My Lad is a Drummer/Bass Player studying Song Writing at Uni and has found that since re-stringing his Acoustic Bass it’s working well as Song-Writing Tool through playing Chords. He has asked me for a 5-String Acoustic to develop this further to give him mor flexibility on how to shape the chords. Having read loads of threads and phoned half a dozen UK Companies I’m really struggling to find the right Bass at the right Price... I’m looking at no more than £750.
I really liked the Warwick Aliens but they are discontinued everywhere I’ve looked and the only other Brand I know about is the Ibanez 105, Others available are the Crafter 580, the SIGMA 155, the ESP TL 5SM or a couple of Ortega’s. EBay’s no real help though there are a couple of interesting Michael Kelly Customs from overseas and Reverb seems to have quite a lot of options though I’ve never used it so a little nervous about importing a second hand Bass un-played/in-seen.
So, the question is, do you have any advice on what BAsses to avoid or are recommended, and where I should or shouldn’t I be looking to buy it from.
Huge thanks for any guidance anyone can provide.
JP