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Palatino VE-500 Electric Upright Bass  

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True upright tone and playability at an entry-level price.

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

Geared tuners with metal buttons offer easy, accurate tuning. The Palatino VE-500 bass's black-finished metal tailpiece is sturdy and practical. The lightweight endpin offers an infinite range of adjustment with a positive locking mechanism.

The Palatino VE-500 is an extremely versatile electric bass with active tone and volume controls and a headphone jack with preamp. Palatino includes a rugged combination leather/plastic carrying bag with backpack straps.

The low, effortless action appeals especially to fretted electric bass players making the transition to an upright bass. The Palatino VE-500 Elecric Upright Bass has big tone, much like an amplified acoustic bass. It's an electric upright bass that's sure to please professionals looking for a bass they can travel with.

Features

  • Solid spruce top
  • Maple back and sides
  • Ebony fingerboard
  • Piezo transducer pickup
  • Active tone and volume controls
  • Headphone jack
  • Adjustable maple bridge
  • Combination leather/plastic bag with backpack straps
  • Scale length: 40-3/4"

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A real shame

| Review By: raygunrocker | 1 month, 2 weeks ago

5 people out of 5 found this review helpful

Features:

Great looks - poor construction.

Quality:

The VE-500 upright (in my opinion) is the best looking of any electric upright bass.  However the workmanship and parts on this instrument are substandard.  I've owned 2 now and both have had issues.  The tuners are the worst I've seen on a bass (of any kind).  The first VE-500 the tuner key broke off in my hand the first time I tuned it.  The second VE-500 I recently owned came in with the fingerboard seperating from the neck.  It's too bad because I really wanted to have a cool looking upright on stage, but this is such a poorly constructed instrument.

Value:

Not worth shipping and returning several units to find one good one.

Overall:

Take it from me and the others who have written about the VE-500, don't waste your time and money.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Pro
Style of music you play:
Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country
Where you live:
Las Vegas

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1119149

Interesting Idea, Unfortunately Sluggish Execution

| Review By: Kivanc Sanli | 6 months, 3 weeks ago

14 people out of 14 found this review helpful

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This instrument has great potential, but you will need to put in a little money into it. Change the stock strings right away. While you are at it, change the pickups too. If it is not a problem now, it will be problem later on. This mighty be little tricky if you don't know what you are doing,so be careful. There is considerable amount of discussion on this instrument online so i suggest you look into it. It's all about customizing this one, and everyone ends up with quite a different sound.

It is very enjoyable overall, but the neck could have been a lot more comfortable to play. It's a good instrument to learn how to play the upright, it is a lot more easier to play than a traditional upright. However, it does not at all emulate the slap playing of a traditional bass.

I say a little too expensive for the value.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Active - amateur
Style of music you play:
Any
Where you live:
New York, NY

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1097792

Love it

| Review By: nicechuck-X4Tmg | 1 year, 2 months ago

6 people out of 6 found this review helpful

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Undoubtedly some of these have quality control issues maybe but mine didn't. It plays great, sounds great and looks great. Not sure if i like playing in on a stand better or not but been playing it on a stand now for a couple years. I love this instrument
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
active musician
Style of music you play:
Southern Gospel, Pop, Country, etc.
Where you live:
Florida

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1089988

Great bass!

| Review By: Another_Bassist | 1 year, 5 months ago

4 people out of 4 found this review helpful

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This is a great bass for the price, and great for that transition to an upright. It allows you to listen through headphones which is a great feature. Beyond that it's pretty simple with no frills, just straight boom. I do recommend the warranty. I haven't had any problems yet, but based on other reviews I'm anticipating some, so better safe than sorry!
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Active musician
Style of music you play:
Folk, bluegrass, gospel, worship
Where you live:
Bayfield, CO

Did you find this review helpful? yes no807314

So far I am happy.

| Review By: Time keeper. | 1 year, 6 months ago

3 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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Got this about 2 months ago. The pickup did split in half the 1st time I started tuning the bass. Not sure exactly what cracked, haven't examined it. The adjustable metal leg at he bottom has a rubber insert for traction. When manufactured, after the tube is cut, the edges are very sharp which makes it grind thru the rubber insert, which means that the contact between your standup bass and the floor is a knife sharp tube, so you can't use it anymore or you will destroy any floor it stands on in no time. Who ever thought of this, is a major idiot and should be fired. Same applies to the imbecile who came up with the pickup design. I had to find some other rubber insert for the leg. But over all, so far, for the money I paid, I am pretty happy. It looks good and sounds ok. My friends are impressed. Hope it stays this way.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Active Musician
Style of music you play:
funk, blues, jazz, reggae, latin, rock, etc.
Where you live:
unspecified

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1013891

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