Members mistersully Posted March 10, 2012 Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 i'd like to spend under $1000... but will spend up to $2000 if i have to seeing my experience on fretless is very limited, it would be preferable to me to have fret markings... i'd like to get straight into recording this instrument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lz4005 Posted March 10, 2012 Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 Godin A4. In the price range and has fret markers under the E string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members perrydabassman Posted March 10, 2012 Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 Take a spin on an Epiphone Zenith. I have not played one, but they look sexay as hell...... http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/epiphone-zenith-fretless-acoustic-electric-bass/520234000017000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassman1956 Posted March 10, 2012 Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 Take a spin on an Epiphone Zenith. I have not played one, but they look sexay as hell......http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/epiphone-zenith-fretless-acoustic-electric-bass/520234000017000 I have one, in fretless. They're more of a thin-body with chambers than an actual acoustic. Not even as hollow as a Rivoli, Casady, or EA260. However, with the flat black nylon strings that come on it, it has a nice woody tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted March 11, 2012 Members Share Posted March 11, 2012 Godin A4. In the price range and has fret markers under the E string. The Godin A5 isn't bad, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassman1956 Posted March 11, 2012 Members Share Posted March 11, 2012 The Godin A5 isn't bad, either. Looks Delish! How's the B? I really like my Michael Kelly Club Special fiver (fretted) except the B is weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted March 11, 2012 Members Share Posted March 11, 2012 Looks Delish! How's the B? I really like my Michael Kelly Club Special fiver (fretted) except the B is weak. The B string is nice and tight. The volume and tone are well balanced with the other strings. It came from the factory with flat wounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted March 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 Godin A4. In the price range and has fret markers under the E string. looks like it's very quiet acoustically yeah?... i was hoping to be able to mic up what i get for recording, as well as plugging it in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lz4005 Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 looks like it's very quiet acoustically yeah?... i was hoping to be able to mic up what i get for recording, as well as plugging it in Its louder than you'd expect for being 2.5" thick, but no, probably not useable mic'd for recording. Its still a great bass, and a lot better than the Epi Zenith. Thing is, nothing with a body smaller than an old Earthwood is going to work if you only want to mic it. There's a reason uprights are so damn big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members One Bad Monkey Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Thing is, nothing with a body smaller than an old Earthwood is going to work if you only want to mic it. There's a reason uprights are so damn big. Or if you can find an old Tacoma Thunderchief. Those things were LOUD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted March 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Thing is, nothing with a body smaller than an old Earthwood is going to work if you only want to mic it. There's a reason uprights are so damn big. i disagree just for recording.. i can use a large diaphram valve mic and get the job done i'd be looking the blend the mic'd track with the DI'd track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members One Bad Monkey Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 i disagreejust for recording.. i can use a large diaphram valve mic and get the job donei'd be looking the blend the mic'd track with the DI'd track I would be curious to hear your finished track. Most AEBs do not have the body size to make those bass strings sound as deep and full acoustically as they do when they are plugged in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted March 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 I would be curious to hear your finished track. Most AEBs do not have the body size to make those bass strings sound as deep and full acoustically as they do when they are plugged in. i wouldn't expect it to sound "as deep and full" as plugged in... i expect it to sound different, but usuable, occasionally on it's own (in the right context) and often mixed with the DI'd signal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members One Bad Monkey Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 i wouldn't expect it to sound "as deep and full" as plugged in... i expect it to sound different, but usuable, occasionally on it's own (in the right context) and often mixed with the DI'd signal As I said, I'm curious to hear it. Having played a lot of them (and owned some as well), AEBs just don't project nearly as much acoustically as many hope for. So for mic'ing it, I would think you'd have to have the mic fairly hot to get a good signal to tape, at which point you're going to pick up a lot of the string noise from those acoustic (bronze?) strings. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 These guys recently built an fretless version of their acoustic but I haven't seen a video of it yet. It's one of the only ones big enough to stand on it's own acoustically. http://www.rigelinstruments.com/publish/abg.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted March 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 30, 2012 update i listened to you guys regarding recording a bass acoustically... so i went a different direction brought home one of these today i dig it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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