5 string acoustic

[patrikmarky]

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 

[josie]

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
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[4000]

I had the fretless Dragonfly and it was great, lovely tone and a great player. 

[patrikmarky]

Thanks for advice...have just ordered an

ESP tl-5sm from richtone  ..I'll put a review on

Soon as i recieve...

[Grahambythesea]

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.

[patrikmarky]

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. .

[Hellzero]

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

 

 

[yorks5stringer]

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.

[Grahambythesea]

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.