waynepunkdude Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 My lady said she wanted to get me an acoustic bass for my birthday, budget is £150. Suggestions please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 (edited) I had a Crafter last year. Used it live on several occasions and it was really good. Fed back on my amp but it has a phase switch to overcome that. Absolute bargain. Really nice playing bass Other ones that may fall into your price brackets are Epiphone El Capitains and possibly second hand Fender BG whatevers. I'd probably avoid all no name stuff as you want something that you can actually play and not have an action like Robin Hood's straightest bow Edited May 23, 2009 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 How bout this one? Comes with a hard case, near mint cond. I have flats on it at present. Sounds great. I paid £235 3 years ago. Just hangs on a wall now. Make is "Merica" Can get a fairly nice upright sort of tone with a tweak here and there. Nice low action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I got back into bass playing after a few years gap when I bought an Artisan acoustic for (I think £148), After a couple of months I was well into bass playing but hacked off with the artisan. It had a 30" scale , the strings always felt slack, the tuning wasn't that stable, the tone and volume of the E string was radicaly different to the other strings. It did have a fairly cutting sound if a bit clanky and good acoustic volume. Last october I bought an Ibanez AEB? they were special offer at £169-problem solved. 32" scale, even tone , sounds good with pic , fingers or slap (old one sounded tinny with a pic) built in tuner ,I rave about it at every oportunity. I've tried : Echo- good, more harsh sounding that the Ibanez Stagg ovation style- sound like a long dead doornail. Ashton- tried it a long time ago , liked it. I tried some acoustics about ten years ago, the Fender was by far the best then. I will post a more comprehensive review of the Ibanez when I have time, there are almost no reviews of acoustics (that I could find). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 I'll let you know Les. I have played an Ibanez and really liked it, I also love Fenders (as most of you know) so it would definitely be on my list to try a Fender acoustic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I tried the Fenders in a shop in Brighton, they had two. One had a natural finish , the other had a heavy black laquer (like the Ibanez) the tone of the black one was noticeably richer , warmer , darker and I think louder than the natural. The Ibanez also uses two AA batteries in the pre-amp rather than the more usual 9v, they seem to last forever, the low cost of the batteries does save the price of a pint every six months or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 i got an ibanez has a really good action paid bout £100 quid wouldnt sell it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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