Glarry: a really cheap way to get into unlined fretless?

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by Dr. Cheese, Jun 11, 2020.

  1. Dr. Cheese

    Dr. Cheese Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Metro St. Louis


    At $99, this may be too cheap lose if it doesn’t work out. It is better than paying $1,000 for a used Warwick only to find out I want to keep my lines.
     
  2. garp

    garp

    Feb 7, 2009
    Connecticut USA
    Amazing. When I made my first foray into fretless, there was no such animal as a Glarry or a Rogue. Price is really no longer a barrier to entry.
     
  3. Dr. Cheese

    Dr. Cheese Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Metro St. Louis
    At this point, I am perfectly cool with playable budget instruments. It certainly sounds good enough to my ears. As long as the neck is decent and it stays in tune, I could be happy playing it.
     
  4. Bass V

    Bass V

    Dec 11, 2008
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    pretty cool, did they position the side dots properly?
     
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  5. Dr. Cheese

    Dr. Cheese Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Metro St. Louis
    I have not heard anything about that. Even improper side dots can help, as long as they are consistent.
     
  6. Bass Man Dan

    Bass Man Dan Endorsing Artist: Ned Flanders' Bass-a-Reeno

    Oct 20, 2017
    Cincinnati
    I am a big Glarry fan, but I would bet that they did not. I know my Rogue fretless is incorrect, the dots are where they would be on a fretted bass.
     
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  7. Dr. Cheese

    Dr. Cheese Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Metro St. Louis
    That would be a concern. I could work around it, but I would prefer not to.
     
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  8. Bass V

    Bass V

    Dec 11, 2008
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    my Peavey T-20FL is incorrect and really bugs me, I remark all mine to make them work
     
  9. Dr. Cheese

    Dr. Cheese Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Metro St. Louis
    At $99, I think I am going to find out.
     
  10. tindrum

    tindrum Supporting Member

    May 2, 2007
    Suffolk, VA
    When you really rationalize it there’s very little risk in giving that bass a shot and lots of reward. Not that it will be some epic tone machine but it might open up a new avenue for you as a player. You can always put that confidence towards a “better” bass later. What is $99? Like going out for lunch every day for a week?
     
  11. Bass V

    Bass V

    Dec 11, 2008
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    do they have colors or just the burst?
     
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  12. Dr. Cheese

    Dr. Cheese Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Metro St. Louis
    They have several colors.
     
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  13. Dr. Cheese

    Dr. Cheese Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Metro St. Louis
    The funny thing is that I got my Geddy out a few weeks ago and the management was telling me that I was more than welcome to lay their blue Tony Franklin away even though it took me forever to get the Geddy. I guess they don’t mind since they know I am good for it eventually, but I am not that keen on a layaway since I am sending my oldest off to college. The Pedulla is a great of course, and a cheap unlined on the side would be fun.
     
  14. Bass V

    Bass V

    Dec 11, 2008
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    no doubt sellers are more willing to push sales now more than ever just to stay alive, those Franklins are great from what's been said, but my cheapo active fretless Dean is super too. that Peavey of mine has the perfect Fender P tone and those can be found for under $300, but the sc hum has got to go.
     
  15. Dr. Cheese

    Dr. Cheese Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Metro St. Louis
    The Tony Franklin is great, but I am tired of tying up big money in basses. I have enough nice basses already and my health is good, but I am not young. I cannot count on playing new basses another 20-30 years at my age.
     
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  16. Killing Floor

    Killing Floor Supporting Member

    Feb 7, 2020
    Austin, TX
    You could drop a Lollar in it and probably sound pretty good.
     
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  17. Dr. Cheese

    Dr. Cheese Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Metro St. Louis
    If the basic package is good, upgrades will make a lot of sense.
     
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  18. CatchaCuda

    CatchaCuda

    Feb 3, 2018
    Transfer, PA
    The dots are where they would be on a fretted neck. Still, a great way to venture into fretless, modding and making it your own.

    Mine started out as fretted, now it has a thinned Glarry fretless neck (fingerboard is not real rosewood). Fender Original pickup will soon be swapped for a Dimarzio.

    Huge thanks to @JRA for this neck and my headstock decal. IMAG1373.jpg
     
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  19. Rojd

    Rojd Supporting Member

    May 29, 2018
    Rocky Mountains
    I like the way it sounds. I think I just might give one a shot.
     
  20. Killing Floor

    Killing Floor Supporting Member

    Feb 7, 2020
    Austin, TX
    The side dots on one of my 73 P fretless are in the fretted location. If your dots are not correct you can adjust to that.
     
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