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Active short scale basses
- Thread starter Joe Nerve
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Forgot about mensinger. They make 4,5, and 6 string active short scales.
You can buy them on reverb too
Mensinger Cazpar 30" Short Scale Basses In Stock. 4, 5 and 6 string models
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You can buy them on reverb too
Mensinger Cazpar 30" Short Scale Basses In Stock. 4, 5 and 6 string models
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SirMjac28
Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion
lol I knowWhat is this?
A still shot from the set of the remake of "Land Of The Giants"?
This sets a bad precedent. It makes it easier for our SO's to call basses our " toys"!
This bass is very interesting looking. If it is truly a short scale...then the left arm position must be super tight and close because look at how far the bridge is up the body! This essentially shifts the fretboard to the left but means your left arm will be more naturallying sitting further up the board to the right...maybe where you play most of your notes!
I have a Warwick Custom Shop shortscale fretless active Corvette Proline.
You can always put an active preamp in any passive bass.
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- Oct 7, 2000
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People keep saying that, but wouln't I have to reroute the bass, plus carve a space out to put a battery?
not necessarily; it would probably work better but not all preamps are the same size, some are quite small. in the early days of active things were stuffed in wherever they would fit.
Having a separate battery compartment is convenient and yes you will probably want to, but it's not 100% necessary.
Having a separate battery compartment is convenient and yes you will probably want to, but it's not 100% necessary.
Depends on the bass and the pre. Some yes, others not so much.
For example, I'm willing to bet there is plenty of room for a preamp and battery in your TMB30, and you can probably add another pot, as well. (I'm assuming the rout for the TMB30 might be the same as the TMB100.) Though battery access will like require removal of the pickguard, and that's a little tricky, since it includes a pot.
Possibly. I don't see why that is a problem, though. A competent luthier can route out a battery box cleanly so that it's as good as a factory installation.
- Oct 7, 2000
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YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED!!!!!! THANK YOU ONCE MORE, TALKBASS!!!!!!
I think.
After searching long and hard for an active short scale Warwick, which are almost non existent aside from a really overpriced used one on Reverb....
I found one.
An active, supposedly brand new (we'll see about this), black, Corvette.
Its a Rockbass, but who cares... once the wenge necks disappeared and they matched up the hardware, they're all the same to me anyhow
.
And this bass ends my denial.
The joke is over. I gotta stop this crap or start selling lots of basses.
I think.
After searching long and hard for an active short scale Warwick, which are almost non existent aside from a really overpriced used one on Reverb....
I found one.
An active, supposedly brand new (we'll see about this), black, Corvette.
Its a Rockbass, but who cares... once the wenge necks disappeared and they matched up the hardware, they're all the same to me anyhow
.And this bass ends my denial.
The joke is over. I gotta stop this crap or start selling lots of basses.
Not necessarily
Check out EMG BTC stacked treb/bass control.
Small enough for having a battery under your control plate without having to route a separate battery compartment
It has a small board connected to the stacked control
But then you might not like EMG products?
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Looking at my Mustang P/J right now and there ain't no place I can see for a battery on that.
Anyhow, don't know if you saw my previous post, but my active gas had become a problem, and been alleviated. I got all I hoped for from this thread
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Warwick shorty active...nice!Looking at my Mustang P/J right now and there ain't no place I can see for a battery on that.
Anyhow, don't know if you saw my previous post, but my active gas had become a problem, and been alleviated. I got all I hoped for from this thread
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YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED!!!!!! THANK YOU ONCE MORE, TALKBASS!!!!!!
I think.
After searching long and hard for an active short scale Warwick, which are almost non existent aside from a really overpriced used one on Reverb....
I found one.
An active, supposedly brand new (we'll see about this), black, Corvette.
Its a Rockbass, but who cares... once the wenge necks disappeared and they matched up the hardware, they're all the same to me anyhow
And this bass ends my denial.
The joke is over. I gotta stop this crap or start selling lots of basses.
Sweet! I'm considering one of those myself, since my Custom Shop version is far too valuable to risk on the road.
