Guild B-140E Nat Westerly

Op advies van Thomann had ik de Warwick Alien Deluxe 4 Hybrid Thinline en de Guild B-140E Nat Westerly beide besteld om te vergelijken, en de bas die ik het mooist vind te houden. Dat was de Guild.
Het akkoestisch geluid is heel mooi, met veel volume.
Het versterkte geluid is ook mooi, alleen wordt het geluid niet gelijkmatig doorgegeven voor alle snaren. De G wordt iets minder hard doorgegeven dan de rest, maar het verschil is niet echt storend. De toonregeling doet weinig, waardoor je beperkt bent tot een vrij diep, maar wel duidelijk basgeluid. De volume en toonregeling zitten in het klankgat, zodat de kast verder helemaal gaaf is. Ik vind dat mooi, maar dat is een kwestie van smaak.
Ik vind het een mooi instrument voor deze prijs, wat mij betreft een aanrader.

The bass arrived in the scheduled time, packed appropriately and in an excellent condition. The gig bag was of high quality and with a warm light grey colour. The bass was of good build, nice wood and finish. The sound was clear and loud. The only negative aspect was that the A string was creaking, a problem that was fixed after a small setting. In conclusion, I would recommend this instrument to all.

Having been looking for an acoustic basss for a long while, I bought this guitar untried via the internet based on the reviews. I should say I am primarily an acoustic guitar player, not a bassist, although I do own an electric bass.

When it arrived I have to say I was blown away by how good it is - and particularly for the price. I have tried other solid wood top / sides basses, at 3x the price I paid for this guitar, and the Guild is every bit as good. Build quality is excellent - it really does look well made, from the detail around the sound hole, the headstock, neck, frets… all 1st class. The sound is a clear acoustic bass tone. I may change the strings to black nylon wound and I reckon they would be pretty amazing on this guitar (probably a double bass type sound). The electronics are also good - and the guitar has a nice tone plugged in (a very loud signal too!). I am very very pleased with this guitar. I would thoroughly recommend.

In Australia it is next to impossible to find an all solid timber acoustic bass. I ordered this as a cart filler with some pro audio gear. I was absolutely blown away by the quality. Everything about this bass is perfect from the finish to the playability. I have no hesitation in recommending this to any bassist looking for an acoustic option.

I have had some people comment that it needs a cutaway. The problem with a cutaway is that it reduces the bass which kind of defeats the purposes. This model is perfect as it is.