Guitar Scale Acoustic Basses

[MakoMan]

Very cool. I've seen those and have found them somewhat interesting. What holds me off from buying one is they are very similar to my Jay Turser mini P basses, of which I have 2. The Tursers are full 30" short scales but they play great, sound fabulous and are super light (both just under 5 lbs). I would not be surprised if the Raptor is the same bass in a shorter scale. Even the headstock shape looks similar to the Turser Mini P.

 

[tymbrewolf]

Why can I not use these strings?

 

[tymbrewolf]

 

[tymbrewolf]

On a 22.75 acoustic bass

 

[tymbrewolf]

Or at 24.2 scale. For half rounds, this does not seem acoustically excessive

 

[SBassman]

The tension doesn't look bad. But there's the small detail about the taper on the E being in the wrong place.

 

[SBassman]

I actually think I used to cut half rounds, but, my memory is shot, and I don't remember. If I could cut half rounds, I'd put them on all my basses.

 

[tymbrewolf]

Hmmm taper?

 

[tymbrewolf]

Or another question then, could we put guitar acoustic half rounds on for piccolo bass sound?

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/acc...ngs/100153000000000?pfm=item_page.rr1|ClickCP

 

[MakoMan]

So I have had my Ibanez PNB14E for a couple of months now and thought it might be time to update with a review of my experiences. I've had a fair bit of chance to practice with it, have done 6 gigs and I would have to say it has - after a bit of an unsure start - more than met all my hopes and expectations.
Unlike others, I have not felt the need to change strings, in fact I am about to pick up a spare pair of the stock D'Addarios. At first I found them very 'zingy' and the tension too soft on the E string, but over time the strings have settled in and lost a lot of the brightness that I initially was not wild about. They also seem to have gained a bit more tension over time... or I have really gotten used to them because I am pretty comfortable playing now. One area this bass has helped me is in developing a lighter touch. I've always been a bit heavy handed and tend to over play, but I am getting much better since getting the super short scale.... there's really no other option LOL! This has also transferred over to my regular 30" scale electric basses and I can switch back and forth from any of them to the littly Ibby without any issues whatsoever.
Prior to getting the PNB14, I had been playing an Ibanez PCMB12E 32" scale for several months. I LOVED the tone of that bass and could plug it into any amp with only minor setting tweaks. I had difficultly replicating that tone with the smaller Ibanez, but I have it pretty much dialed in now. The 32" Ibby now has a new home with a friend of mine.
Anyway, I love the bass. It is SO much easier to play standing up that any other acoustic bass I have ever owned. For most of the past 5 years I have used a Guild B30E for acoustic gigs, which was an amazing bass if there was a stool to sit on. I used to take an electric to play acoustic gigs if I was not going to be sitting down, but now I can play either standing or sitting without changing basses. No more electrics at acoustic gigs!

 

[Don M]

So I have had my Ibanez PNB14E for a couple of months now and thought it might be time to update with a review of my experiences. I've had a fair bit of chance to practice with it, have done 6 gigs and I would have to say it has - after a bit of an unsure start - more than met all my hopes and expectations.
Unlike others, I have not felt the need to change strings, in fact I am about to pick up a spare pair of the stock D'Addarios. At first I found them very 'zingy' and the tension too soft on the E string, but over time the strings have settled in and lost a lot of the brightness that I initially was not wild about. They also seem to have gained a bit more tension over time... or I have really gotten used to them because I am pretty comfortable playing now. One area this bass has helped me is in developing a lighter touch. I've always been a bit heavy handed and tend to over play, but I am getting much better since getting the super short scale.... there's really no other option LOL! This has also transferred over to my regular 30" scale electric basses and I can switch back and forth from any of them to the littly Ibby without any issues whatsoever.
Prior to getting the PNB14, I had been playing an Ibanez PCMB12E 32" scale for several months. I LOVED the tone of that bass and could plug it into any amp with only minor setting tweaks. I had difficultly replicating that tone with the smaller Ibanez, but I have it pretty much dialed in now. The 32" Ibby now has a new home with a friend of mine.
Anyway, I love the bass. It is SO much easier to play standing up that any other acoustic bass I have ever owned. For most of the past 5 years I have used a Guild B30E for acoustic gigs, which was an amazing bass if there was a stool to sit on. I used to take an electric to play acoustic gigs if I was not going to be sitting down, but now I can play either standing or sitting without changing basses. No more electrics at acoustic gigs!

What have you found case or gig bag wise for the little Ibby? I know there is a Chromacast gig bag that works great, but have you found others?

 

[MakoMan]

What have you found case or gig bag wise for the little Ibby? I know there is a Chromacast gig bag that works great, but have you found others?

I actually got kinda lucky. A local music store was closing and they had a new hard case for a 3/4 or parlor guitar they were blowing out for 50 bucks cash on their final day open. I did not have the Ibanez with me but I took a chance. When I got it home it fit the bass perfectly. I'd love to tell you what kind it is but there are no marking on the case other than a tag on the storage compartment that says 'CASE Made in Canada'.

 

[SBassman]

The Chromacast bag is a great deal. Can't protect like a hard case, but as far as gig bags go, that's quite a deal - and it fits the Ibby like a glove.

 

[ajn]

What have you found case or gig bag wise for the little Ibby? I know there is a Chromacast gig bag that works great, but have you found others?

I have a Roadrunner RR2PAG, and it fits the PNB14E quite snuggly.

 

[superdick2112]

The Chromacast bag is a great deal. Can't protect like a hard case, but as far as gig bags go, that's quite a deal - and it fits the Ibby like a glove.

So true.
I think my Fender Kingman will go up for sale, as my Ibanez has become my #1 ABG.

 

[Will_White]

I might of missed this but has anyone setup a 5 string E-C with the CB60s?

 

[SBassman]

I might of missed this but has anyone setup a 5 string E-C with the CB60s?

I'm not yet aware of 5 string versions of the basses we are discussing. I think only 4 string so far, fretted and fretless.

 

[Don M]

I'm not yet aware of 5 string versions of the basses we are discussing. I think only 4 string so far, fretted and fretless.

This is the only 5'er that I know of : Invalid Link Removed

However, it'll be expensive by the time it is shipped from Argentina.

Here is a video :

 

[SBassman]

This is the only 5'er that I know of : Invalid Link Removed

However, it'll be expensive by the time it is shipped from Argentina.

Here is a video :

Yes - that bass looks beautiful and intriguing, but unless it finds a U.S. distributor, it doesn't exist in my book.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

I've been thinking about the PNB14E as a therapeutic tool... played one in our local music store and thought it sounded great just sitting there. I've got a surgery coming up soon that's going to knock me out of playing gigs for a good long while, all Fall and Winter for sure. Seems like a good way to at least keep the stuff in my head...

One month to the day after a C5-C7 cervical fusion surgery, I'm about to start trying to play again. Haven't played a note in over a month, which is a personal record... never gone that long since I started playing, but I haven't really wanted to, or felt like it either.

So the little Ibanez Parlor Bass is about to become my lifeboat back to music. I left it out in the stand all this time so I could see it... time to play a little.