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[quote name='three' timestamp='1502184320' post='3349769'] I know there are a few helpful shortscale threads on BC - worth a look through. However, to answer directly here, I simply find shortscales easier to use (reduced tension, increased compliance), usually lighter, ergonomically efficient (less stretching for arms and fingers), and the tone lacks nothing - at least with a decently built instrument. I find that shorties are fun - quick and light - easy to pick-up and wander around with [/quote] +1

Hey Scott! That doesn't look like a short-scale to me

The MK link is a bit tenuous! This bass was never owned or played by him but the owner allegedly knew JD and MK personally - which does make it expensive IMHO.

+1 for Bass Soul Food

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1501673218' post='3346428'] A sack barrow isn't much use for stacking them though. I think my V8 was only a couple short of 30kg and it sat about four and half foot off the ground. [/quote] That calls for some personal 'heft' (and a safety net).

Post script: I sold the AH500X for a nice profit and have been gigging my beloved 300 replacement ever since. (It's only worth a single hernia compared to the full double its predecessor was capable of.)

Here's my TE story (having a useless memory, I've had to pull my complete set of Bassist mag's to help me place the action). So, it's April 1999 and there I am reading my Bassist mag on a return flight from Germany. The young guy next to me suddenly pipes up (in an American accent): "Hey, are you a bass player?" Turns out that he is too and we get chatting. The mag is now face down on my lap revealing a glossy, full-page ad on the back cover for an AH600SMX and 1048H cab . 'Rumble in the Jungle' is allegedly what it does and it's made by a company called Trace Elliot Ltd. down in Maldon, Essex. My buddy points to it and says: "Awesome!" Turns out he's no longer gigging due to other commitments, he's got a TE AH500X that he's not using - and he lives 10 miles away from me in North London! Ten minutes later, I've bought the amp for £300 A few days later, I've actually got it - and I love the thing. It's basically 2 x 250w amps in the same box and you can switch between mono, bi-amp and stereo modes - and how cool is that UV light strip on the front! Soon, I'm gigging it through a 4 x 12 and 1 x 15 stack, my band-mates can't get enough of it, and there's a small line of punters wanting to talk to me about it after every gig (I exaggerate, but only slightly). So, we're all living happily ever after, until suddenly 'the giant' falls ill, and has to go away for surgery. F*ck, what now!? A quick phone call to the Bass Centre in London reveals that they have a used AH300 SMC GP7 and that will tide me over, so I'm straight on to the tube heading for Wapping. I get the thing home and hook it up with some trepidation. My initial reaction with everything set flat is mild disappointment - and then I hit the pre-set switch, and... Bammm!!! I've still got the amp (maybe not for much longer) - and that switch still does it for me. Hope you haven't all fallen asleep (sorry, I'll get me coat)