Hiya, i was wondering if anyone owns the Electro-3 fretless bass, and would be willing to tell me a bit about it. I've got a status energy bass, and am thinking of buying an electro-3, but judging by the pic of it from the side view, it seems kind of thick. What I liked a lot about my Energy bass is how thin the body is. Well, anyway, any feedback is well appreciated.

I dont own one, but I believe the electro bodies are 2x the thickness of most Status bodies (in the 80-85mm range, I think)

What I understand on the Electro-3 page on the status website is that the standard electro-3 body is 42mm thick, only the Jonas Helborg custom model is 80mm thick.

Appologies :D

I own an Energy and an Electro-3. The body of the Electro is thicker than the Energy, but this is because it is semi-hollow. It's not that much heavier. It sounds, like most Statii, very energenic (no pun intended), but has more wool in the sound. This is due to the hollow body but also because of the piezo in the bridge. If I just use the regular pickup it sounds very much like a regular Status -with a little added warmth.

My Electro is fretted, I don't know how much it's sound differs from a fretless version.