New Schecter short scale P Bass

[cnltb]

Looks interesting!
Is there a good singlecoil P short scale bass out there too?

yes there is...please delete Post #20. Thanks.

 

[mongo2]

yes there is...please delete Post #20. Thanks.

Got a link to the single coil short scale P basses? I searched but no results. Closest I've seen are Musicmasters and Broncos.

 

[cnltb]

Got a link to the single coil short scale P basses? I searched but no results. Closest I've seen are Musicmasters and Broncos.

Musicmaster is a shortscale singlecoil P. No?
I've seen others and will link once I remember who makes them.

 

[mongo2]

Musicmaster is a shortscale singlecoil P. No?
I've seen others and will link once I remember who makes them.

While the Squier Vista Musicmaster bass is a shortscale that uses a pickup similar to the SCPB pickup but shorter, the neck and body are not like the SCPB.

I thought you meant a shortscale version of the SCPB which is what I would be interested in.

 

[cnltb]

While the Squier Vista Musicmaster bass is a shortscale that uses a pickup similar to the SCPB pickup but shorter, the neck and body are not like the SCPB.

I thought you meant a shortscale version of the SCPB which is what I would be interested in.

Well, I think the body is not far off and yes, the neck is a little small.
I'll post, when I remember.

 

[J_Bass]

Musicmaster is a shortscale singlecoil P. No?
I've seen others and will link once I remember who makes them.

Reverend has one:

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[gln1955]

Reverend has one:

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That's a split coil P, no?

 

[J_Bass]

That's a split coil P, no?

I think so, yes.

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[burgerdj]

Dang Pelham blue and the truss wheel! Nice!

This alone makes this bass a standout. Why truss wheels aren’t universal yet I just don’t understand!

 

[lucas303]

I haven't read all the comments, but the benefit of thru-body here would be to open up more string options. One could potentially not be limited to only short scale strings, which is a good thing.

 

[topper]

I dig the bass and I do like throwback/retro designs. And you absolutely see this kind of thing in architecture and other types of design. The Mid-Century Modern trend is a perfect example. And there's been an explosion of motorcycle models that look like they came from the 50's-70's but are thoroughly modern motorcycles. Some brands are built entirely on this.

But back to this bass... I like the body, but that 2-tone headstock is weird. The bare wood stands out like a sore thumb and isn't carried over anywhere else in the design. If wanted to do that, they should have painted it in a complimenting color (like a lighter version of the body color) or made it a sparkly white to match the pickguard.

 

[40Hz]

Banshee

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IMO they made a mistake with the string thru body bridge and the price. Guess they wanted to compete with the Mustang.....I like it though

Either way, I think Schecter packs in more value for the dollar with their basses than Fender has of late.

 

[40Hz]

I personally think it is a good option as the potential increase in overall string tension with the extended length should help with the reduced scale length. Frankly not sure why isn't isn't an option on all modern short scale basses

Possibly because the manufacturers soon realized (like I did after owning and playing both string through and top loaded basses) that it doesn’t make any difference.

And string through can also create problems for a lot of flatwound string sets. Some flatwounds tend to break if not top loaded.

The extra length does not affect tension at all. Tension is purely a factor of tuning a particular gauge string to pitch.

This. A thousand times this.

 

[Bigal1369]

Has any body bought one of these banshee yet. Would like to see a review on it by someone how bought one. I've been looking at them but cant find one in the 7.5lb range yet.
Thanks

 

[howardf]

Hoping for a lefty version, but that seems likely given Schecter's track record.

 

[Astronaut]

Just wish short scale came standard with reverse headstocks. String problem solved.

 

[Deleted member 268085]

Has any body bought one of these banshee yet. Would like to see a review on it by someone how bought one. I've been looking at them but cant find one in the 7.5lb range yet.
Thanks

Coming Wednesday.

 

[Deleted member 268085]

Possibly because the manufacturers soon realized (like I did after owning and playing both string through and top loaded basses) that it doesn’t make any difference.

And string through can also create problems for a lot of flatwound string sets. Some flatwounds tend to break if not top loaded.

La Bella makes a Deep Talkin' set (760F-MUS) for the MIA thru-body only Fender Mustang. Even though the Banshee bridge supports top-loaded strings in addition to thru-body, I plan to restring with the La Bella's for the Mustang. I want to see how they perform. I've got top-loaded DTFs on my Gibson and Ibanez and love them.

 

[40Hz]

I want to see how they perform.

I’m guessing they’ll perform superbly. LaBella makes really good bass strings. I’ve never been disappointed with anything LaBella makes.

 

[defdog99]

I'd put the black pickguard on the white bass, and the white pickguard on the silver bass.