As the other TB'er who owned this bass for a while I can vouch for how good it is. I wanted to try out a short scale to see if it helped my arthritis, but sadly my issues remained and my muscle memory stayed locked on a 34/35" scale. So I reluctantly sold it back to John, who is a great TB'er and good guy. Some one is going to get a good SS that has been well cared for and sounds like a classic !!