xgsjx Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Hi folks, I'm toying with the idea of getting a cheap 5 string fretless to see if it's what I want. I read the Squire vs Fender thread & was wondering if the Squire Jazz might fit the bill (as it's easy to upgraade parts on) or does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm looking to try & keep the price to £200, £250 tops & don't mind s/h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieBenzies Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 If you are willing to spend a little bit more try looking out for old Yamaha TRB basses. They often go for around the £300 mark and are really excellent basses for that kind of money... I still don't really understand why they sell on so cheap, the still retail at about £700! Just do a forum search on this site alone and you will see what I mean though. Good luck! Once you fretless there's no turning back :brow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Just a hint that 5 st basses are defined by the B string, so this should be the ONE thing to check out for. I would think you'd be pretty lucky to get a 5 string bass with a decent/usable B for this sort of money. If you can, then ok... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdgrsr400 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Just outside your budget, but quite interesting: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=71159"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=71159[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 I've not seen many fretless 5s in that price range, so I would either be looking at getting a fretted 5 of your choice and defretting or keeping an eye on the classifieds here. I did the latter and got a good deal, but as ever YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatgoogle Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 What about that warwick rockbass offer on thomann if they still have it. You could get one of the new streamers for less then 200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 I think I may be better defretting a bass myself. Watched a YouTube video & it looks fairly straight forward. I did have a look at that mazeti bass but it is over my budget, might look at that streamer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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