Aria Sinonido Fretless Travel Bass

200x ? Aria Sinonido Fretless Travel bass. 4 String, solid Mahogony Body. Tuners ar at the Bridge-end of the bass, this bass is headless. Maple neck and Rosewood Fretboard. Dot markers on side of fretboard. Can be played as a "stick" or as a "conventional" bass when the supplied aluminum frame bars are added. Active Electronics with built-in headphone amp. Neck scale on this bass is a full 34 inches. I bought this off E-Bay used. Comes with Headphones and a gig bag. Has excellent features for its purpose as a travel bass and occasional performance bass. Mine had rounds on it when it arrived and I installed a set of TI Jazz flats. Very very light (4 lbs) and very portable.

I was amazed when I plugged this bass in ! It has better tone than I expected, it took a few days to dial in my best sound. Through the headphone amp, it has very good range of sounds from bass to treble. I plugged it into my amp (Eden Traveller 500) and had to back the volume WAY off. Because its active and drives headphones, there seems to be a "point" in the volume control where the headphone amp REALLY kicks-in. At that point LOOK OUT, you will be sending that into your amp and its WAY too much signal. Otherwise 1/2 to 3/4 volume sounds great. As you increase the volume, it seems to add more deeper tone. The overall sound is very good. With the TI Flats, has a nice tone, could use a bit of boost on the E string, but its easily compensated by plucking harder or EQ. Not a P, but more than adequate for personal practice, recording and even gigging if the music was appropriate (Jazz / Blues / Rock). Quite possibly this could be a primary bass. I find it very hard to put down. The portability factor is cool and as a result, I find myself practising more (on the porch etc).

The bass body is Mahogany and the neck is Maple. Fit and finish is excellent, neck pocket is unbelievably tight. Neck is Rosewood with brass ? markers. A very clever design. The pickups are a special design and not adjustable.

So far very reliable. It looks like it will withstand travel, gigging and everyday use no problem. I adjusted the Truss rod and bridge slightly when I installed the TI Jazz flats due to their low tension.

Has a Lifetime Warranty. I have been reading some threads on this bass, and I hear the Aria support is exceptional. Im not going to rater because at this point I have no personal experience.

Ive been playing bass for approx 20 years. My other basses are 62 fender Precision US Reissue, Mex Active Jazz Bass, 62 Reissue Squire and a 1967 Hofner 500/1. I have to say I very impressed with the design and quality of this Aria Bass. If it was lost or stolen I would buy another no question. Its a very versatile instrument. As I said its portability and sound make it very versatile and you will take this where no bass has gone before !