASS" circuit and programming)
  4. Big Mouth Billy Bass songs variant - (Revision 1, Smaller Plaque, Gemmy Big Mouth Billy Bass circuit)
  5. SINGING HONEY BASS (CROCODILE) - (Smaller plaque, Crocodile Body and "SINGING BASS" circuit)
  6. SINGING HONEY BASS - Sky Plaque
  7. SINGING HONEY BASS - Sunset Plaque (existence confirmed, unknown Songs, discovered recently By Louismaster.)
  8. SINGING HONEY BASS - Christmas Edition (Has a christmas hat, says douglas fir phrases and sings many christmas beeping songs)
  9. SINGING HONEY BASS - Orange Christmas Edition (Made by B&D, only seen for sale in turkey, unknown what it sings)
  10. SINGING HONEY BASS - Orange Version (Looks mostly the same as the christmas edition, but it has no christmas accessories and most likely sings Beat it and we will rock you)
  11. 1st gen, 2nd gen, whatever gen there is (thanks louismaster)

SPINOFFS OF "SINGING HONEY BASS"

• These are animatronics based on "SINGING HONEY BASS"
  1. "MAGICAL SINGING TROUT"
  2. "KELLY (the) SALMON" - (The box lists it as "Sammy Salmon") (not to be confused with the actress of the same name: Kelly Salmon)
  3. "ALEX ALLIGATOR" All made by Join Smart International/B&D/Hunt Zugee

FUNCTIONALITY:

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  SINGING HONEY BASS next to COOL CATFISH, my only other *talking* fish at the moment.

  "SINGING HONEY BASS" can be powered with 4 "C" batteries, or with a DC 6 volt adapter. Mine only works on the adapter. I use a 5 volt USB charger. You can also shove regular AA batteries in the C battery compartment, and the fish will still sing.
• "SINGING HONEY BASS" Can be activated by pressing the red button or by engaging the motion sensor, just like every other singing fish out there.

• When given power and activated, "SINGING HONEY BASS" sings, or rather performs 2 songs: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, and "We Will Rock You" by the band Queen. The songs are indeed original recordings, but they had been shortened in order to fit in the program memory of the controller chip. The pitch may vary from Honey Bass to Honey Bass, partly due to different resistors being used for pitch control. Pitch can also vary depending on what adapter/batteries you use.

• The songs play twice.

• "SINGING HONEY BASS" is a very loud and serious performer. I recommend putting tape over the speaker holes to reduce volume. That way he won't blast your mom's ears out, especially if your bedroom is small and you live in an apartment complex.
   

More technical details about "SINGING HONEY BASS"

• "SINGING HONEY BASS" has a 3-position switch on the back of the plaque, which allows you to turn him off completely, without removing the batteries. That is certainly a feature Billy Bass is missing.

• The motion sensor engages when the light brightens. Its sensitivity is too high! The slightest movement under bright light, and you can easily get jump-scared by "SINGING HONEY BASS". You can put some less transparent tape over the sensor hole in order to reduce the sensitivity.

  

  The 3-position switch. I can't believe Gemmy hasn't put one on Billy Bass.

• There is no manufacturer marking on the back of the plaque. Just the words "MADE IN CHINA" engraved in the battery compartment door.

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  The back of the plaque... Yes, I had to cover the speaker holes with red tape. Speaker was rattling too much.

  The fish uses a standard 3-motor mechanism, like Billy Bass. That makes the fish very repairable, and if the mechanism gets somehow destroyed, an ordinary Billy Bass mechanism can be used as a fitting replacement.

• The circuit board inside is very small. Approximately half the size of Big Mouth Billy Bass's. And there are fewer components than on a Billy Bass board.

• The speaker used is very loud and tinny.

• "SINGING HONEY BASS", unlike other singing (or talking) fish, doesn't go demonic when on low batteries. His pitch drops a bit, then gets quiet and the movement slows down or he shuts off. He is never creepy.
• The sound chip is labeled as "JS528-40", meaning that it contains 40 seconds or raw audio, hence why both of the songs are so short. The pitch/speed is regulated with a resistor, and touching that resistor while the fish sings will make the pitch increase, and the fish will go crazy, potentially leading to freshly fried bass.
• The "JS" in the chip label stands for "Join Smart".

Similar Variants

Alex Alligator

Kelly Salmon

Magical Singing Trout

THE CIRCUIT BOARD.

Closeup of the chip. Model is "JS528-40"

VARIOUS IMAGES OF SINGING HONEY BASS