The Official Short Scale Bass Club -- Part 3 - Page 39

rfslick · #**761** 01-01-2013, 12:04 PM

You will get more info if you post a pic so someone may recognize the model.

darrellj · #**762** 01-01-2013, 06:26 PM

On a whim recently I picked up a Hondo Alien. It was the right price, I thought I would probably clean it up, get it set up and flog it.
Now I find it in my hands a lot... I'm really enjoying the play-ability of the short scale neck. I guess I'll keep it.
So, number me in, please!

darrell

funkytoe · #**763** 01-01-2013, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by darrellj

number me in, please!

darrell

Welcome darrellj! You are Official Short Scale Bass club member number 385.

darrellj · #**764** 01-01-2013, 06:53 PM

Woohoo! Sig is updated!

Now, where did I put my bass? Less surfing, more playing!

darrell

bassgod76 · #**765** 01-02-2013, 06:24 AM

I messed with one of these a few weeks back. A fun bass, and it looks cool. Love the pickup choice. Replace it with an EMG DC35, and you're cooking with Crisco!
http://www.fender.com/products/mikey-way-mustang-bass

Orangeclawhamme · #**766** 01-02-2013, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bassgod76

Have any of you tried that artist signature short scale jaguar bass from Squier? Unique pickup they used.

Do you have a link to this model?

bassgod76 · #**767** 01-02-2013, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Orangeclawhamme

Do you have a link to this model?

See above. It was a Mustang bass.

Roadkill · #**768** 01-03-2013, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by bassgod76

I messed with one of these a few weeks back. A fun bass, and it looks cool. Love the pickup choice. Replace it with an EMG DC35, and you're cooking with Crisco!
http://www.fender.com/products/mikey-way-mustang-bass

Personally I think the stock pickup sounds fine

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rfclef · #**769** 01-03-2013, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by darrellj

On a whim recently I picked up a Hondo Alien. It was the right price, I thought I would probably clean it up, get it set up and flog it.
Now I find it in my hands a lot... I'm really enjoying the play-ability of the short scale neck. I guess I'll keep it.
So, number me in, please!

darrell

Had one for a while... liked the look... cool for an eighties gig.. . But could not get used to the headless thing... plus my crappy technique did not mesh well with the roller bridge thing. I kept dislodging the strings at he bridge. As it was just gonna be a backup and novelty I sold it...

darrellj · #**770** 01-03-2013, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by rfclef

Had one for a while... liked the look... cool for an eighties gig.. . But could not get used to the headless thing... plus my crappy technique did not mesh well with the roller bridge thing. I kept dislodging the strings at he bridge. As it was just gonna be a backup and novelty I sold it...

I don't mind the headless, in fact I really like the lack of neck dive. Haven't had a problem with the bridge exactly, but I don't like the wide string spacing. Thinking about searching out a different one.
One day I'll find a perfect bass (big sigh), but in the meantime...
darrell

fjadams · #**771** 01-03-2013, 07:49 PM

Picked up a ESP B5 JR today. Doesn't play too bad, but doesn't seem loud enough for the volume of the bass and amp.

Can't seem to get the intonation set though. Using my Boss TU-3 it shows sharp on the 12th on every string. Tried adjusting the bridge and no change. Look at it tomorrow when I have more time and see what's up. If not let my luthier look at it, or return it.

Neck feels ok for a fiver, not too bulky, and rather flat. 24 frets. Fit and finish are pretty good for the price. Balance feels ok, very light, I'd say <8 lbs.

I'll know more after playing it a bit, installing flats, setting intonation, seeing about the pickups. If I keep it, come spring out will come the heat gun and sander to remove the nasty black poly and do a refin to a color that's more acceptable to me.

Mekanamom · #**772** 01-03-2013, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by howardcano

Would one of you proud owners of the Brice HXB-405 3/4 scale bass please tell me its total length, body length, and maximum body width, to the nearest 1/8"? They are currently out of stock, and the web site shows incorrect dimensions (it gives the dimensions of the full-scale version). Thanks!

(I posted this on the other thread, but posting here too in case anyone else here was interested...)

Sorry it took a while to get back to you with this info! This is what I got (measuring with a fabric tape, lol.)

Total length (tip of headstock to bottom strap button): 41.5 in
Body length (top of horn to bottom strap button): 18.5 inches
Body width at widest point: between 12 1/4 and 12 1/2 inches

FWIW, I've been playing this little 5 string Brice a bunch more just lately because my Birdsong Hy5 is in the shop awaiting a new varitone pot. In fact, just such a situation is exactly why I wanted the Brice in the first place, lol. Anyway, the more I play it, the more I like it. It's a good backup to the Birdsong and could be a nice main bass with a few tweaks.

howardcano · #**773** 01-04-2013, 05:35 AM

Thanks, Mekanamom! It looks like the length might just squeak into a generic Musician's Friend Stratocaster case I have here. (The body width and length look fine... I'm not sure about the depth of the angled headstock, though.) I'm using a Gator guitar case on my Hamer SB4, but it's shorter than the Brice.

On an unrelated note, does playing bass make a lady hotter than she already is?

jbd5015 · #**774** 01-04-2013, 06:07 AM

this is my first short scale. certainly wont be my last!!

'68 Starfire II with original case to boot! Has typical wear and tear and shrinking headstock issue, but the sound is all there!

-Jeff

fjadams · #**775** 01-04-2013, 09:03 AM

Congrats on owning one of the best basses ever produced.

funkytoe · #**776** 01-04-2013, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jbd5015

'68 Starfire II with original case to boot!
-Jeff

Beautiful!

skruch · #**777** 01-04-2013, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jbd5015

this is my first short scale. certainly wont be my last!!

'68 Starfire II with original case to boot! Has typical wear and tear and shrinking headstock issue, but the sound is all there!

-Jeff

Just curious. I understand the pup selector switch and the tone and volume knobs. What are the 2 other ones for?

jbd5015 · #**778** 01-07-2013, 09:59 AM

each pickup has its own volume and tone controls. it also has a master volume (by the 3 way switch) and what seems to be a low-mid boost push button switch. this boost switch only works for the neck pickup.

most guild owners call it the 'suck switch', but i rather like the low-end it produces.

-Jeff

funkytoe · #**779** 01-07-2013, 11:10 AM

OK fellow short scale lovers... we need a volunteer.

Over the last few years, I have made a decision to stop gigging and recording and to spend more time with my family. I have accomplished this. I've also paired down my gear substantially. I've called this "semi-retired" from the music business. My last distraction from my family are my daily visits to TalkBass. Well, that too is about to change.

I have chosen to limit my TB activity to once every couple weeks. So, I will not be around to assign numbers to our new club members and to move these requests forward. We are currently at Number 385.

Can I ask one of you fine people to please take the reins and continue assigning numbers to those that want them?

Be well my friends. See you down the road a piece.

Mekanamom · #**780** 01-07-2013, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by howardcano

On an unrelated note, does playing bass make a lady hotter than she already is?

Ha ha, that's a trick question! We all know here that playing a bass makes everyone hotter than they already are!

Re: the Brice... Yep, the headstock is pretty angled...