I bought this as a platform for modding and learning how to refinish/paint guitars. As long as the neck was straight, I wasn't worried about the hardware being cheap. When it arrived, I plugged it in and started playing with it. I was pleasantly surprised with what arrived.
If you set your expectations appropriately, you'll find this a very capable fretless bass for the money. Here's what you get:
- You get a full size, lightweight, fretless bass that's a decent-looking, Jackson-knock-off-style rig
- You get 2 decent passive humbucker pickups (Belcat) that sound better than I'd expect at this price point.
- You get average tuning hardware (holding tune better than I expected)
- You get an inexpensive, but workable Strat-style steel bridge
- You get a solid, no-crackle jack
- You get solid, smooth-feeling, no-crackle knobs with decent (100kΩ I'm guessing) pots under them
What you need to expect, especially at this price point:
- You will need to adjust the truss rod, but I think I'd expect this on any guitar/bass that is shipped directly to me regardless of price
- You will need to adjust intonation
- The provided cable is kinda plastic-y, so buying a sturdy cable is in your near future
- You will need to buy your own strap to hang this thing around your neck
- The strings are basic steel, wound strings; not great feel, not great tone, not great sustain, but workable at this price
Other than that, you can start playing decent sounding, fretless grooves in no time.
For me, I'm going to play with this for a while before I start my project on it. For anyone else wanting to play around with a fretless bass, or students learning, this is a pretty good deal.
TARIO Black 5 String Fretless Electric Bass Bolt_On Maple Neck,Poplar Body
4.5 | 14 ratings
Price: 179.99
Last update: 01-05-2025
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fretless 5 string electric bass, bolt-on maple neck & comoposite ebony fingerboard
poplar wood body , metallic gold finish,die-cast black machine tuners
24 fret markers , a truss rod, two strap hangers, side makers on
*2 volume & 2 tone controls, * soap bar *2 pick-up, inlay on fingerboard
the overall length 43".scale length 34", nut width 1 3/4"
poplar wood body , metallic gold finish,die-cast black machine tuners
24 fret markers , a truss rod, two strap hangers, side makers on
*2 volume & 2 tone controls, * soap bar *2 pick-up, inlay on fingerboard
the overall length 43".scale length 34", nut width 1 3/4"
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M. WilliamsonAmazing for the Money
VinceGreat for the price
GDoobahGreat Fretless Fun for under $200
GDoobah
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
The passive pickups are pretty low output but sound decent enough. The low B string is quite good, not floppy and makes a solid sounding low B.
The neck and fingerboard are really nice, maybe I got lucky with it, but the feel and quality of the neck/fingerboard is very impressive for an under $200 bass. It produces an awesome fretless 'Mwha' sound when properly set up.
I've been playing bass for over 30 years and have played several different basses and this fretless in my opinion is worth the price if you want to try the fretless experience. Just remember a good setup is definitely needed.
Overall, I'm very satisfied with this bass and having lots of fun with it.
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JoeyGreat value for any bassist
melinda MattesonIt arrived on time and my husband loves it.
Big Mo