What are the quietest fretless bass guitars for practice purposes?
This page compares 2 fretless bass guitars with verified specifications and prices. Top options include Sire Marcus Miller V7 Swamp Ash Reissue Fretless 4-String Bass, Ibanez Bass Workshop SRH505F Fretless 5-String Electric Bass. Prices range from £666 to £739. All data is sourced from manufacturer documentation and specialist retailers.
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Sire Marcus Miller V7 Swamp Ash Reissue Fretless 4-String Bass
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£739.00 ≈ | 4 | 34in | Swamp Ash | Hard Maple | Hard Maple | Marcus Super-J Revolution pickup set |
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This fretless four-string bass has a Swamp Ash body, Hard Maple neck and fingerboard, and a Marcus Super-J Revolution pickup set. Its active Marcus Heritage-3 preamp with mid-frequency control suits bassists seeking broad tonal flexibility for jazz, funk, studio, and performance use. ★ Ideal forThe 34in scale, fretless design, and active/passive electronics with volume, tone, pickup blending, and EQ controls make it suitable for quiet practice through an amplifier or headphone setup while allowing detailed control over playing dynamics and tone. |
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Ibanez Bass Workshop SRH505F Fretless 5-String Electric Bass
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£665.76 ≈ | 5 | 34in | Spruce top, Okoume body | Jatoba/Walnut | Bound Panga Panga | Bridge piezo |
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The SRH505F is a semi-hollow five-string fretless bass with a spruce top, Okoume body, Panga Panga fingerboard, and AeroSilk piezo system. Its upright-style acoustic tone and lightweight design suit fretless players, recording musicians, and bassists seeking expressive low-volume sounds. ★ Ideal forIts semi-hollow construction, flatwound strings, and AeroSilk bridge piezo produce a naturally mellow, upright-like tone with low acoustic volume, making it well suited to quiet practice through headphones or a small amplifier.
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