Quilly

I'm not an accomplished fretless player but I really lined fretlesses really annoying, not for any aesthetic reason but because you instinctively play between the fret lines and are then of course off-pitch. I think they're a hindrance more than a help TBH, better off with just the correctly positioned dot markers and ears (IMO of course) .

Oh yeah, now I see it I cant unsee it. That's just ridiculous, and for such an expensive bass.

I think the black hardware on this bass looks ace, and really compliments the neck

Not sure what the problem is?

Black precision basses with a white scratch plate and a rosewood neck. It’s just a cheapo bass combination.

I like the look of woody basses but I dont like that Id have to 'mind' it with creams and stuff.

My Sandberg bass is about 10yrs old now and I didn't initially really like the rosewood fingerboard with no inlays (it seemed a bit pale, dry and boring) but I've been diligent in applying lemon oil everytime I changed the strings. It has a deep lustre now that looks cool.

Maple fingerboards that are basically too "orangey", a genuinely aged one looks so good but some cheap brands go to town on the stain.

I like bass guitars to be kept fairly simple, things I dont like... 1. Too many knobs and controls and too many pickups 2. Gammy headstocks (see Sire Marcus miller bass) 3. 2 x 9v battery compartments (its gonna be a pain to run) 4. The most controversial: paying extra for a faux "battered up" bass 5. Reverse vintage tuners - why? 6. Although i own a 24 fret bass, I think it's probably unnecessary and takes away from the looks of the bass.

I considered getting white fret dots on my Sandberg for a good while...kinda like its now though.

A “double bass” cheat . Labella tapewounds .

I’ve owned a couple and I agree, they’re pretty useless as acoustic instruments however I picked up an Aria FEB (second Gen the other day , it’s fretless so I’m hoping that with a decent set of flats (ordered) it will approach an upright in terms of tone. It was sub £300 so definitely worth a punt. . Here’s a few photos

Less blurry photos !

I think this the second generation, made in Japan which I was surprised by . A great buy... correction , Made in China of course

Really pleasantly surprised, great bass for less than £300. My only observations were a fairly roughy finished ‘binding’ (I think it’s just a different coloured wood tbh) tuning keys a little flimsy and frail . Other than that a great sounding and playing bass. They’ve positioned the bridge further back which makes the 34” scale a lot more playable than some other full scale acoustics .nice low action, Preamp and pickup are decent , features a basic tuner . A good buy. MusicStreet are excellent and item was delivered to Ireland in 3 days.

I’ve ordered an updated model of the bass , they appear to have moved the bridge back a bit making it less gangly looking . Expecting delivery tomorrow , will review for you folks 😀

Just shifted an amp to offset my purchase so I’ve broken even at least this year 🤷‍♂️

And I’m not going to get bored with it and sell it at a loss...this time I mean it 😂😂😂

I’m OUT, just ordered an Aria acoustic bass ...I’m not sorry

Hi there , can someone point me in the direction of a good beginner EUB. I’m thinking the Harley Benton or Stagg one. How about the gear4musoc one ? ive no idea what to watch out for though I think I’ll be needing fret dots

I’m not sure full scale acoustic basses are such a good idea. I have a fender full Scale bass and it’s just too long when the bridge is in the middle of the body .

Anyone ever try one of these ? They look like seriously good value for money