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Palatino VE-550 Electric Upright Bass (VE550-BK)
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Palatino VE-550 Electric Upright Bass

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Features a chambered body of maple and select spruce top with a vintage sunburst finish. The slim, 40-3/4" scale maple neck and curved ebony fingerboard give it the feel of an acoustic upright bass. Adjustable maple bridge, piezo pickup, active volume and tone controls, headphone jack, and geared tuners. Shop adjusted in the U.S.
  • Solid Spruce Top
  • Maple Back and Sides
  • Ebony Fingerboard
  • Piezo Transducer Pickup
  • Active Tone and Volume Controls
  • Headphone Jack
  • Adjustable Maple Bridge
  • Sunburst Finish
  • Combination Leather/Plastic Bag with Backpack Straps
  • Scale Length: 40-3/4"

Palatino VE-550 Electric Upright Bass
With its sweet sound, great look, and light, portable design, the Palatino Electric Upright Bass is the answer to many a bass player's prayer. The VE-500 has a chambered body of select spruce and a vintage sunburst finish. The slim, maple neck and curved ebony fingerboard emulate an acoustic upright bass. The adjustable maple bridge rests on the Piezo transducer pickup, giving the VE-500 its large, booming tone.

Geared tuners with metal buttons offer easy, accurate tuning. The black finished metal tailpiece is sturdy and practical. The lightweight endpin offers an infinite range of adjustment with a positive locking mechanism.

The VE-500 is absolutely versatile with its active tone and volume controls and a headphone jack with preamp. A rugged combination leather/plastic carrying bag with backpack straps is also included.

The VE-500 is fully shop-adjusted in the U.S. and ready to play right out of the box. The low, effortless action will appeal especially to fretted electric bass players making the transition to an upright instrument. The big tone, much like an amplified acoustic bass, will please professionals looking for a bass they can travel with.

Palatino VE-550 Electric Upright Bass Includes:

    gig bag

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by Alec - 7/19/2009 12:14:08 AM
Musical Experience: Style of Music: Hometown:
Hobby, active post rock, ambient Lunenburg, MA
5 people out of 5 found this review helpful

I've had the Palatino VE 550 or a couple of months now and the only way to get rid of a ton of hiss is to basically kill my high end. The picks ups are just terrible and kill the quality of the arco. If they installed better pick ups and offered better oppurtunities for pickups then this would be an amzazing deal but the pick ups almost ruin it for me. Although there is hope. I play in an ambient instrumental band currently and i run a verbzilla through the Palatino and it can almost hide the bad quality of the arco and also adds to any swells that I do with my band. If i was a traditional Bass player i would not recomend this, but if your like me and play for the sake of having arco as an option and want to save money, then maybe. Just put a little money into it and hopefully it works for you too.

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