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    Basic physics would certainly suggest so, and as Mike indicates, a light(er) body can exacerbate dive. That said, there are so many other variables: personal physiology plays an important part, so too strap length/width, and the 'stickiness' of one's clothes and the strap. I've had several short-scale small-bodied Alembics, including two extremely heavy cocobolo versions (seriously, 11-12lbs) and I found little difference in the dive between the lighter and heavier models. I tend to wear them fairly high on my chest and this seems to have the greatest impact on dive. It also makes it easier (for me) to reach the lower frets in comfort. In general, I prefer the convenience of lighter basses, hence the efforts with the Alembic - though there's a theoretical/actual increase in dive with a lighter body, it's not something that I find too noticeable given the other factors in play.
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    Spot-on, the pin behind around the 21st fret implies quite a reach to first position, and the bridge - at around a third of the way in to the body - exacerbates the stretch. As you can imagine, the bass 'feels' fairly long, though it balances perfectly on the knee and feels like a short-scale. I rarely rehearse gig with the Alembic but it records beautifully (and around half of my playing time is seated anyway). I have the Spector Shortys and the Wilcock for gigging (balance is perfect). Mike, I know you had a brilliant solution for the stretch issues (relating to a SWB?) - I'm working on something similar in graphite with a couple of design engineers.
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    Thank you - it's just fantastic to play and I love the look of it. Fortunately, it's very light for an Alembic - I've been looking for ways to reduce the weight further and had a couple of celluloid tort plates made to replace the brass rear covers (a reduction of around 180g). I've also removed the four batteries for the lights (another good few grammes). However, neck-dive is a perennial problem on these given the placement of the strap pins. In honesty, I tend to play this seated rather than standing. The bass also feels like an extra long-scale on a strap too (sort of defeating the point of short-scale in some ways). I've included an image of the plates - I was very pleased with the fit. I discussed with the maker (Tiny Tone) and we agreed on a slight bevel as the plates sit a little proud - it's 4 ply tort and has produced a lovely little white edge.
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    Worth a try in my opinion - I had an Epi EB0 with a DiMarzio DP120 and it was surprisingly bright and lively with light rounds (40-95 I think). To be honest, I find the EB0s to be a very useable bass in a lot of situations, though I think the DP120 made a positive difference
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    Balance on a strap isn’t great but playability and tones aren’t bad
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    Just bought a lovely short-scale from Jamie - incredibly easy deal, fantastic communications, lovely bass (exactly as described), superb packaging and fast delivery. An upstanding and honest member of our community - deal in complete confidence!
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    The comments above say it all really. I just bought a Mesa pre from Matthew in an extremely easy transaction. Really fast shipping, absolutely beautifully packed, exactly as described (superb condition), tested prior to despatch, and really friendly and prompt comms throughout with extra images at each step. An absolute pleasure. An upstanding star of our community! Thanks!
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    Lovely bass and lovely interpretation and playing!
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    I use a microfibre duster most of the time but take the strings off occasionally and wipe them thoroughly with a duster dampened with surgical spirit. The surgical spirit appears to lift some of the gunk from roundwounds
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    PM’d
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    Really enjoyed the one I had - lovely 'produced' and polished sheen out of the box. Overkill for me and I really prefer SS pres. However, certainly one of the nicest valve pres that I've tried (and that's an embarrassing list).
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    Really beautifully crafted basses - fit and finish is just superb. Really well thought-through too. Viv has clearly paid attention to every detail in the design and production of these instruments. Ergonomics are lovely (certainly on the short-scales - I acquired one a few weeks ago) and the range of tones is really surprising for a passive bass: all very useable too. The finishing is undertaken by Bow as far as I'm aware - certainly my favourite of the UK finishing shops (glass-like and again, fantastic attention to detail). GLWTS and I'm surprised that this is still around - Viv's basses appear to be gaining some serious traction in the US market with a number of big names on the user list
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    Possibly Mensinger? I had this until recently - whilst not fully chambered, it had a lovely rounded tone with some acoustic content
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    Yes, the amp is safely in storage and remains available
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    Thanks for the video Police squad - love it. I learned to play on a Mustang (probably a very early 70s one with the competition stripes – candy apple red faded to bronze – it was beautiful) that was loaned to me by a very generous friend. I’ve never really been back to Mustangs but this one has me very excited. I play short scale almost all of the time and everything about the JMJ just looks perfect, from the lollipops to the relic job. I’ll start looking around
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    Truly versatile, solid and beautifully built amps - great specs and exceptional core tone (thick, rich, bright and defined). This one looks to be in really good condition GLWTS
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    Looks like Coco or Ziricote to me - utterly beautiful. Stunning instruments
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    Agree entirely, I'm listening on good cans and the bass sounds absolutely lush - 'could float away in it. I don't play long-scale any more but wow, if I did...
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    Lovely bass and these really don't appear very often. Does the price include the DS-5 power supply and cable?
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    Absolutely, quirky but brilliant - those old MkIV and V TE amps are superb too!
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    Thanks Scrumpymike - an incredible selection and a great story. I too have been extremely impresssed with Andyjr's work and his realisation of your ideas in the two Swifts is superb. Both look fabulous but I'm a big fan of walnut. The pickup configuration is really interesting and I can imagine that these are very versatile instruments. I've only ever had lipstick pickups on a Danelectro Longhorn but found them really bright (good!). I'm not sure if yours are custom wound/produced etc. - I need to go back and read the thread. Thanks for posting, it's great to see some of the less common designs and brilliant that these work so well for you
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    This is an utter bargain, even in the UK with vat and shipping/processing fees. Pedro is a great guy with whom to do business too - honest and trustworthy
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    Messing around on a very grey and wet morning in the North. Recording and deciding what works best on what tracks. The shorty with humbuckers is good all round. The PJ Shorty a bit more pokey and the Wilcock just lovely for vintage rock. Thought it was about time I posted. Piaying short-scale almost exclusively now
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    As an avid and gullible swallower of snake oil, I’ve been using EA Lyric HG, Forte and Siren for some years. To me, they make a difference - but not always a good one (depending on point of view) - very revealing indeed. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to use mine with the TT-800 as I got caught in the supply issues. Lovely with the DB750 and Warwick PR40 combo (again, very revealing indeed)
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    Thanks for the full view - I’d prefer a natural headstock, though overall, to me that’s a very lovely bass
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