I usually play Gibson EB2 or EB3s, and Epiphone Newports, but I've recently been enjoying my Vox Astro (hollow body, violin shape, built-in fuzz). Great tone on that one, although the neck is a shade narrower than I like.
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Short scale basses
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I recently picked up an Ibanez Mikro after trying many others. Not a toy and it sounds and plays well. My review here:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=513353
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=513353
My Squier is short-scale. The Spirit is long.
I'm just now starting (arrived two days ago) on the Spirit and getting used to extra reach is taking a good amount of playing. It's all good though, love the headless.
I'm just now starting (arrived two days ago) on the Spirit and getting used to extra reach is taking a good amount of playing. It's all good though, love the headless.
The short scale I love the most is my 70's Univox hollowbody. Gorgeous bass, great sound, nicely balanced, and just a beautiful piece of history:
Bingo. I love love love these 70's short scale basses. They are a pants flappin' good time. I have a Lyle which was also made by the Matsumoko(SP) company. They made most if not all the Gibson knockoffs. Yours is much prettier than mine.
This will date me as far as age...
I had a Mustang bass with flat-wound strings running through an old Kustom 200 amp. I used a y-cord to access both channels, ran bass and treble on full, controlled everything from the guitar. Any sound you wanted, Before all the slap bass method was popular. Anyone that says a Mustang won't cut it or sound good is wrong. Mine cooked! Sustain was great. Never had a lick of trouble with it. Stupidly sold it when I went to the Navy.
I also have a 32 inch scale DeArmond Starfire bass (Fender bought the Guild company, and DeArmond for their pickups) It basically is a Guild Starfire elec/accoustic thinline body with DeArmond pickups. Two pickups, selector switch, using TI Flatwounds on it. It is a killer! Not too many of them out there, but worth a look if you see one.
bill on da bass
I had a Mustang bass with flat-wound strings running through an old Kustom 200 amp. I used a y-cord to access both channels, ran bass and treble on full, controlled everything from the guitar. Any sound you wanted, Before all the slap bass method was popular. Anyone that says a Mustang won't cut it or sound good is wrong. Mine cooked! Sustain was great. Never had a lick of trouble with it. Stupidly sold it when I went to the Navy.
I also have a 32 inch scale DeArmond Starfire bass (Fender bought the Guild company, and DeArmond for their pickups) It basically is a Guild Starfire elec/accoustic thinline body with DeArmond pickups. Two pickups, selector switch, using TI Flatwounds on it. It is a killer! Not too many of them out there, but worth a look if you see one.
bill on da bass
There's always the daisy rock - I'd so love the flower in yellow .................. - sadly, however, I tend to favour a long neck!
Squier Bronco bass is a pretty good replica of the old Fender Musicmaster (just body wood is different apparently).
Thangfish
...overly qualified for janitorical deployment...
I have 3 lefty musicmasters ('73, '74 and '78) myself and I really adore these basses, Have some 20 or so other short-scales. The best option for an musimaster bas would be finding an squier vista series musicmaster bass they're really great or even an squier bronco bass. they are dirt cheap but I love them.
i also have an ibanez mikro. i have begun using it on gigs. i replaced the pickups, put exteremly large gauge strings on it (and had to seriously adjust the bridge hardware to get the thick strings to intonate), and will be looking to upgrade the tuners. it sounds nicer than you think...and plays especially well. later, ron
