allighatt0r Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I was at a local guitar and bass centre yesterday, and picked up an [url="http://www.djmmusic.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=PK20SB&eq=&Tp="]Encore 7/8[/url] bass to try, and as i picked it up i noticed how stupidly light it was, (according to a catalogue, it's made of 'wuton', a low mass Far Eastern tonewood.) The neck is as wide (and so is the string spacing) as a normal P bass, and so are the pickups, It's just smaller (one eighth smaller to be precise). Harmony Central give it terrible reviews, but the reviewers were leaving it as standard, i think i would replace the pickups, and perhaps the bridge, as it looks like it's a full size one. Another mini bass is of course, the [url="http://www.largesound.com/"]DeArmond Ashbory[/url] basses, which are ridiculously small. What other small basses are there? Perhaps there are some more high end than the Encore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Go ahead feast your eyes and senses..... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3202&hl=daisy+rock"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...p;hl=daisy+rock[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) [url="http://www.birdsongguitars.com/"]Birdsong[/url] very serious short scale basses (31" Scale). Alternatively for something a bit more fun [url="http://www.fernandes.co.jp/products/zo.html"]Fernandes PIE-ZO[/url] 25.5" scale "travel" bass - scroll down to the bottom of the frame for the basses. Edited March 25, 2008 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 [url="http://www.marleaux-bass.de/bass_consat_sopran.html"]http://www.marleaux-bass.de/bass_consat_sopran.html[/url] Me want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Me want too! (what scale length do you think that is?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 It looks tiny doesn't it!! Hopefully more info will be added soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Its probably a fullsize Warwick with Steve (CK) in the foreground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Heh it does look like him actually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) I have a few shorties [list] [*]an Ashbory. [*]a CIJ Fender Mustang (30") [*]a '71 Fender Musicmaster(30") [*]a 90's Squier Musicmaster (30") [*]a Danelectro longhorn reissue (30") [/list] My Daughter also has [list] [*]a '71 Fender Musicmaster [*]a daisyrock Heartbreaker (30") [*]a Daisyrock Stardust Elite (32") - which is lovely [/list] my favourite bass at the moment is the mustang - It has the fastest neck of all my basses and as the strings feed through the body Thomastic Jazz Flatwounds JF324s fit on it which is a massive bonus to me. I tried some "vintage" 70s mustangs in Denmark street and for some reason the ones I was able to try were very knackered and/or very overpriced. Edited March 25, 2008 by Jean-Luc Pickguard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='163420' date='Mar 25 2008, 10:32 PM']I tried some "vintage" 70s mustangs in Denmark street and for some reason the ones I was able to try were very knackered and/or very overpriced.[/quote]Overpriced stuff in Denmark St.? Surely not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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