lou24d53 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) I'm thinking about looking for a cheap fretless to mess around with at home, not wanting to spend a whole heap of cash on anything and been looking around at the obvious Squier and Vintage models. Just wondering, has anyone had any experience of these? They any good for a starter model? [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/ltd-esp-vintage-214-fretless-bass/1114235720"]http://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/ltd-esp-vintage-214-fretless-bass/1114235720[/url] Not interested at that price quoted since you can buy a brand new one for £25 extra off GAK, but I hadn't actually considered these as a possibility until I saw this advertised. Edited May 5, 2015 by lou24d53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Used to stock ESP as a dealer about 7 years ago and was always most impressed by their cheapest range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Looks good! I'd defo consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Alsatian Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I've owned one and I couldn't fault it (also had a fretted version a few years ago). I do think unmarked fingerboards look nicer and there were no issues with unwanted buzz across all four strings, even at the 'dusty' end. I bought mine from Gear4Music and it came setup to my liking out of the box - low enough for the 'mwah' sound. The hardware was good - tuners did what they were supposed to and operated smoothly, holding tuning. Nice chunky high mass bridge. The pickups were good too - the P sounded as you'd expect and the J did the expected burpy stuff if you're so inclined. Tone control made a noticeable top end cut - my favourite sound was with the P up full, J rolled off a little and the tone knocked down halfway. I sold it a few months ago during a monstrous clearout, but if I was in the market for another affordable fretless to embarrass myself again, I'd happily have another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I owned an ESP Ltd fretless. Wonderful neck. Sometimes I regret selling. I'd defo give that a whirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou24d53 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Thanks for the feedback all, appreciated, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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