Binderos Bass Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Hello. I play bass in a three piece blues/jazz set-up - mainly pubs, all pretty laid back. We're thinking about doing the occasional acoustic gig and I'm looking at buying a Faith Natural Neptune Titan acoustic bass. Any thoughts on how good this guitar will be for the job? Thank you for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 IMO stick with electric - P Bass with flats through a small amp. Nobody will complain, and it will sound much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) I've got one and I really like it - especially as I got it at a really good discount off list price! Around £550 - PMT' curret pricelooks good. It's a perfectly functional acoustic bass and was the best of the bunch I tried in Andertons when I bought it - including a £700 Takamine which felt and sounded leaden compared to the Faith. The acoustic sound is nice and the preamp - though simple (with one tone control) is really well voiced, with tailored profile at either end. As I recall, rather than just being more or less treble it has something of a smile curve at one end and sweeps through to another profile. The acoustic feel and sound are very good, esp at this price point and I use it a lot at home for practice. I would say that it is very resonant so if you do go for one then also invest in a soundhole feedback buster for live work. Makes a huge difference to the headroom before feedback problems set in. So if you want a nice acoustic bass it's not a bad choice at all - I do like mine lots. However as others have said, you could probably get away quite nicely with an eelctric bass and a small amp. You'll need to amplify the acoustic bass anyway, it won't hold its own acoustically (no criticism, pretty much none will, unless you are straying into guitarron territory). So it comes down to whether you are looking for the all acoustic look and the more piezoelectric acoustic pickup sound. And that £609 PMT price looks really good against the other shops offering it at £850+ Edited January 20, 2017 by TrevorR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I had a shot of a Breedlove Fretless in Guitar Centre last month. Quite possibly one of the nicest fretless I've ever played & it was only $950. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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