1 review for Acoustic Bass EBR3-N5F

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   5 out of 5

   Freddy K. Aron – April 27, 2015:

   I was looking for a fretless acoustic bass, but hated how you need to detune acoustic basses to prevent long-term bridge damage. After speaking to several luthiers and doing my own research, I found two options that had found a way around the detuning needs. Breedlove has reinforced the bridge, as has Boulder Creek. Breedlove has discontinued their fretless, so I started hunting a Boulder creek to try. A small mom and pop shop near me was the only place to try one, and dang, I live in the DC area. I didn’t expect much…I have pricey tastes in basses. I was floored…I couldn’t find a fault in this “inferior” Chinese made product. This bass killed so many of my misconceptions. The tone is incredible! The front and back are solid wood, the action perfect. The neck is precise, with no dead spots, the fret lines are nice, not too bright to where it looks fretted, but visible if you need them. The shock was the Low B. It was actually useable unlike several other 5-string acoustic basses I had tried.

   Sound: Plugged in, it has great tone with a very flexible eq and the phase switch does help with feedback. Unplugged it is amazing, no you can’t be heard over a heavy strumming D-28, but if the guitarist is playing finger-style, I am actually heard. No mater what, you will hear yourself with the body sound hole. The sustain is also incredible, almost shocking. Note: the low B due to the nature of sound waves in the lower notes, say below D, are quite unless plugged in.

   I called the company in California one night with a question and actually got to speak with the owner. Awesome guy…I would sell every bass I own and only keep this if I could only keep one!