5 String acoustic

[RDT]

Any suggestions on a moderate priced (under $1000.00) 5 string acoustic/electric?

 

[Dee-man]

You can try to find a used Tacoma Thunderchief. New is probably over $1000. Good luck.

 

[TolerancEJ]

I want the Fender Victor Bailey Electric-Acoustic 5-String. New, it's just under $1,000.

http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend...tring-AcousticElectric-Bass-Guitar?sku=514193

I'm also interested in the Warwick Alien Fretless 5, but I can't seem to find any stores that carry it. Maybe it's something you have to order from Warwick directly. No idea of the price, but I'm pretty sure it will be more than $1,000.

Edit: It's definitely more than $1000. An eBay seller currently has a 4-string version listed at a Buy-It-Now price of $2099.99. Wow... Pricey!

http://www.warwick.de/modules/produkte/produkt.php?cl=EN&katID=23256&linkID=45115

http://folk-instruments.musiciansfr...Vihuela-with-Bag?sku=514036&rec=product_sim_A

Probably, not exactly what you're looking for but the Lucida instruments are technically fretless basses & it costs between $225 - $350.
5-String Vihuela (It seems to have 4 frets, then the rest is fretless): http://folk-instruments.musiciansfr...Vihuela-with-Bag?sku=514036&rec=product_sim_A
6-String Guitarron (6-String Fretless Bass): http://folk-instruments.musiciansfriend.com/product/Lucida-Guitarron-with-Bag?sku=514035

 

[Lammchop93]

I really like anything by Michael Kelly.

 

[MODELL]

http://www.simbaproducts.com/cgi-bin/musicstore.cgi?store=&search=yes&detail=yes&product=23&category=Acoustic_Bass_Guitars&keywords=&hits_seen=&page=search.html&and=&affiliate_id=&exact_match=yes

I got this model new and delivered from Simba's ebay store. It was like $225.00. I had the Dean AEB 5 Playmate. This bass is literally 10 times better in sound and playability than the Dean.