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I have no idea. Its a discontinued model so I assumed they are just moving stock. What gives u pause for concern?
A lot of those outlets that I have dealt with will advertise things as new and usually open box, or seconds listed as new. 460 is a steal looking at these still go for 500-600 used I thought.
Wow. U may be right. Maybe someone will roll the dice and report back to us. I do know this, if this place is legit, this is a very good deal on a solid bass
I took that chance. I play pretty much only shortscales these days and finding one that is good quality and versatile I couldn't pass it up. I keep reading how big these feel body wise compared to a full size I just hope the neck feels like a short scale.
Very cool. Stinkoman20xx let us know ur experience with the bass and ur opinions. I think this qualifies as a "hot deal".
I took a chance over the 4th of July weekend, and pulled the trigger on one of these. I've wanted one since they first came out, but just couldn't justify the MAP price. I couldn't believe that Adorama was still honoring the sale price of $459.99! I just checked my UPS tracking number, and it's due for delivery tomorrow. I shall report back on what I find when I open the box. I'm grateful to get a deal like this, but I still wonder......what's the catch? How on earth can they be selling this for what HAS to be their actual dealer cost? We shall see.........
I nabbed one of these about a week and a half ago. Still waiting to get it set up just like I like it (word to the wise: if you're looking to put Chromes on one of these, go with Medium scale, NOT short scale), but it's a sweet bass. Came right out of the factory box, so it's not like a tech went over it and thus it required some tweaking, but it's a pretty sweet bass for the price.
Mine came in a tad over 9 lbs. Was hoping it might be a touch lighter but I can live with that. Was surprised to find it's the same length from lower bout to headstock as a 34" scale, but if I'd read the reviews more closely I'd have caught that. So it's not a space saver if you're playing a shoe box, exactly, but it's a very cool throwback sort of design made of real wood instead of the cruddy chipboard bodies of yore. So far I'm skeptical that it's likely to become my main player, but it may very likely become my go-to backup, and I do like the general flavor of it and all the pickup switching options.
Mine came in a tad over 9 lbs. Was hoping it might be a touch lighter but I can live with that. Was surprised to find it's the same length from lower bout to headstock as a 34" scale, but if I'd read the reviews more closely I'd have caught that. So it's not a space saver if you're playing a shoe box, exactly, but it's a very cool throwback sort of design made of real wood instead of the cruddy chipboard bodies of yore. So far I'm skeptical that it's likely to become my main player, but it may very likely become my go-to backup, and I do like the general flavor of it and all the pickup switching options.
Thanks for the report, Mudcity! I had already read about the string-length issue, and have a set of Labella Deep Talkin' Flats coming in MEDIUM scale for mine. I'm glad to hear that it's a factory sealed new bass in the box. I was afraid that it might be a "B" stock, or a refurbished unit or something like that. I was also worried that the existing universal full-length case I have might not fit, since the Rascal is a "short scale", but it sounds like that won't be a problem either. Your report proves that this purchase truly exemplifies the term"Hot Deal"!
