gafbass02 Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 (edited) I really fancy an ibanez aeb8e but not sure i dare spend the cash on something which may see little or limited use, so i was pondering the ubiquitous swift acoustic basses on ebay and wondered if anyone had tried one, not expecting greatness but are they a total non starter or can they be tweaked to salvation? these: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electro-Acoustic-Bass-Guitar-new-43in-natural_W0QQitemZ180219247291QQihZ008QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electro-Acoustic-Bas...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Edited February 29, 2008 by gafbass02 Quote
thedarxide Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 I've had one of those on my watchlist for a while, I intended buying one today (pay day!), but I'm watching a few other auctions first. For £50 I'm not too fussed if it's not great. I initially looked at a black fretless one, but I think I'd prefer one of these. Quote
Merton Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 They look remarkably similar to my cheapy Galveston acoustic bass. It's quite a nice big tone but the fretwork was awful on mine - I had to file every fret down coz I kept shredding my hand to pieces! For the money, tho, go for it! Quote
neepheid Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 Awful, I had one of a similar nature (my money's on them all being made in the same factory with different importers logos grafted on). Shoddy fretwork and general finishing, iffy intonation that you can't sort and one of the strings was not picked up by the piezo element as well as the other three. You'd be much better saving up and getting something half decent. That way there's more chance of you actually wanting to play it and if it doesn't work out, you'll get most of your money back selling it on here. I ended up giving mine away on Freecycle - couldn't ask anyone for money for it with a clear conscience. Quote
Wil Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 I have a swift les paul I bought for £50. I wouldn't use it for firewood, its that bad. Quote
Buzz Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 [quote name='Wil' post='149048' date='Feb 29 2008, 04:54 PM']I have a swift les paul I bought for £50. I wouldn't use it for firewood, its that bad.[/quote] +1 to this. Mines currently in bits, and I'm using it as a painting/sanding project. It's currently had the neck sanded smooth and I've done my own fret leveling job on it (so it now plays alright), but the back and sides are now dark green. I intend to sand it all down over the summer again, and paint it white. Quote
thedarxide Posted March 1, 2008 Posted March 1, 2008 I've just bought an 8 string, so I doubt i'll be getting one this month now. I would say though, that I'm not suprised the Les Paul's have been rubbish, cheap electrics usually are. I've not yet seen a truly bad acoustic. Quote
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