scrumpymike Posted January 29 Posted January 29 8 hours ago, BabyBlueSound said: Damn, I think the truss rod in my Talman shortie is messed up. I wanted to give it some additional bow, as the neck seems a bit too straight. And I can turn the nut to the left alright, it's not too loose, it's not too tight, it never felt like it snapped. But nothing happens. I kept adjusting it over the course of 2 days, I am at a full rotation to the left at this point and I do not observe any changes in the neck bow at all. But it does not show the usual characteristics of a broken rod, like it being completely stuck, or just turning around too losely. It feels like it should, but again... NOTHING happens Might need another trip to the luthier... Not the sort of problem you want on a low-cost bass. Unless you can fix it yourself, that is. 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted January 29 Posted January 29 9 hours ago, BabyBlueSound said: Damn, I think the truss rod in my Talman shortie is messed up. I wanted to give it some additional bow, as the neck seems a bit too straight. And I can turn the nut to the left alright, it's not too loose, it's not too tight, it never felt like it snapped. But nothing happens. I kept adjusting it over the course of 2 days, I am at a full rotation to the left at this point and I do not observe any changes in the neck bow at all. But it does not show the usual characteristics of a broken rod, like it being completely stuck, or just turning around too losely. It feels like it should, but again... NOTHING happens Might need another trip to the luthier... Go no further, see if it can loosen rightoff and see what happens. I had this gappen on a squier andcthe lwer anchor was pulling into the wood. There is a fortuitous hole at the end ofthe jnserf above the anchor (hidden in neck pocket). Saved me drilling... I loosed right off, flooded with cyanoacrylate and it's been fine for 5 years or so. 2 1 Quote
BabyBlueSound Posted January 30 Posted January 30 I am sorry but I don't think I understood anything... 😅 flood what, where, why? 1 Quote
stewblack Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Just scored an Epiphone shorty. Picked it up yesterday afternoon from FB marketplace, gigged it last night. It's this one and it felt so tiny! But it sounded and played really well. Glad I went for the short scale, there was a little bit of neck dive so I imagine the full length would be, for me, unplayable. 19 Quote
BassApprentice Posted Monday at 14:13 Posted Monday at 14:13 For those of you with deep pockets... Spector Custom Shop now offer short scale options https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2025/02/08/short-scale-spector-basses-are-finally-here-custom-shop-expands-ns-series/ 2 1 Quote
scrumpymike Posted Tuesday at 14:45 Posted Tuesday at 14:45 On 10/02/2025 at 14:13, BassApprentice said: For those of you with deep pockets... Spector Custom Shop now offer short scale options https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2025/02/08/short-scale-spector-basses-are-finally-here-custom-shop-expands-ns-series/ No good for me then. I've got deep (empty!) pockets and short arms! 4 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted Tuesday at 18:18 Posted Tuesday at 18:18 Fender doing a 15% off sale today. Squire Sonic Bronco for £179. In 'ultraviolet' or 'lime green'. Unsurprisingly, ultraviolent is sold out, but slime green still available, if you like that sort of thing. 4 Quote
three Posted Tuesday at 18:49 Posted Tuesday at 18:49 On 10/02/2025 at 14:13, BassApprentice said: For those of you with deep pockets... Spector Custom Shop now offer short scale options https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2025/02/08/short-scale-spector-basses-are-finally-here-custom-shop-expands-ns-series/ If these are anything like as good as the Spector Shorty (no reason why they shouldn't be), they'll be superb if prohibitively expensive basses. I often wonder why the Shorty was discontinued (if indeed it was, though I haven't seen a new one for a long time). The Shorty came in a wide range of configurations, though didn't have the exquisite curves of the NS2 etc. I'd be interested to see the prices, though very unlikely to pay them. Quote
scrumpymike Posted 23 hours ago Posted 23 hours ago I think the Shorty came from the bass they made for Garry Tallent in 'The Boss's' E Street Band way back. I'm glad they've finally released a s-s range but a) they've been pretty slow off the mark, and b) sadly they are effectively pricing them out of reach for even moderately well-off players by confining them to the custom-shop range - which is strangely at odds with the 'youngsters and dwarfs' market most manufacturers promote their s-s basses to. Mind you, I guess the costs of tooling up for multiple scale lengths were not insignificant. 2 Quote
LeftyJ Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago 12 hours ago, scrumpymike said: I'm glad they've finally released a s-s range but a) they've been pretty slow off the mark, and b) sadly they are effectively pricing them out of reach for even moderately well-off players by confining them to the custom-shop range To be fair, they've been offering the Czech-made Bantam model for several years now as a shortscale 4-string and mediumscale 5-string. It's a simpler bolt-on design and by no means a cheap instrument at about €2000-2500, but not nearly US custom shop territory. 2 Quote
mikebass456 Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago (edited) There's always the Bill Wyman Bass Centre signature bass.......😉👍 Edited 10 hours ago by mikebass456 Added pic 1 Quote
MoonBassAlpha Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 8 hours ago, mikebass456 said: There's always the Bill Wyman Bass Centre signature bass.......😉👍 That's really flippin' odd! Quote
mikebass456 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago I think (and more than willing to be corrected), that it was a self-build?🤔 Quote
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