I've been learning for about a year now, starting with a cheap electric rescued from a skip and then a Cort Action PJ, but I wanted an acoustic for general practice/travel where I didn't have to be plugged in to an amp. Several people warned me off acoustic bass guitars ("too quiet", "you need an upright to play acoustically with a band"), but for my purposes this is just what I was after. Nope, not hugely loud and resonant, but for practising on your own with minimal faff it's great. Finish isn't perfect, but decent enough. Fretboard is a bit noisy on unintended taps , but it's my first day with it, and I've already found a technique to minimise that that may help my electric technique (finger ON the frets, not behind them).
Plus you can plug it it...it sounds...louder! And there's a built in tuner that is close enough to my newbie's ear.
The best acoustic you can buy? I seriously doubt it. A perfectly good acoustic bass for £129? Totally, I'm very happy with it.
Bonus point to Thomann for excellent service, cheap delivery to the Scottish Highlands (UK companies frequently add £30 for that), and not pestering me for a review...which is why I'm unusually doing a review.
