Stagg BC 300 FL Fretless Bass, Review and Demo, Best Budget Bass
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Originally posted by UCDU1ULcAb0OMgv0Xi0CbYYw at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-O9WB77jZA
Why was mine $289? Dammit!
OOO i love that stereo flanger effect! its got a real cool delirious quality to it
Just got mine today! Played it for an hour straight out of the box. Long time bass player and I always wanted to venture into the fretless arena. So glad I did. I love this thing! Fit and finish is excellent. Maybe could stand a pickup upgrade, bit it is 100% playable and usable out of the box. Remember when "budget" guitars were total crap?!? Not anymore. Very impressed with the quality. If you've wanted a fretless at a budget price, this is a no brainer.
You mentioned this and stag does have a reputation for being very noisy. Also on a fretless one of the most important things is a clean sound. Right off when you hit those lower notes it starts to distort. As well as when you get way up to net core play a chord there's a big Distortion . Those are probably the same pickups they put in their guitars. It was a great tip telling people to play where the Frets should be . It's not a precision bass which got its name because of the frets which didn't exist before that . If you're going to invest in a fretless bass and I just mean someone in general get a good one and I would suggest being an intermediate player. Because you're going to need some basic experience to the handle 1 Spend the money. Find out what they should sound like. Listen to a Muckelroy . Or a Fender Jazz. That's the tone you want. Clean, clean, clean they often do work well with compression a little
Reverb, take a look at Charles Berthoud to hear what I mean. Thanks for the review! Actually the more I've watched this the more this Bass is a waste if you want to play a fretless. The harmonics are weird the and a single played above the 12th sound like a guitar. I shouldn't have to say this but listen to Jaco's teen town.
Got it for less than US$160 used (but pretty much new, the guy lost interest, and instruments are a bit more expensive in Costa Rica) for about 3-4 years ago.
Best money I've ever spent. Sounds alright, but the best part is that it is very comfortable and quite light. I'm a guitarist first, but I've been playing fretless bass pretty much every day for the past couple of years.
It's hard to get used to only have the tiny little dots on the side as guides, but if you put some time into it, you get used to it. Squier has a really nice and cheap fretless with all the fret markings. That one is definitely easier to get used to.
It comes with flatwound strings, so that's also something different to get used to.
I have listened to several fretless and this heap and the Vintage sound far superior to Fenders , Music Man and Ibanez . Astonishing .
You have just sold me on this.
Bought this guitar recently. Worth every penny!
Very good sound for the price
May i ask if this bass came with any accessories?
I had this bass back in 2009 i think. Mine was absolutely terrible. It played somewhat nice, but the hardware itself was poor quality, and the fretboard made my fingers black after a few minutes of playing. Though it was dirt cheap, so i really cannot complain.
Mine fell to bits lol. Maybe you got a good one….
I’m digging that sound and for the price it’s a good entry to fret less cos all the other Basses I looked at were a bit much definitely loved Pino’s playing on the No Parlez album (Paul Young) among others I’ll probably get one down soon
Plug straight into the amp. What is it made of? How well is it made? Are the parts solid or weak? Etc.
what kind of pedal screen effect is that on the table? name ? model?
it looks great and sounds great im thinking about getting one
Just going to add, I bought one…I love it! Had to adjust the bridge settings for better intonation, but other than that it's perfect for what I was looking for.
nice work (and lovely bass)sounds great…are you using roundwounds or flats?…PS: there are two basslines played simultaneously on Walk On The Wild Side, (one sliding up, the other down), so you did fine
I'm not a bass player either, but there something about the way a fretless looks. Maybe it's listening to much Gary Numan in the 1980s and watching Pino play.
Why didn’t you want one with fret markers?
Actually, that was a really good review, expert or not. Better than me for sure.
Is it a 3/4 size?
With roundwood strings (nickel, or stainless steel) you can get perfect fretless sound.
eg warwick reed 40-100 -stainless steal.
Don't worry about fretboard,it will last for a long time, and that's the beauty of cheap instrument, you dont have to take extra care for it.
evening, how is the bass holding up?
Good demo sir, the all video is very helpful, thanks.
Just got one of these for my son's birthday, a lot of bass for the money!
i also bought this bass for 150 dollars . . . being a cheap musician I didn't bother buying another bass because this bass sounded good enough to be my primary bass. . earn tons of cash with it too. .
XD , He has a Face !
GREAT sounds sir!
Exellent video mate,! 🙂
That sounds nice!
I bought a Fender Squier Vintage Modified Fretless Jazz Bass a few months back and just learned how to adjust the action via the truss rod, as it was way way too high & the neck was very bowed out. It is getting better, but this Stagg looks as though it is easier to play.. and lighter! This thing is heavy..
Mick Karn RIP
Try playing it through Cubasis. A little bit of reverb and boost the low mid frequencies a touch. No need for anything else.