lemmywinks Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) While on the lookout for a cheap headless backup bass I spotted this, seeing as there's been a few chancers pricing these at £500+ recently it's refreshing to see one on sale for a more realistic sum. Has black nylon strings on it as well. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7296772117004230/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ac5d3f3bf-1a31-4daa-bce4-a3b27a8b5270 Edited September 9, 2023 by lemmywinks 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy_r Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 10 hours ago, lemmywinks said: While on the lookout for a cheap headless backup bass I spotted this, seeing as there's been a few chancers pricing these at £500+ recently it's refreshing to see one on sale for a more realistic sum. Has black nylon strings on it as well. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7296772117004230/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ac5d3f3bf-1a31-4daa-bce4-a3b27a8b5270 good catch ...wonder if it's ever been played? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MungoBass Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Had one of these a while back. Superb travel bass and sounded really good through headphones as well as an amp. It weighed all of 2kgs! £250 is a good price..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 They're lovely! I had to add weight to mine, it was too light to be stable for my cloddish hands and lack of skill, but they make a great noise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy_r Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 1 minute ago, alyctes said: They're lovely! I had to add weight to mine, it was too light to be stable for my cloddish hands and lack of skill, but they make a great noise. Did/do you have fretted or fretless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 7 minutes ago, sandy_r said: Did/do you have fretted or fretless? I was thinking of the fretless, but I've played both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy_r Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) 28 minutes ago, alyctes said: I was thinking of the fretless, but I've played both. Interesting, thanks for sharing Whilst I was in my pub band I upgraded from a fretless Yamaha RBX200 to a fretless BB4, thinking that would hit the spot Then I just happened to walk past a cash exchange type place which had a used fretted Sinsonido in the window... I never gigged with the Yamaha again! Great sound (after I fixed the onboard preamp), great gigging/practice weight After the demise of the pub band, some years later, I had the frets removed and have been able to crossover to acoustic-oriented gigs, using it as a lightweight EUB There must be something about it - surprised me! Edited September 23, 2023 by sandy_r 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, sandy_r said: Interesting, thanks for sharing Whilst I was in my pub band I upgraded from a fretless Yamaha RBX200 to a fretless BB4, thinking that would hit the spot Then I just happened to walk past a cash exchange type place which had a used fretted Sinsonido in the window... I never gigged with the Yamaha again! Great sound (after I fixed the onboard preamp), great gigging/practice weight After the demise of the pub band, some years later, I had the frets removed and have been able to crossover to acoustic-oriented gigs, using it as a lightweight EUB There must be something about it - surprised me! They don't quite sound like anything else, do they? I had mine second-hand from here, seller was local and I knew nothing about fretless at the time... classic GAS purchase! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy_r Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 1 minute ago, alyctes said: They don't quite sound like anything else, do they? I had mine second-hand from here, seller was local and I knew nothing about fretless at the time... classic GAS purchase! I guess it's the mics in the bridge - a weird conconction of acoustic sensor in a solid body (but somehow different to piezo) Yep, serendipity strikes in mysterious ways - my GAS was 200 miles from home (Dorset), visiting family on the East Coast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 3 hours ago, sandy_r said: I guess it's the mics in the bridge - a weird conconction of acoustic sensor in a solid body (but somehow different to piezo) Yep, serendipity strikes in mysterious ways - my GAS was 200 miles from home (Dorset), visiting family on the East Coast IIUC it's actually a microphone system, somehow (which is an acoustic sensor, obvs). I've not tried to work out how it actually works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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