patrikmarky Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Looking for advice on 5 string electro- acoustic bass....not looking to spend stupid amounts Probably between £300.00 & £600.00... Any recommendations greatly appreciated Thanks Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) I have two Michael Kelly acoustic 5s, fretted and fretless, and love both of them. Well made, playable, good tone, and ridiculously good-looking. The Fishman electronics on the Dragonfly are excellent - much better than what's on the equally pretty and playable Club. Not the easiest to find, but there is this (in the US, so you'd have to add import duty - total around £680): https://reverb.com/item/6393030-michael-kelly-mkdf5skb-dragonfly-5-bass-guitar-smoke-burst Probably more a case of if you see one second hand, grab it. Edited December 14, 2017 by josie Added comment on Club electronics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I had the fretless Dragonfly and it was great, lovely tone and a great player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Thanks for advice...have just ordered an ESP tl-5sm from richtone ..I'll put a review on Soon as i recieve... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 My advice would be don't waste your money. Acoustic bass guitars and pretty poor and only useable plugged in. The fifth string in particular is often inaudible. I had a Washburn with an enormous jumbo body and it was still useless. Sounded quite nice plugged in but then so do solid body guitars fitted with a piezo bridge like the Fishman and there is no chance of feedback with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 On 17/12/2017 at 00:11, Grahambythesea said: My advice would be don't waste your money. Acoustic bass guitars and pretty poor and only useable plugged in. The fifth string in particular is often inaudible. I had a Washburn with an enormous jumbo body and it was still useless. Sounded quite nice plugged in but then so do solid body guitars fitted with a piezo bridge like the Fishman and there is no chance of feedback with them. Hi Graham... Thanks for advice..though I'd already ordered a esp thinline tl-5sm ..which does have a fishman Sonicore pickup & tl -3 pre amp..hopefully a good choice. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Having tried a few, avoid the very low cost ones. I own a Stanford B61-5CM which is a terrific instrument with standard 9/18 mm strings spacing and just a volume. The low B is precise and clear, but not powerfull, the rest of the bass is very well made in ... Europe. It's the "low cost version" of the Furch Durango B61-5CM. It's more than what you expect to put in the market, but it's worth the money. The Stanford B6Stanford B61-5CM with sound on the second link : https://www.musicstore.de/en_GB/GBP/Stanford-B-61-CM-5-B-Stock-/art-BAS0006636-000 The Furch Durango B61-5CM with sound in the second link : https://www.thomann.de/gb/furch_b61_5_cm_acoustic_bass.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I had a early Godin A5 which was pretty decent and only cost £400 s/h. Nice sound with flats and a strong B string. But as others have said, only any use with other players if plugged in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 The ESP seems a really sensible choice. I hadn't seen that model before. Really only usable amplified and probably no feed back problems. I use a Spectorcore with a Fishman bridge like that and it's fine. Acoustic sound without the drawbacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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