Chrismanbass Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 hi guys i'm thinking about acquiring a fretless 5 string to use for musical theatre work just a bit of background i'm a 5 string player mainly and so i'm pretty comfortable on that (bacchus 5 string w bartolini pup and a j retro) i've played fretless before however not a great deal like i said it will be primarily for musical theatre work and so generally they want it to sound "very fretlessy" i'm starting to get a lot of this work and its being asked for more and more would i be better buying a 5 string fretless off the shelf and if so any recommendations? or alternatively would i be better buying a cheap fretted 5 (thinking squier or mim fender) have it defretted and putting matching pickups and preamp into it budget is between £500 - £700 opinions please? disclaimer: i've tried to give as much information as i can if i've missed something feel free to ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 So many options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Ibanez GWB35, with its ebanol board it has a very high mwah factor. Really like mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey D Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I'm currently selling my upgraded GWB35 in the for sale forum if you are interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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