July 31, 2020
I've wanted a fretless to mess around with for years, and for $100 out the door, the price can't be beat! The bass arrived well-packed, and comes with a gig bag, hex wrenches for the truss rod and bridge saddles, and a strap. The bag and the strap aren't that nice, honestly, but the bass was only $100, so that's completely excusable. Action is good out of the box. The tuners are a little hard to turn; nothing a little oil couldn't fix but I'd like to see that handled during production. The nut i ...
I've wanted a fretless to mess around with for years, and for $100 out the door, the price can't be beat! The bass arrived well-packed, and comes with a gig bag, hex wrenches for the truss rod and bridge saddles, and a strap. The bag and the strap aren't that nice, honestly, but the bass was only $100, so that's completely excusable. Action is good out of the box. The tuners are a little hard to turn; nothing a little oil couldn't fix but I'd like to see that handled during production. The nut is plastic and seems to be cut OK, but it's a tiny bit wider than the neck is, so a bit of it hangs out over the top. Again, this is a $100 fretless bass, so still excusable, and an easy fix. The pickups sound good, the electronics are clean. It has the grounding hum that seems to plague Glarry electric basses, but AGAIN it's only $100! The fret markers on the top of the fingerboard are lined up for a fretted board and not a fretless, but this is not a big issue either. This is a fantastic project bass, if you are so inclined. Whenever we can get back to gigging, I intend to use this as my main for a while. If you're curious about fretless, this is a great way to try it out!