lapolpora Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I find myself lusting after an electro acoustic fretless and I've been looking out for a Godin or a Status Electro. Is there anyone here who has knowledge of them both and could help me make up my mind? I'm after a bass that can do a good upright bass tone for big band playing, but could also do a good meaty baby-bass tone for salsa and latin music. Any suggestions/opinions gratefully received. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazy Bass Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 [quote name='lapolpora' post='718654' date='Jan 20 2010, 01:31 AM']I find myself lusting after an electro acoustic fretless and I've been looking out for a Godin or a Status Electro. Is there anyone here who has knowledge of them both and could help me make up my mind? I'm after a bass that can do a good upright bass tone for big band playing, but could also do a good meaty baby-bass tone for salsa and latin music. Any suggestions/opinions gratefully received. Cheers![/quote] Just come across this post (I only joined the forum last week) ... I have had both in their fretted versions. I play in a largely acoustic based band & wanted a bass with a more acoustic sound than a regular electric bass, but I never liked any of the acoustic bass guitars I tried. I came across a fretless Godin A4 a few years ago in Andertons in Guildford & loved it, but needed a fretted bass for practically purposes so ordered a fretted one untried. It was a great instrument, with a warm round tone which could give an approximation of an upright bass tone (bearing in mind it is still a guitar & not a DB!) with a bit of tweaking on the EQ. The biggest drawback I found was its weight - I found it quite heavy generally & also farily head-heavy so not the best balance. After a couple of hours I could seriously feel it. After a couple of years with it I came across a Status Electro mark I (just a piezo pickup, unlike the later versions) - again in Andertons & on both occasions I wasn't even looking for a bass! This one was second hand & fretted ... and about half the weight & better balanced so I bought it & sold the Godin. The sound is still fairly acoustic-ish, but with a bit more definition, clarity & punch than the Godin, which suits me better ... the tonal range is not as wide as the Godin, but I don't need it to be. I can also play all night without feeling it & it looks stunning - better than the later versions I think as there is no pickup cluttering up the top! I haven't seen or heard a fretless Status, but from what you've described I would think the Godin is more likely to give you the sound you're after ... but I would recommend finding both if possible & trying them for yourself. Hope this helps ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pal1972 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 can't vouch for a fretless acoustic as ive never had one, but i do have a washburn AB10 fretted elecro acoustic. It sounds GREAT!!! lovely warm acoustic tone, has an onboard eq so you can tweak it a fair bit, plays nice too, I can definately recommend theses and i'm guessing a fretless version of it would sound lovely too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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