This one arrived yesterday making it the first short scale bass I've owned since I parted ways with a Gibson EB-3 many moons ago. It's a little weird getting used to playing on a 30" scale again after so many years playing 34" and 35" scale basses. It's mostly getting my hand and head more accustomed to the shorter spread between frets and getting comfortable playing it sitting down rather than standing.
Fully passive with typical P/J Bass like Volume/Volume/Tone controls and a JBass width neck. Alder body with a flamed maple top and body binding. It's very nicely built and finished with rolled fretboard edges not generally found on lower cost basses from other manufacturers and the JBass pickup is noiseless allowing it to be blended in with the split coil at any volume level free of single coil hum.
Now the challenge is to find the right strings for it. It's tough to get the kind of string tension and "fight" I prefer on a short scale bass. Time for a consult with my old friend Jason from Fret Nation to pickup some suggestions and go from there. I'll have more to say and a photo of the actual bass soon.
Fully passive with typical P/J Bass like Volume/Volume/Tone controls and a JBass width neck. Alder body with a flamed maple top and body binding. It's very nicely built and finished with rolled fretboard edges not generally found on lower cost basses from other manufacturers and the JBass pickup is noiseless allowing it to be blended in with the split coil at any volume level free of single coil hum.
Now the challenge is to find the right strings for it. It's tough to get the kind of string tension and "fight" I prefer on a short scale bass. Time for a consult with my old friend Jason from Fret Nation to pickup some suggestions and go from there. I'll have more to say and a photo of the actual bass soon.