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What's a good fretless for $250 or under?
- Thread starter Eric Albany
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77stingray
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There is a fender squire fretless at music go round for 199. there are also many others if you go to the corporate website and search. pretty good prices.
I made the mistake of buying a cheap bass first( it came from a company called Sky Enterprises USA) and it hasn't really paid off so how do I make sure that the bass I'm looking at is a great bass other than the price and the name?
I just got the Douglas WEB 825 NA Fretless as my early fathers day present and it's not cheap at all quality wise it's a steal at $180 and would still be a great buy at $250+. Good fretboard surprisingly good electronics, looks feels and plays like it should cost much more than what Rondo charges for it - if I were to be nit picky my only cons about it are the pieces for the ash wood body don't quite match up but you would have to look at it real hard to notice and the stock strings could be a bit better but I'm about to get some black nylon or some better flatwounds for it so it's not a big deal, for the price it's truly amazing!!!
$179 ? That sounds like a Walmart price,but then again I shop at Walmart. The reviews by the other forum members are worth reading. 
bassteban said:
I did. I'm trying to reach more people and more people look at this than they do at the wanted section.
Engine207
Losing faith in humanity...one call at a time.
I think you can see my Fender Squier Jazz Bass here: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
PM me if you're interested, or can't see it.
PM me if you're interested, or can't see it.
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This bass is not bad overall but has a noticeable neckdive, at least the one I tried. Also make sure you like the tone that the ebonol fingerboard produces - some people feel that it lacks midrange frequencies compared to rosewood.
The Douglas and SX fretless basses at Rondo are great basses for the money. I've had both, and my first fretless was a Douglas. They're totally playable and gig-worthy. They'll take a setup well and are great platforms to upgrade later if you desire. Kurt at Rondo's customer is top notch as well: far better than one might expect at the price point.
And some have no problem with neck dive with it at all, and 99% of the people who have this bass, love it, sound and all.
I bought the Douglas WEB825 Fretless a year ago and it was my first fretless. It's made of pretty decent materials (tuners, neck, body is light, electronics are decent too). I think it makes for a great first bass for an already active player/one who can do his/her own setups. Reason I say this is because it will need some work.
Here's what I had to do to make mine playable:
shim the neck, file down nut and saddles (this was a quite a bit of work), adjust truss and change strings.
Was it worth it?? Hell yeah! it's a $170 bass that plays and sounds pretty awesome now. Best of luck to you!
Here's what I had to do to make mine playable:
shim the neck, file down nut and saddles (this was a quite a bit of work), adjust truss and change strings.
Was it worth it?? Hell yeah! it's a $170 bass that plays and sounds pretty awesome now. Best of luck to you!
I picked up a warwick streamer rockbass fretless here (south africa) new for R2300, which I think is roughly your price. LOTS of bass for the money.
