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Post by Taildragger on Jun 22, 2023 23:40:43 GMT -5
Sounds pretty good t'me:
Bass: Reverend Dub King
Guitar: Delaney Castro Caster
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Post by LTB on Jun 23, 2023 0:30:58 GMT -5
Short Scales have little problem hanging with them. I don’t have an issue with sound of short scales. I guess I just couldn’t get used to the neck size on the one I had. It sounded great though. I like the last song best  |
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Bopper
Wholenote
Motor City USA
Posts: 506
Age: 72
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Post by Bopper on Jun 23, 2023 8:56:19 GMT -5
Reverend Dub King.
"The Dub King produces the thick, deep tone you’d expect from a short scale neck and semi-hollow body. But unlike most basses of this type, it has excellent clarity and sustain thanks to the five-piece neck and lock down bridge."
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Post by Taildragger on Jun 23, 2023 11:34:15 GMT -5
Short Scales have little problem hanging with them. I don’t have an issue with sound of short scales. I guess I just couldn’t get used to the neck size on the one I had You're preaching to the choir: all my basses are shorties and I like the sound. Plus the shorter scale aggravates my arthritis less. I like the last song best Spencer Davis Group (featuring pre-Traffic, pre-Blind Faith Steve Winwood)-1967. |
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Post by morrow on Jun 23, 2023 19:35:22 GMT -5
I’ve switched over to short scales , they work fine.
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Post by reverendrob on Jun 24, 2023 9:01:15 GMT -5
I thump just as hard with my VI (30") as the Jazz or the P.
I just play it better as it was made for my hands - I'm a 6'8" monster and regular guitar has always been like playing a mandolin - just a little too small.
I like it for that, but when I want to really reach out, the VI lets me do just that.
And with the synth pickup and the GR-55, it does things no mortal instrument could conceive of.
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Post by morrow on Jun 30, 2023 8:14:01 GMT -5
Actually my short scale conversion happened began almost twenty five years ago after buying a new reissue Dano Longhorn. At first I wasn’t at all keen about the shorter scale , but that slowly changed , and then one day I realized that I preferred them. I’ve got around a dozen of ‘em now.
They are surprisingly different despite sharing the same scale length.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Jul 1, 2023 15:52:12 GMT -5
Yeah, they're cool. They have more character, and sometimes that's a good thing, but not always. To my ears, they tend to say "blam" instead of "plum" or "dum". And, certainly not going to get a "da-duh-da-duh" Jaco tone. The "blam" is really good for some styles. A lot of groups that have been using retro style synths have gravitated towards shorter scale basses, and likely because it is sitting in the mix a lot better. That added character helps it stand out without getting into volume wars.
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Post by hushnel on Jul 12, 2023 13:06:24 GMT -5
I was pointed towards a squire Bronco by the manager of a Guitar Center in Gainesville FL. at $150.00. It’s one of my favorites. I even installed a Guild Bisonic pickup into the aBronco.
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Post by rdr on Jul 14, 2023 12:14:14 GMT -5
Good enough for McCartney I guess also for me.
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Post by hushnel on Jul 17, 2023 9:33:36 GMT -5
My shortest is a homemade 20” scale cigarbox fretless bass. I can’t recall but it’s likely I’ve brought it before.
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