Recent content by pwyll

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    Budget Basses

    Link Removed these folks seem to make a decent cheapo- bought one but returned it because i went and found a Fender Fretless 5 J bass for almost as cheap(eBay luck)- anyhoo put my hands on it, seemed to have decent action, and even had active and passive pickups- pretty snazzy for $179.00
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    Alembic $ ?

    eBay and Patience might get you what you want, if your karma is good
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    Buy cheap fretless acoustic or defret more expensive one?

    Try a Michael Kelly "Dragonfly" model- fretless acoustic 5 string ( it think they make a 4 also) runs about US$600 new- saw one on eBay for $147.00 even- i have one. i put D'addario Chromes on it, and other than being a bit boomy on the B string(common to almost all acoustic 5 strings), she...
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    The Naked Truth about diffrent types of Basses

    technique, technique, technique!!! every stringed instrument is an individual, cant help but be, even w/a carbon fiber neck there will always be differences in the microfracturing of the actual building material that will tend to emphasize differing aspects of the tone- this is why a centuries...
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    Fender 5-String Fretless Jazz Bass... Good deal?

    yea uh, just fyi or for example i just got a basically mint (restored i believe) Mexican Jazz Fretless 5 for $375 (shipped) on eBay- still can't find a reference to it re monetary value, but i will say it is one of the SWEETEST axes i've ever played, actually stands up to my Modulus in terms of...