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NBD: rock bottom fretless

#21
Very nice! I'm getting back into fretless after a long hiatus. I have an LTD B50FL that I picked up for about $200 a few years back. Incredibly slender neck...just a wonderful instrument.

I see you like the sound of the stock strings on your fretless, but you might consider trying flatwound strings at some point. Doing that opened up a whole new dimension for me as I learned the instrument. Just a thought.

Enjoy!
 
#23
gary m said:
Very nice! I'm getting back into fretless after a long hiatus. I have an LTD B50FL that I picked up for about $200 a few years back. Incredibly slender neck...just a wonderful instrument.

I see you like the sound of the stock strings on your fretless, but you might consider trying flatwound strings at some point. Doing that opened up a whole new dimension for me as I learned the instrument. Just a thought.

Enjoy!
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I'm definitely considering it - I'll play the stock D'Addario set until it's time for a change, then I may well put some flats on.
 
#28
All in all, Thomann has a good rep for checking out the quality of the items they sell, including their home brand (Harley Benton. Hey, home brand and Harley Benton have the same initials. Hmmmmm....) instruments.
I'm looking on buying a H.B. EUB from them, by the end of this month. From what all have mentioned, it seems it is the same as the Palatino EUB, but with better attention to details/build quality.

This also reminds me of Carlo Robelli basses, the house brand of Sam Ash. I own 2 (a 4 string and an 8 string) and they are great. Play well and easily, killer pre-amps, easy to setup up, stay in tune. Heck, the 4 string is my daily player.

Keep the updates coming!

BTW, in case you didn't know, if you log in to Thomann under the UK link (it may work for other countries as well), if you leave feedback on your purchases (30 words or more), you can get gift cert. up to 50 Euro. I just did and am applying the 50 Euro to the purchase of the H.B. EUB I want to buy.

(Sorry for the long post).
 
#34
Yes, definitely heavy. When I pick up my five-string it feels like a feather!

So, observations after a couple of weeks... I don't know if it's a soft fretboard or just the way I play, but I was noticing definite string wear on the fingerboard. I installed a set of Chromes on Saturday (my first flats) and it's a really good combination.
 
#35
GKon said:
I just love it when inexpensive basses are good!
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(IF) That's a whole ash body & not just a veneer plus a rosewood neck? Materials alone make that part a great value.



Many buy those Indo-JB's and strip the guts, they're already into the ax $200.00 to buy and then replace...if you're paying retail, one ha a $400.00+ bass when done.

Do they make a fretless P-Bass model?
 
#36
P. Aaron said:
(IF) That's a whole ash body & not just a veneer plus a rosewood neck? Materials alone make that part a great value.



Many buy those Indo-JB's and strip the guts, they're already into the ax $200.00 to buy and then replace...if you're paying retail, one ha a $400.00+ bass when done.

Do they make a fretless P-Bass model?
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I haven't seen a fretless P - yet.

I don't know with 100% certainty what wood lurks beneath. It could be a veneer, it could be solid ash. It's certainly solid something and quite weighty.

The only mod on the horizon for me is shielding.
 
#38
I received mine. Folks, if there is a bass deserving to be called a boat anchor, this is it. About 13 lbs according to my imprecise spring scales. Detailed review to follow. For now: the bass came almost perfectly tuned, the setup is OK, no issues with fit and finish after a quick look. 2-piece ash body. Although this item was sold as B-stock, I haven't noticed any traces of use. I suspect that the weight was the reason why the previous buyer had returned the bass.
 
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