Hutton Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) Does anyone have one of these? I'm trying to find out what they are like without much success. It's a Pignose PGB200 30" scale bass with a built-in amp and speaker. It can also be plugged in to a seperate amp. I found a site which doesn't say too much about the bass and only has two poor youtubes. Edited July 8, 2012 by Hutton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) Sorry this is a late reply (only just noticed your post) but yes i have one of these! If you are still interested in these and need to know anything about them just let me know. Edited October 5, 2012 by BetaFunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1349556782' post='1827808'] A curious design. That tiny speaker won't really reproduce a lot of bass end at all. Can the speaker be used to make the strings feedback? I imagine you could use it as a crude sustainer. [/quote] Yes, yes and yes. The speaker gives enough volume for practise at home but not really for much else. It's really well made with a nice low action. I also had the Guitar version which i sold to a friend who loves it and keeps it by the side of his armchair while his Strat stays in it's case. Edited October 7, 2012 by BetaFunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1349556782' post='1827808'] A curious design. That tiny speaker won't really reproduce a lot of bass end at all. Can the speaker be used to make the strings feedback? I imagine you could use it as a crude sustainer. [/quote] Speaker diameter is no measure of the frequencies produced. I own the Fernandes take on the travel bass with a built-in speaker (the Pie-zo) and it produces plenty of bottom end. The limiting factor is volume which is more down to the built-in 10W amp and the size of the body. The Pie-zo has quite a deep boy in comparison to guitars with built-in amps and speakers to compensate for this. For me the limiting factor is battery life as the amp eats its way through PP3s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NukeBass Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Apologies for reviving an ancient thread but this seemed the most appropriate place… (pic for attention) ✌️😉 I’m the proud owner of a Pignose Travel Bass (which is a fun thing to play) however, the sound from the built-in speaker is not that great - I wonder if anyone might’ve had any success in upgrading the speaker to get a better sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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