Quilly

My Sandberg bass is about 10yrs old now and I didn't initially really like the rosewood fingerboard with no inlays (it seemed a bit pale, dry and boring) but I've been diligent in applying lemon oil everytime I changed the strings. It has a deep lustre now that looks cool.

Maple fingerboards that are basically too "orangey", a genuinely aged one looks so good but some cheap brands go to town on the stain.

I like bass guitars to be kept fairly simple, things I dont like... 1. Too many knobs and controls and too many pickups 2. Gammy headstocks (see Sire Marcus miller bass) 3. 2 x 9v battery compartments (its gonna be a pain to run) 4. The most controversial: paying extra for a faux "battered up" bass 5. Reverse vintage tuners - why? 6. Although i own a 24 fret bass, I think it's probably unnecessary and takes away from the looks of the bass.

I considered getting white fret dots on my Sandberg for a good while...kinda like its now though.

A “double bass” cheat . Labella tapewounds .

I’ve owned a couple and I agree, they’re pretty useless as acoustic instruments however I picked up an Aria FEB (second Gen the other day , it’s fretless so I’m hoping that with a decent set of flats (ordered) it will approach an upright in terms of tone. It was sub £300 so definitely worth a punt. . Here’s a few photos

Less blurry photos !

I think this the second generation, made in Japan which I was surprised by . A great buy... correction , Made in China of course

Really pleasantly surprised, great bass for less than £300. My only observations were a fairly roughy finished ‘binding’ (I think it’s just a different coloured wood tbh) tuning keys a little flimsy and frail . Other than that a great sounding and playing bass. They’ve positioned the bridge further back which makes the 34” scale a lot more playable than some other full scale acoustics .nice low action, Preamp and pickup are decent , features a basic tuner . A good buy. MusicStreet are excellent and item was delivered to Ireland in 3 days.

I’ve ordered an updated model of the bass , they appear to have moved the bridge back a bit making it less gangly looking . Expecting delivery tomorrow , will review for you folks 😀

Just shifted an amp to offset my purchase so I’ve broken even at least this year 🤷‍♂️

And I’m not going to get bored with it and sell it at a loss...this time I mean it 😂😂😂

I’m OUT, just ordered an Aria acoustic bass ...I’m not sorry

Hi there , can someone point me in the direction of a good beginner EUB. I’m thinking the Harley Benton or Stagg one. How about the gear4musoc one ? ive no idea what to watch out for though I think I’ll be needing fret dots

I’m not sure full scale acoustic basses are such a good idea. I have a fender full Scale bass and it’s just too long when the bridge is in the middle of the body .

Anyone ever try one of these ? They look like seriously good value for money

My AH-500-7 is an absolute beast. Sadly its sitting a bit unused lately, I use my CTM-100 and Spyder Ashdown Amps all the time now. I just think they have a warmer, more natural sound.

In your opinion is an outboard eq/pre-amp just as effective?

I was contemplating getting one of these for my passive Mayones Jabba4, I was a little concerned about installation, changing batteries etc. Does it go through batteries fast and was it straight forward to install..I wouldn't be the best solderer in the world.

A buddy of mine has an original cutlass with the carbon fiber neck. It’s a cool bass but I think I prefer wood

It’s the same with sandberg. The battered looking basic p bass model is more expensive than its MM loaded brother with all their bells and whistles 🤷‍♂️.

They look like great basses...my only question is why so expensive...I mean its a passive P bass at the end of the day and its more expensive than a stingray...I just dont understand the bass guitar world sometimes.