Kip Kersey Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Can anyone recommend a decent reasonably priced fretless bass please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Used squier vmj or the Harley Benton equivalent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Kersey Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Thanks for your quick reply.... Do you think the HB's are decent? What would your preference be between HB's and VMJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 My wife got me an Ibanez for Christmas last year. It’s there bottom of the range Gio model so I didn’t expect a great deal but I am amazed by how good it is. Fit isn’t the standard of the better models but it sounds great. I put some flats on and I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 10 minutes ago, Kip Kersey said: Thanks for your quick reply.... Do you think the HB's are decent? What would your preference be between HB's and VMJ? I was impressed with the Harley b I bought for my lad. The VMJ’s are lovely for the money though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Kersey Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 I do have a fretted vmy p/j, perhaps I could pay for a conversion. It might end up costing the same in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Kersey Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 I know it's a bit ridiculous but I'm just not that keen on the look of recent ibanez basses. I used to have a precision style roadstar bass and that was very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 In truth, if it's your first-ever fretless then it doesn't matter much what you buy so long as it's cheap. At best, it's a 50/50 whether or not you like it enough to keep playing fretless. I certainly wouldn't think in terms of messing about with a decent fretted bass. A very quick eBay search turned up: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squier-jazz-bass-fretless/163194746006?hash=item25ff2a3496:g:JrAAAOSwXVNbbMvf https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stagg-BC300-NS-Fretless-Fusion-Bass-Guitar-Natural/232886336485?epid=2256060733&hash=item36391b7be5:g:Rg4AAOSw1m5bI7RM https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Squier-Vintage-Modified-Fretless-Jazz-Bass-Custom/173470790738?hash=item2863aa3452:g:VB4AAOSwd8ZbRIhW Any of those three will be enough to get you started, and if you decide that fretless is not for you then you won't take a bath on the resale value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I recently picked up the Squier VM P-bass which is stunning. It's lined which I'm on the fence about but the build quality is exceptional. I owned a couple of high end Squiers in the past, which were my only basses for about 3yrs and this one is equally brilliant. Tonally, feel, weight etc - I can't fault it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Kersey Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Sorry, the heading of this post is a bit mis leading. I've played fretless before but I had a friends upside down, converted sanyo bass collection. Although it gave me a good idea of playing fretless bass it didn't give me much in terms of what I would go out and buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Kersey Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Also rather embarrassingly I thought I'd posted this in a left handed forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWH Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 ... and the ba#ls to admit it , cool ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Kersey Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Thanks for your replies I'll take my cack headness (I blame it on the coffee) over to the cack handers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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