best fretless under 1 grand

i noticed on your profile youre from fl...what part? is nbphs north broward? im in pompano

 

Under a grand, the best is the MTD Kingston fretless 4 or 5. If you can find one, the Cort Artisan 4 and 5 are also awesome.

The Gary Willis fretless is a decent bass, but there are better values for the money.

If you can afford a little over a grand, you can get the Peavey Cirrus fretless 4 or 5, a truly world class fretless bass.

 

You can get an Fretless American Jazz Bass for under a grand, I believe. I have the standard model which is $3-400 and I'm very happy with it. The American is a step up in terms of construction and electronics.

 

see if you can play a used carvin somewhere. you could get a really decked out used fretless model pretty cheaply im sure, and carvin does an excellent job on a fretless (they did on mine!) if you like that, look into ordering your own, you can get em stock for well under a grand, and then deck it out to fit your needs. just save a little cash extra to replace the HB pickup with a basslines or a bart. good luck. even though i dont like fender basses for the most part, i do like the sound of a fretless P. i have a friend who has one. the gary willis model sounds cool, and i like the design ideas behind it, but i still cant get over the fact that its a signature model. hence, you mihgt be paying a littel extra just to get someones name stamped on the headstock....

 

...does the $700 I've got in my Zon Sonus Special 5 Fretless count???


Used you will find great deals on great basses (maybe not as spectacular as my example, but still...).

Thinking new: MTD Kingston 5 Fretless, hands down. Any color you want, as long as it's black.

By the way VC, you otta take a road trip, there's this shop up in Orlando that has a pretty killer selection of stuff at real reasonable prices, you may have heard of it, Bass Central....

 

didn't Brad Johnson get his Zon Legacy Standard 5 fretless for $900?

 

zon's can be found at good deals at times, but what i'd like to try would be a good warwick fretless with a wenge neck and fretboard, and an ash body, oh wait there is one i know of just can't afford it damn, wish i could try one though

 

Think used. Even if you can't find the exact fretless you want, for the kind of money you are talking you can get one defretted and shazam. Or if it feels good, but doesn't have quite the sound you want, change out the pickups.

Loads of good, used basses in the 3-6 hundred range on ebay that sound great after a bit of tweaking. Check the online bass stores regularly for good used deals.

If this all sounds like too much work or beyond your experience, the best bet is talk to BC. Everything I've heard about Bass Central is positive, I'm probably going to get a cab from them myself (Beaver's been great both in email on the phone).

 

Nah, it was $1500... but it was new

Here's my regular list of sub-$1K fretlesses

MTD Kingston ~$500
Cort Artisan ~$500
Carlo Robelli ~$250

but... I would definitely look "used" first. For instance, there's a Warrior Solder 5-string Fretless for sale right now for $900. That would be at the top of my list

 

damn, but you're still the #1 deal god i know

 

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Unless it's pink with green pokydots... it should be a deal