Roxonix fretless?

[ForestPoetry]

I've been poking around for an inexpensive 4 string to have a beater fretless lying around, since I got rid of my Portamento, and came across this on ebay:

 

https://www.runwayproaudio.com/roxonix_roxtone_black_flatwound.htm

 

There's a few different colours and configs. Cost is less than £250. Very little information or reviews online, bar one positive review on an ebay listing. Can it be any good? The body is "Lime Wood" which appears to be Basswood? 

 

There's a few different designs/configs with different pickups, including a white J/J which does look quite tasty on paper IMO. Does anyone out there know anything about these?

[produkt]

even cheaper on ebay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RoXonix-RoXtone-Fretless-bass-guitar-with-fret-marker-inlays-Black-finish-/152866959850

[ForestPoetry]

I suppose the simple answer is to pull the trigger on one and see what happens! But unlike the HB fretless Jazz (of which there are plenty of good reviews and costs a bank-breaking £130) this has next to nothing about it online.

[ForestPoetry]

Doing more research, I would go and try one as they're only in Redhill down the road, but it appears they don't have an actual shop and are online only!

[Monkrover]

This is year late, so you may have sorted yourself. I bought a Roxonix Roxtone off ebay a few weeks ago. 

It is new, but was an unwanted gift (!). On arrival the first thing I did was put on flat wound strings, fretless with normal strings just doesn't work for me.

Having played it a few times I am very pleased. I paid £125 for it, so it was a bargain, comes with a good soft case and the feel is very good (not excellent, but that's to be expected for the price).

The tone is nice and the whole piece of kit is easily worth the retail price new. The only thing I don't like, and this is a personal thing, is that the fret board has lines. I prefer just to have the dots and have a plain fretboard.

Sustain is not all it could be, but it's more than adequate and having played it with a Blackstar 60W practice and and a Bugera valve amp (200W) the performance is very good for it's cost.

My view is that someone wanting a fretless to a price won't go far wrong, it needs no further setting up, action is perfect, everything works as it should.

Having said that, I have a Stagg fretless bass that I bought off ebay when I decided I would like to try a fretless but didn't want to spend much (paid £50). I've had it for about 5 years and in that time it's become my go to bass for practice and gigs, the feel of it is exceptional and for the feel and playability it knocks the spots of every other fretless I have played (I have a Yamaha & a Wishbass fretless) - both good, but not up to the Stagg's standards). I would put the Roxonix as a close second for playability overall with the Roxonix having more "kick" to it - better pickups I suspect.

I even use the Stagg in preference to my Stingray, although that's fretted.

As it stands, if you had disguised the Stagg and let me play it, I would have put it in the £800+ category for play and feel. Interestingly, I also have a Stagg acoustic bass which punches above it's weight, so maybe these are the hidden gems of the bass world?! Maybe not.

The Roxonix is certainly worth the money and I suspect many will find it fabulous. I've been spoiled by a cheap bass that just happens to be great.

Good looking instrument too, in red.

Hope this helps.

 

Edited February 27, 2019 by Monkrover