artisan Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 thinking of buying a fretless but can't decide on passive or active,what do ya reckon chaps ? i only have a budget of about £400. btw any one fancy doing a deal with my black Jaguar ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 [quote name='artisan' post='103865' date='Dec 13 2007, 01:47 PM']thinking of buying a fretless but can't decide on passive or active,what do ya reckon chaps ? i only have a budget of about £400. btw any one fancy doing a deal with my black Jaguar ?[/quote] Spend the money on a passive and add active electronics later if you find you need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Active every time. More control over tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3ster Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Agreed Go Active, you get a more responsive tone when bending notes with a fretless. Do switch to passive from time to time too though the tone change does work well with certain sounds and pedals too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 (edited) Squier Jazz fretless really nice, and you could add a J-retro and upgrade the p/u’s later. Mind you, if I was looking for a fretless with that budget there are two absolute crackers in the For Sale section right now – Rich’s Jaydee Roadie and Bassballs’s Warwick Fortress – both active, both luverlee! Edited December 13, 2007 by Shaggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 (edited) thanks guys,i think active is the way for me to go + i've already got a fretted jazz so i fancy something different. possible a warwick or even a fortress rockbass--are they any good ? Edited December 13, 2007 by artisan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 (edited) ok today i took the plunge & ordered a Warwick Corvette std active fretless it'll be here in 6-8 weeks all i have to do then is learn to play the bloody thing p.s. thanks for your input guys Edited December 14, 2007 by artisan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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