Short scale Stingray!

[Jscriv]

2k for a shorty....that'll count me out sadly. Too many other things on the hit list

 

[SirMjac28]

I'm going to grab one because they might be rare

 

[philthygeezer]

What colors? Sure would love a honeyburst/roasted maple...

 

[shaggy45]

I like them. Always wanted a shorty ray. But for $2000 they could’ve at least roasted the neck or had nicer color options.

 

[hypercarrots]

 

[BergerHead]

Can I have two? ... The perfect travel set.

Try a Berger, you'll love it!

 

[quindecima]

At that price point I would be going for a Birdsong Corto

 

[dalkowski]

don't need. absolutely want.

 

[CapnSev]

I had a ‘Ray a long time ago that was that blue color with a rosewood board. Now that I see it with maple, I like it even more. That’s the one.

 

[matante]

A passive bass boost is impossible. In passive circuits you can only attenuate frequencies. It might be that, in un-boosted mode, there is some sort of tricksy passive band-pass circuitry that bleeds off bass frequencies and the 'boost' simply puts them back.

A few early Gibson and Guild basses had a switch that many call a 'bass boost', but in all cases this simply removed a passive HPF from the circuit; sometimes in conjunction with additional circuitry that bled off high frequencies.

My only other thoughts are that they could put a 'stealth' pickup down at the end of the neck, and the boost circuit simply dumps this in series with the bridge pickup. This would increase output and low frequency response, but radically change the tone of the bass.

The Warwick Streamer CV is fully passive but has both Bass and Treble knobs. I don't know how they work but I agree that on paper there's no such thing as a passive boost.

 

[matante]

2k for a shorty....that'll count me out sadly. Too many other things on the hit list

Why should being a shorty effect the price? Do you expect to pay by the inch?

 

[matante]

At that price point I would be going for a Birdsong Corto

At that price point you can also have a Cliff Bordwell made for you. But if you don't like wood-centric basses the Stingray is a good option.

 

[A-Step-Towards]

Seems it’s been covered from all angles but here is A few I got.

 

[rogerbmiller]

check it out. Music Man is now making a 30 inch scale Ray.

If only it were a 5er. GLWTS Music Man.

 

[alack]

I love the idea but will wait for the Sterling version for about $200.

 

[philthygeezer]

Hmm. I like both colors. Not as much as Honeyburst, but that's a personal thing. Maybe the burgundy, but the blue and maple is classic nice too.

 

[Jscriv]

Why should being a shorty effect the price? Do you expect to pay by the inch?

I'm simply saying I wouldnt spend that much for a shorty.

 

[philthygeezer]

I'm simply saying I wouldnt spend that much for a shorty.

I wonder if that's part of why short scales are less popular: people sometimes give up build quality for cheap and then the pile of cheap gadgets wind up giving the the whole population a reputation.

But usually the advice is usually not to cheap out because you'll wind up upgrading later. I think it's cheaper to buy something great that you'll love, own for longer and get more mileage out of.

 

[Jscriv]

I wonder if that's part of why short scales are less popular: people sometimes give up build quality for cheap and then the pile of cheap gadgets wind up giving the the whole population a reputation.

But usually the advice is usually not to cheap out because you'll wind up upgrading later. I think it's cheaper to buy something great that you'll love, own for longer and get more mileage out of.

I agree 100% my biggest regrets on my early years I buying a bunch of MIM and import doodoo. I've picked up a few Shorty's before and I'm not the biggest fan. But I'm a massive EBMM fan. If I'm going to shell out 2k I'd rather pick up a Cutlass, a slo special or a classic sterling/ray. Also gassing for a new American jazz. And a new 410 rig. If I HAD to have a short, please believe I'd be all over one of these for 2k

 

[matante]

I wonder if that's part of why short scales are less popular: people sometimes give up build quality for cheap and then the pile of cheap gadgets wind up giving the the whole population a reputation.

But usually the advice is usually not to cheap out because you'll wind up upgrading later. I think it's cheaper to buy something great that you'll love, own for longer and get more mileage out of.

I think short scales are less popular because people expect a bass to be certain size and they equate size with quality. It's also easy to convince people that because 99% of albums over the years used a long scale bass, it must be more professional to play a long scale. Most people don't use their ears and don't trust their own ability to make a decision as to what's right for them. Also, as you said, most short scales over the years have been hampered by their makers with funny looking pickups, inferior bridges, or corners cut somehow.

Thinking about this new EMBB shortscale, there is really no reason for them to use different electronics other than to take away the ability of people to do a direct A/B comparison with the longscale version. It looks like they're using the full scale body here too. It would be a direct apples to apples comparison and I suspect EBMM doesn't want that.