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There's actually quite a few basses that have that 'extreme' pickup locations near the neck and bridge. Some Hofners, Kramers, Rapier, and Ibanez Artcore basses. Have you been able to try one out, curious of your thoughts.

What's funny is that with all the pickup combinations. Neck, Neck+Middle, Middle, Middle+Bridge, Bridge, Neck+Bridge, Neck+Middle+Bridge I like just the Middle.

I just received the Saffire bass ( in the States ) the other day and they are totally and tonally different basses, which is a good thing as it means more basses! I made the mistake of not purchasing the FENDER Rascal bass when it originally came out and ended up buying one used about half a year ago at an inflated cost as there weren't many produced. I also bought the Squire Rascal when it came out for fear of supply and demand - is this a trend? The quality is amazing considering the price. Regarding the Saffire it arrived a little damaged. The strap button near the bridge was pushed in about 2 -3 mm into the body with a hole 10mm wide. Apparently someone dropped the box too hard on its end and foam in the box isn't dense enough to protect it. I would suggest JHS improve that as there may be more arriving like that. The body wood must be really soft for this to happen as many a basses have slipped thought the hands and hit the ground hard. Also someone must have used a cleaver to cut the nut for the E string. I've attached a few photos. Cheers.