Fender Ashbory Bass

The Ashbory delivers an incredible acoustic bass-like sound.  For a small and light instrument, the low end is incredible.  I played it for years with the original silicone strings and then recently changed to the Aquila Thundergut strings which aren't sticky at all (and therefore don't require talcum powder).  

This is a great grab and go jam instrument.  It's fretless but frets are marked so pretty easy to play and sound like you brought a giant standup bass.

Comes with gig bag, which I kept it in and so doesn't have dings or scratches.  So the black finish looks great and is apparently now hard to find.

Now some words from professional internet copywriters:

Specialty Bass Guitar. Made by Fender.

The Ashbory Bass brings back what was referred to as "the epitome of originality: the most innovative bass guitar ever created" in Guild's 1987 literature.

The 18-inch fretless scale and super lightweight body make it easy to create the growl of an upright or the punch of a standard electric bass. The patented Ashworth transducer and the silicone rubber strings are what make the Ashbory so unique, but the sound for live and recording applications is what makes it a necessity for any recording studio and a treat for any live performance. Comes in black finish, and a sturdy, specially designed gig bag is included.

Specs:

• Body: Agathis
• Neck: Agathis
• Fingerboard: Fretless (Flat) 2-Octave
• Scale Length: 18"
• No. Of Frets: 24 Fret-lines
• Width at Nut: 1 3/4"
• Machine Heads: White-Tipped Ashbory
• Pickups: Ashworth Piezo
• Transducer
• Controls: Volume, Active Treble and Bass Boost/Cut
• Bridge: Ashworth
• Unique Features: Lightweight Body, Silicone Rubber Strings
• Accessories: Comes with Gig Bag
• Colors: (306) Black
• High Gloss (Polyurethane) Finish