LukeFRC Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 So you want to sell a semi acoustic fretless bass. Probably can make some great sounds .... why not get the best fretless player you know to demo it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Couldn't watch it all... ...truly dreadful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 16 minutes ago, BreadBin said: Couldn't watch it all... ...truly dreadful. yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Shocking !! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Genius, he managed to sound like Lemmy on an acoustic fretless. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) On the end credits, a guitarist is credited for playing, who'd have thunk it? Edited October 20, 2019 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 "Is this a joke?!" - Nigel Tufnel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andruca Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Painful to hear. Not because of the pick itself (I'm sure you can do decent stuff with a pick on a fretless too), but because of the lack of... everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I guess it proves a point I make often which is that you don't have to "mwaaaahhh" every note on a Fretless. Or any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 My god. That was better off unpublished... Aria UK look like total amateurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I wondered what these basses would be like...he makes me think that they’re Shite. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Shocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I was sat here thinking 'I wonder what it sounds like plugged in'...then he unplugged it! This is supposed to make me want one, is it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 They'd have done better if they'd got one of BassChat's better fretless players to demo it. Or, in fact one of BassChat's worst fretless players... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 20 minutes ago, Lfalex v1.1 said: Or, in fact one of BassChat's worst fretless players... That's where i come into my element! Or not so much.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Anyone wanna give them my contact details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 It reminds me of this 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 ^^^^ I had the good fortune to see that live when it aired. Classic TV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cellario Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Blimey, this is the worst I’ve seen.....how did Aria decide to use him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastodon2 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Aria should really get rid of this. It looks unprofessional and totally amateurish. Brands like Aria struggle with customer perception, that they're just cheap starter instruments etc. A video like this doesn't help their cause at all. They should follow Cort's lead. Cort have been in the position of relatively anonymously manufacturing a huge volume of instruments for many, many brands and doing their own stuff in the background. When you see brands like Dingwall charging £1700 for Indonesian instruments and Strandberg charging £2800, we're seeing a consumer emerging who doesn't care so much about country of origin but good marketing like an artist roster with some real talent, good trade show and media efforts are needed too, because the Japanese and American companies have all that. Cort's marketing voice is much louder and stronger these days. They've got great product and solid marketing to back it up. This Aria effort on the other hand... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Just now, Mastodon2 said: Aria should really get rid of this. It looks unprofessional and totally amateurish. Brands like Aria struggle with customer perception, that they're just cheap starter instruments etc. A video like this doesn't help their cause at all. They should follow Cort's lead. Cort have been in the position of relatively anonymously manufacturing a huge volume of instruments for many, many brands and doing their own stuff in the background. When you see brands like Dingwall charging £1700 for Indonesian instruments and Strandberg charging £2800, we're seeing a consumer emerging who doesn't care so much about country of origin but good marketing like an artist roster with some real talent, good trade show and media efforts are needed too, because the Japanese and American companies have all that. Cort's marketing voice is much louder and stronger these days. They've got great product and solid marketing to back it up. This Aria effort on the other hand... Agreed - and the thing is - it could be a really nice instrument, but who knows?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 23 hours ago, Lozz196 said: Genius, he managed to sound like Lemmy on an acoustic fretless. I think he was playing Master of the Universe - wrong... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 And what's with the bizarre horror movie sting at the beginning?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 My mate sometimes carries these in his shop. Wonder if I can get a borrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: My mate sometimes carries these in his shop. Wonder if I can get a borrow... What the player is your mate? you need to give him your number and offer to do some videos! I think it can sound nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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