A weird one

[jmchich]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silent-Bass-4-String-Brown-Anthracite-/370872570705

Now that's strange. Quite ugly, and I can't think it sounds very good either. Thoughts?

[BassBus]

I'm almost willing to take a punt on that. Not that ugly, IMHO. It'll sound like any other piezo equiped bass. Might be better with new piezo bridge but for that price you're not going to loose much.

[jmchich]

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I'm almost willing to take a punt on that. Not that ugly, IMHO. It'll sound like any other piezo equiped bass. Might be better with new piezo bridge but for that price you're not going to loose much.
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I'd lose my dignity...

[BassBus]

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I'd lose my dignity...
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[KingBollock]

I really like the look of that. I'm glad they don't do it as fretless because then I'd be very, very tempted.

[Annoying Twit]

I bought a cheap double neck silent guitar. It doesn't sound very good.

[Joshua Higginson]

I own a left handed, fretless 4-string one of these- different brand name but identical otherwise. The build quality isn't great and it's as silent as any other unplugged electric bass, yet I've used it on a few acoustic recordings and sits nicely in a mix. I think I'd get a few looks if I rolled up to a gig with the badboy O.o

[tauzero]

It's hardly a new concept, the Aria [s]Sinusoido[/s] Sinsonido has been around for years, although the headstock is at the other end.

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='Joshua Higginson' timestamp='1378054723' post='2195197']
I own a left handed, fretless 4-string one of these- different brand name but identical otherwise. The build quality isn't great and it's as silent as any other unplugged electric bass, yet I've used it on a few acoustic recordings and sits nicely in a mix. I think I'd get a few looks if I rolled up to a gig with the badboy O.o
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Unplugged electric basses do seem to vary a bit. My Rockbass is very quiet unplugged, and my Cimar is much louder. Still quiet overall, but there is a big difference between the two.