Dyin’ here. This is the short scale ABG I’ve been looking for.
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Guitar Scale Acoustic Basses
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This is a very well made instrument. It is however a Spanish guitar. Flat fingerboard. Small, very small frets. Solid walnut sides. Laminated top and back. Tight string spacing but suits me fine. Only a few small dribbles of glue squeeze-out to be seen upon a cursory look. (Haven’t had time to get inside). Impressive looking lateral side braces Loud for its size but quiet due to the nylon cores. I really haven’t played it or even looked at it too much but the joinery is exemplary. Save the scarfs. They are off center a bit but that may be due to the assemetrical carve of the neck. I’ve not put calipers on anything yet. Great onboard tuner. Tracks the B perfectly. Nice EQ
I hope that this answered a few questions and I’ll do a proper review ASAP. For 750 USD, I feel as if I got a much better deal than Magma got building it for me
I’m very fortunate to have discovered the info about this bass in this thread. I’m quite glad that I bought it and I’m not a gear-guy these days. It’s been over 2 years since my last bass purchase and 20 before that.
The sound hole has the walnut aroma...
I hope that this answered a few questions and I’ll do a proper review ASAP. For 750 USD, I feel as if I got a much better deal than Magma got building it for me
I’m very fortunate to have discovered the info about this bass in this thread. I’m quite glad that I bought it and I’m not a gear-guy these days. It’s been over 2 years since my last bass purchase and 20 before that.
The sound hole has the walnut aroma...
If the frets are really small it almost is fretless. Would love to see this as a 4 strong in the US.
I hope you don't mind that I pulled together your photos here, makes it easier to follow your descriptions.
Low B; gauges for the set, as disclosed by the company, are 40 53 63 95 120.
From that thread where, among other things, I first mentioned the Magma Transpositor Bass (emphasis added):
I did a quick search within this thread and this doesn't appear to have been mentioned specifically here:
Traveler Guitars Introduces the CL-3BE Acoustic Bass
Traveler Guitars CL-3BE 23.3" scale with interesting cutaway
I know absolutely nothing about it but I saw it on 'No Treble' the other day and thought I'd post it here.
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Traveler Guitars Introduces the CL-3BE Acoustic Bass
Traveler Guitars CL-3BE 23.3" scale with interesting cutaway
I know absolutely nothing about it but I saw it on 'No Treble' the other day and thought I'd post it here.
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I've seen that andwould like to see it in person. that would be my pick in any of these acoustic basses if in good shape and good finishing cetera
It intonates pretty well up high, which suggests that it must be using rope core strings, like the Taylor et al.
The phase switch is nice for feedback control, and the headphone and aux input would be helpful for couch use. Looks promising.
As usual with demos of these things, the demonstrator is hitting hard enough to make it fret out pretty badly at first.
It would be easier to get a good sense of how the instrument sounds, if the demonstrator attacked it with a little more finesse.
I finally bit the bullet and got my first bass in 15 years (previously had a Martin B1). After playing at least 10 different short scale basses at local stores, including several Taylor Minis, a couple of Guild Jumbo Jrs, several Ibanez PNB14Es, an MK, and a Gold Tone 23, I decided to take a risk and get the AVNB2E unplayed. I prefer the 25" scale and the sound of the Fishman electronics, so the PNB was close but not quite there. The AVNB1E and 2E have what I'm looking for with a few other minor nice features over the PNB.
It's a beautiful instrument, very nice finish. I can't play it amplified yet but will test it this weekend. An amp is probably next on my list. But it really is fun to play and sounds great. Maybe slightly weaker on the E string, but I don't see how you can get much more natural resonance at these low frequencies with these small bodies. I'm really happy with it after a couple hours of play time. The only thing I don't like about the AVNB1E and 2E are that they are made in China (I avoid sending my dollars there when possible). But from what i can tell, it's very nicely put together, so I can't complain.
It's going to take awhile but in addition to the amp I'd like to put together a really simple recording setup. I have some composition ideas using this bass and my cheap Yamaha acoustic I'd like to put together. If I ever pull that off, I'm sure I'll post about it here.
The kids selected this particular one. They liked the dark streaks on the front and back (not shown).
It's a beautiful instrument, very nice finish. I can't play it amplified yet but will test it this weekend. An amp is probably next on my list. But it really is fun to play and sounds great. Maybe slightly weaker on the E string, but I don't see how you can get much more natural resonance at these low frequencies with these small bodies. I'm really happy with it after a couple hours of play time. The only thing I don't like about the AVNB1E and 2E are that they are made in China (I avoid sending my dollars there when possible). But from what i can tell, it's very nicely put together, so I can't complain.
It's going to take awhile but in addition to the amp I'd like to put together a really simple recording setup. I have some composition ideas using this bass and my cheap Yamaha acoustic I'd like to put together. If I ever pull that off, I'm sure I'll post about it here.
The kids selected this particular one. They liked the dark streaks on the front and back (not shown).
Came across this pics and had to share.
I have majorly bonded with this bass. This is My bass. Really love it.
This bass has the best E I have ever heard.
Michael Kelly Sojourn 4K
I have majorly bonded with this bass. This is My bass. Really love it.
This bass has the best E I have ever heard.
Michael Kelly Sojourn 4K
Is it the best e plugged or unplugged? Best e when someone else is playing it? Just wondering about the side port as more bass might be slipping out to the player or if it is electronics or structural or material....
My new bass uses these strings, according to the Ibanez specs:
D'Addario EXPPBB190GS Phosphor Bronze Coated Acoustic Bass Strings, Taylor GS Mini Scale, 37-90
Most of the short scale basses these days use these, with a few exceptions. I noticed my E string is a little darker than the others, and has a different tone. Do any of you have a new guitar with these strings, and do you see and/or hear a difference with that E string? Or have you seen this in a new set of strings? My E string has a duller sound, less brightness. I'm learning to adjust the way I play to minimize the difference in sound, but wonder if it might be less of a problem with a new set of strings (though I don't plan to spend $40 on strings any time soon if I can avoid it).
I'm playing unplugged only right now.
D'Addario EXPPBB190GS Phosphor Bronze Coated Acoustic Bass Strings, Taylor GS Mini Scale, 37-90
Most of the short scale basses these days use these, with a few exceptions. I noticed my E string is a little darker than the others, and has a different tone. Do any of you have a new guitar with these strings, and do you see and/or hear a difference with that E string? Or have you seen this in a new set of strings? My E string has a duller sound, less brightness. I'm learning to adjust the way I play to minimize the difference in sound, but wonder if it might be less of a problem with a new set of strings (though I don't plan to spend $40 on strings any time soon if I can avoid it).
I'm playing unplugged only right now.
Plugged, I can't call it the Best Tone, because this bass, and all acoustic basses, have very different tone than electric solid bodies.
But the quality of the note of the E - this bass has the Best across any bass I have ever owned - acoustic or solid body. It's a tight, beautiful, musical E. Not an E that on some basses sounds a bit undefined/muddy. The context to point out, too, is we are talking about 25" scale. There are a whole lot of people on the planet who would instantly assume that a guitar scale acoustic bass would sound muddy and not be viable. I would want to put this bass in their hands.
I don't know how else to best describe it. This bass is awesome. I want to get my hands on other 4Ks to see if I just have a special one, or if they all have this special E.
I have the same on my PNB. I've got a set of LaBella contra 40s coming to hear the diff. $20
