its the right thing to do

[DTG]

i am going to sell my Fender p bass,i have really bad gas for a fretless bass and i just dont have the cash to buy one right now.

i looked at it last night,its been months since i played it and since i got my Bongo i have stopped taking it to gigs.I will still have a 1986 jazz that has been with me nearly 20 years,mind you i cant remember the last time i played it either.

BTW i am not trying to sell it here !! its just that i really do love the bass,great neck,great colout (trans orange) sounds just like a fender should.Its a big thing for me to get rid of it but i really want a fretless..

so i need a bit of help on picking one

a sterling,ray or Bongo i dont know which one,i am thinking a HS sterling but i love the Bongo HH to bits and thing a fretless would be even better.

But then i love the look of the stingray to me its the classic bass,when i was growing up everybody had one or wanted one and when i think of the origonal bass guitar i dont think of a fender i think of a ray

 

[adouglas]

One word:

Piezo.

This right here just might be the ultimate fretless. At least it is for me. Bongo 5 Hp fretless.

 

[AnthonyD]

Big +1 on the piezo.

It has become a must-have for me and it is especially nice on the fretless.

 

[Smakbass]

One word:

Piezo.

This right here just might be the ultimate fretless. At least it is for me. Bongo 5 Hp fretless.

I have never tried a Bongo fretless but something tells that the electonics would just kill in a fretless...

Nice bass..

 

[AnthonyD]

It's been said that the Bongo HSp is "the best EBMM fretless"...




Really... It's been said...

 

[Duarte]

Nice to see people moving to/experimenting with fretless. My first bass was fretless and I believe it helped me a lot when it comes to playing a fretted.

And sorry everyone but I think a P bass is...I was going to say my favorite bass but then I remembered my stingray.

Stingray is where its at.

 

[PzoLover]

agreed all around

Big +1 on the piezo.

It has become a must-have for me and it is especially nice on the fretless.

Of course I'm a Piezo pusher, but as to which model, I'm in love with my SR5fretless,H/P but, depending on what *you* prefer, If I was in the market for a 4 string, I'd probably lean the way I feel Big Poppa pushing and that would be an SR4 H/Por BONGO4 H/P or a Sterling HS/P ... but I'm a 5string guy so I'd be looking for maybe a Sterling5 H/P or SR5 H/p or Bongo HS/P and, as far as clr, I'd be leaning toward an '08 LEand just waiting for a stiff EBMMForum breeze to push me over

make your pick and bring us some pics to goo gaa over and play it in good health

ATB,
/PL

 

[bovinehost]

Best fretless I've ever played was SmallEQ's medallion gold (signature model) Bongo 4 Hp. Never have I ever touched a better fretless. (And that includes some high-dollar boutique stuff.)

If I had ANY talent for fretless, that would still be mine.

So, needless to say....you kinow where I stand on this issue.

Jack

 

[DTG]

i hadn't put much taught into a piezo, i will now !!!

i thinks because its so hard to get them over here i am going to go with whatever model i can find.

i was planning a trip state side last year but i had to delay it,i am hoping to get there this year and i plan on spending my dollars on a brand new stingray....prob honey burst with a mapel neck single H and a 2 band eq if i can find one.... but for now its sell the fender and get a fretless what ever comes by i will be posting photos and looking for advice on them.

ps ...i played a gig last night and you know what ....my Bongo kills me it just the best bass i have ever played,its a stunner

thanks again
Dave

 

[DTG]

what do you think of this,i love the honey burst colour,no piezo but looks amazing.Any taughts on it ??

MUSICMAN STINGRAY BASS early model Fretless No Reserve! on eBay, also, Bass, Guitars, Musical Instruments (end time 27-Feb-08 23:37:15 GMT)

 

[oli@bass]

I don't think that one has been fretless all of its life... it looks converted... and AFAIK, rosewood will not withstand roundwounds as well as ebony or peau ferro.

 

[DTG]

good spot i missed that,cheers i think you are right