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

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

Geared tuners with metal buttons offer easy, accurate tuning. The Palatino VE-550 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-550 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 VE-550 is fully shop-adjusted in the U.S. and ready to play right out of the box. The low, effortless action appeals especially to fretted electric bass players making the transition to an upright bass. The Palatino VE-550 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.

Palatino VE-550 Electric Upright Bass Features:

• 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 Includes:

• gig bag

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Palatino VE-550 Electric Upright Bass

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Posted by Texas Larry from Ft Worth TX on Sep 16, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: 40 plus yrs professional

Reviewer's Play Style: RB, R/R, Country

The trapeze tail piece broke during initial set up before the bass ever reached 440 pitch. The metal holding it was so flimsy it straightened out letting the tailpiece fly. Yes,it can be made to work, but why? It is not worth the effort, by the time I spend a couple of hundred dollars making this one right(new strings, repairs, pickup etc) I can just buy a better quality bass that will last. Oh yes, and there were absolutely no instructions, not even a pencil drawing about how to operate the features on this bass (the company website is a joke,totally useless) Beware my children.....save your hard earned money

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Posted by Bassman55 from Kansas City, MO on Apr 2, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active bassist

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Blues and Jazz

This bass is a treat to play. This instrument serves the purpose of conserving space quite well when compared with traditional uprights while it is also a good way for an electric player to expand into the world of the upright.

I inuslated and rotated the Piezo 180 degrees. Both helped the sound to be more 'genuine'. The bridge is pretty tight to attempt arco playing right out of the gate, but certainly workable. This is a much more versatile bass than the Dean Pace 5, even with the deletion of the low B.

The only suggestions to Palatino regarding quality are 1) develop a better case, 2) the tuning keys are a bit soft and 3) a slightly better string will make this bass sing!!!

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Fine alternative to Acoustic UB

Posted by Bill Nelmes from Atlanta on Jan 15, 2009

Experience w/product: I have heard about it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Jazz

This sounds close to my plugged in acoustic upright bass, and is even better in terms of even response on all strings. I did a number of mods: 3/4" oak dowell replacing the metal tube end pin; foam damping of tailpiece; Corelli upright strings; strip of 1/8" balsa under the pickup. Mods help get a better tone without unwanted reverb. The manufacturing quality is on the crappy side. I think the fingerboard is actually "ebonized" rather than real ebony, since for weeks my fingers had a bunch of black ink on them after playing. Other musicians in the various jazz groups I play with have overwhelmingly liked the sound it gets. Overall, it's worth it.

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Not Acoustic

Posted by Bonkers from Texas on Jan 1, 2009

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Bluegrass

The bass does not sound anything like an acoustic. You have to really tweak the tone controls to get a halfway decent sound. Also, the tailpiece block came off and had to be reattached. The wood that was revealed under the block was very soft wood. Not appropriate for an instrument.

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Posted by palladin3x7 from San Antonio, TX on Dec 10, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: pro/teacher

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Jazz, metal

I'm a bassist teacher, mostly in electric, bass, moved from a 4 to a 5 to a 6 string, and then went fretless till finally an upright, I guess I went back to my roots. a very fun, energetic bass to play with, I practiced on an acoustic upright, and this bass is a real treat!

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