Manne Acoustibass made in Itally. It is a 5 string lined fretless bass. Vergbage: This is a semi-hollow instrument, with an acoustic chamber under the bridge. The strings pass through the body and then over a saddle with a Piezo element. Then we added a magnetic pick-up in the bridge position that adds a new mellow tone. A very simple circuit, volume balance and tone, gives a broad spectrum of sounds, going from a dark, woody double bass sound, to a crisp biting sound. An unusual Bass response with character and originality. You can find info at http://www.manne.com/eng/acoustibass.htm , This bass sells for about 3k now (this is an earlier one) and this one is in terrific shape, a very small amount of bumps but overall fanatastic shape. Comes with a hardshell case.
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Keep in mind, this was when the action was very low, raise it up a little and it should respond slightly differenty, or at least you might play it slightly differently. And I am no prize on the fretless.
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