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 ÂŁ129? Totally, I'm very happy with it.
Bonus point to Thomann for excellent service, cheap delivery to the Scottish Highlands (UK companies frequently add ÂŁ30 for that), and not pestering me for a review...which is why I'm unusually doing a review.
