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35" Scale Basses

#23
....depends on your price range but I had a Peavy Cirrus 6 that had a 35" scale and the B was very tight...I liked it. In that same price range, since Fender has put headstock string tree hardware on their Jazzes, that coupled with their string-thru body, their 34's are now a lot better with B. Those are just some 1K +/- possibilties.

Some say the more tilt-back on the headstock the better... .

Jimbob
 
#24
As for a 35 I'd go with a Lakland 55-02. You've got the option of stringing through the bridge or the body and that really makes a difference. Great low B and awesome tone with so many varieties to choose from as far as tone goes.

Another thing about 34" scale basses is that it really depends on the strings you use. I had a Tobias Toby Pro that was a 34. It was a decent sounding bass after I changed the electronics out of it. I noticed that with my usual strings My B string flopped around a bit and I had to hit it carefully to get a decent tone out of it. I checked around TB here and asked a few people for some help. They recommended a set of Sadowsky hexcore strings. The hexcore is much tighter than my usual round core strings that I used. I was an instant convert. I've been using hexcore on my basses from then on and have never struggled with a floppy B string since, no matter what scale length my basses are.
 
#26
Hoover said:
You're definitely new around here...
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Well, ya. This is the first day I have ever posted here. I've always played 34" scale basses, and had a Carvin Anniversary model 5-string AAAA Quilted top that I played for the last few years before I switched to playing lead full time. I have been to busy playing all over the the place to worry about keeping up or paying attention to bass gear for a while, and have never had much money to really be interested in higher line products, much less boutique basses. I'm coming off the road to stay closer to home and spend time doing other things I love besides just music, but want to get back into picking up local gigs, and studio work. I have a lead on a job that will allow me to afford gear I could never afford before, so now I am in search of information on what I am wanting to find.
 
#27
Hi agree with Kayak.... Most 35's have a good or great sounding B string... but I tried different strings and stuff, and the best B was with DR lo riders on a Modulus Q6 I have. I tried the DR lo riders on an Ernie ball 5 String i have and it sounded great too. But.... both of these basses are known to have good B string response... according to BPlayer mag....I tried using a softer string on both basses (D'Addario nickels) and didn't like the feel (got "floppy") so I went back to the DRs and I have been happy with that setup on both basses. I owned a Spector CR5 and that Low B was amazing (35") so I guess the short of it is with any (most) high end basses you can make the B string sound good.... Also to the comment about the GK 1001rb...I have the 2001RB with the same contour switch and it makes a huge difference to the sound of the B string.. Just my .05 cents worth ....
good luck and hope this helps!!!!!!!!!!!
 
#29
Peavey Cirrus has a 35" string length. Really well made, neck through, active eq, great shielding (dead silent as far as hum and buzz), low action. And Tone with a capital T. The 5ers seem to be going for less than $1k on ebay.

In fact, mine is available. Guess I should post it on the for-sale forum.
 
#30
Flintc said:
You have literally hundreds of brands of basses to choose from in your price range. Problem is, you aren't going to find what you're looking for at Sam Ash or Guitar Center. However, I encourage you to stick around TalkBass for a few months, where you will be flat inundated with folks like me showing off and bragging on our boutique and high-zoot basses, which we believe makes us better people! And we will all recommend whatever we bought, which is the best you can get or else we'd have bought something better.
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LOL.. Great post! I feel the best way to remain neutral is to fall "smack dab in the middle", then you can side with anybody. But you also would get a wealth of experience with this company. Do your own due dilligence. 34 1/2 scale
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#32
OK, call me a troublemaker: your tone is more than just the B-string. For years I struggled to get a good, warm, *overall* tone out of a 35" scale--what a waste of time and effort.

I'm back at 34" with my Fender Jazz 5 Roscoe Beck signature, and it's perfect--only 5-string I'll ever need. I saw my error, and I'm never going back.

I suggest you reconsider.
 
#35
I'll weigh in for Roscoe on this one. Own one of those, and a few Zons, but the Roscoe has the low noate, and frankly, it's a damn nice bass for the price, especially used.

if you want a lightly more 'modern' tone, check out the Zon's. I love that every neck
is exactly the same when you move into a scale and string length/spacing. No one can
be that exact in wood.
 
#36
stuonbass said:
Check out Lakland. I am pleased with my Skyline 55-01 and the mid ranged priced "Made in USA" versions can only be better.
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IME, the 55-01 Lakland Skylines have the same top quality "B" performance as the "USA" Laklands. Same for the 55-02 Skylines, but my preference is for the sound of the 55-01 with Barts.

Valenti makes a great 34" scale 5-strings. My experience with Sadowsky 5ers is limited to playing every Metro I could a couple of years ago, but Metro's are GREAT.
 

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