I know it's not as cheap as it could be but i use an aria swb lite which i bought second hand for £600. Using this through an EBS microbass 11 has given a remarkable mellow tone, the treble on the bass needs to be set quite low, but it works like a dream regardless of which amp / cabs i use - Hatrke, Mark bass or EBS.
I previously used a jazz bass for the trio i'm playing with but doubt that i'll ever go back to it apart from recording - & that's only because my intonation is not yet as good as it should be.
PS anyone aware if there was ever a user manual with the aria?
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