Silent bass anyone?

[wizbat]

Thought these are a liitle bit different.
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Silent-Acoustic-Guitars-Basses-Right-Left-Handed_W0QQitemZ290264924756QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290264924756&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Silent-Acoustic-Guit...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]

[Annoying Twit]

I seriously looked at these when I was buying a bass. There is a cheap version on ebay, but I thought they looked a bit nasty.

There is an Aria version of this, and there's a BC'er who has one. I'm not sure it would be polite to unilaterally name them, but I'll PM them asking them to comment in this thread.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I can practice silently with my bass unplugged or using the tascam headphone/mp3 thing I can't see what the problem is that these basses are supposed to solve.
Any ideas?

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='299121' date='Oct 4 2008, 08:40 AM']I can practice silently with my bass unplugged or using the tascam headphone/mp3 thing I can't see what the problem is that these basses are supposed to solve.
Any ideas? [/quote]

I know that the Aria one benefits in as much as you can take the body frame apart for easy storage/transport.

I must say I am slightly confused by his payment terms (in bold at the end of the listing)... is the bass £150 or £160?

[Hamster]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='299137' date='Oct 4 2008, 09:22 AM']I know that the Aria one benefits in as much as you can take the body frame apart for easy storage/transport.

I must say I am slightly confused by his payment terms (in bold at the end of the listing)... is the bass £150 or £160? [/quote]

Something fishy about his blurb about payments. What's this ebay policy about ebay not releasing the funds to me until you have received them and left me positive feedback? - Surely that can't be right??

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='299121' date='Oct 4 2008, 08:40 AM']I can practice silently with my bass unplugged or using the tascam headphone/mp3 thing I can't see what the problem is that these basses are supposed to solve.
Any ideas? [/quote]

it's not really good internet form to quote from a PM without permission, but I think this is fairly uncontroversial:

[quote]Leaving aside the tone, it can do certain things that most other basses can't. It's more portable (I can sling it on my back and carry it comfortably on my bike), you can plug headphones directly into the output jack, the headless design makes it perfect for gigs in small spaces, and I always, without fail, get people coming up to me after gigs to talk about it.[/quote]

Note that the owner discussed the tone in a previous paragraph, and, in short, he likes it.

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='Hamster' post='299155' date='Oct 4 2008, 09:53 AM']Something fishy about his blurb about payments. What's this ebay policy about ebay not releasing the funds to me until you have received them and left me positive feedback? - Surely that can't be right??[/quote]

Fraid so! That is the latest eBay/PayPal sh*te.

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='299137' date='Oct 4 2008, 09:22 AM']I know that the Aria one benefits in as much as you can take the body frame apart for easy storage/transport.[/quote]

Yeh, I have the Aria Sinsonido and it's chiefly intended as a travel bass. Broken down, it fits into a padded bag about 48" x 9" x 2" and weighs only a few pounds. Stick some lightweight headphones in the bag and you have a bass that you can take on any journey/holiday, play silently when you want to practise, or take on-stage in an emergency.

It's a clever piece of kit, but mine's for sale at the moment because (the usual story) it just doesn't get enough action.

[Trace_n_bass]

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='299121' date='Oct 4 2008, 08:40 AM']I can practice silently with my bass unplugged or using the tascam headphone/mp3 thing I can't see what the problem is that these basses are supposed to solve.
Any ideas? [/quote]

I'm about to release a silent microphone - you can sing into it and nothing happens. Prices start from £99.

PS if anyone has any broken mics can they send them to me

[Kev]

i like the paypal invoicing method, does indeed get round that completly crap new paypal policy

[Tait]

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='299121' date='Oct 4 2008, 08:40 AM']I can practice silently with my bass unplugged or using the tascam headphone/mp3 thing I can't see what the problem is that these basses are supposed to solve.
Any ideas? [/quote]

it shouldnt be silent if you're playing unplugged, you should be able to hear but quitely. these are actually silent unplugged (so i've heard).

i quite like the way these look, they're a bit different.

[Annoying Twit]

The cheap ebay silent basses have turned up again. They look a bit too cheap to my eyes though.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SILENT-ACOUSTIC-BASS-GUITAR-RED-OR-BLUE-INC-FOAM-CASE_W0QQitemZ180296661986QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SILENT-ACOUSTIC-BASS...6QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

[Stylon Pilson]

It's kinda funky, but could there be a neck dive problem here? My Sinsonido is headless, and has good balance as a consequence.

S.P.

[Annoying Twit]

Another type.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ROBERTS-ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC-SKELETON-GUITAR-BASS_W0QQitemZ280276011921QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280276011921"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ROBERTS-ACOUSTIC-ELE...tem280276011921[/url]