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Artist Vintage-Hybrid White Fretless Active/Passive Bass Guitar

The Artist Vintage Hybrid Bass is an innovative model that blends the traditional features and now has its fretless version. Get to play the unique sound and tone that can only come from a Fretless bass.

It comes with a white gloss finished Poplar body, red 3-ply scratch plate, matte finish natural Canadian Maple neck and headstock, 20 fret Eco-Rosewood fret-board with dot inlays and an ABS nut. It also has open-geared chrome tuners.

With a newly designed active preamp circuit that delivers deeply exhilarating active and passive tones, our Artist Vintage Hybrid Bass can deliver both a classic vintage sound with a modernity that modern bassists demand... passive pickups with the added EQ control from the active preamp plus cut/boost bass and treble controls. There is also a separate battery chamber for easy battery replacement.


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Loving my ThumptyBass AKA Artist Vintage Hybrid Fr

By: on 6 August 2018
I'm a cynic so was naturally sceptical about buying a bass not backed by a 'big brand' label - but wow, Artist are on to a winner here! No need to use Artists' generous return policy for this puppy. When I picked up ThumptyBass (instant nickname) for the first time, I was pleasantly surprised by its heft - no basswood or agathis body here. Reminded me of my old Japanese Vantage fretless bass of yesteryear - solid but well balanced. And I must say that the finish looks good too - no complaints there. I was going to relic the bass for a bit of fun but, on picking it up for the first time, I instantly changed my mind. I will save the relic project for another 'cheap' bass! The bass did come with roundwound strings which I immediately changed out for flatwounds - fretless and flatwounds go together like coffee and morning. I popped in the 9v battery, turned on my bass amp, played my first note and that's when I really started to smile - I was greeted with that beautiful 'mwah' sound that I was hoping would be there. The neck was straight and smooth. The intonation just needed a small tweak (easily done using the bridge saddles). Although it is an active/passive bass, this bass thunders like Thor. Talking electronics, the neck precision-style pick-up is chunky with genuine presence - the bridge jazz-style pick-up is quieter and softer in a good way. I could keep writing on and on but that would get in the way of playing ThumptyBass! I 've owned a few basses over the last 25 years - including big name brands - and this Artist bass easily holds it own. Well done Artist for putting out a great value fretless bass which is definitely a keeper.