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Paul S Grand Master

Paul S

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1 hour ago, Clarky said:

First gig on Saturday with Wilcock Mullarkey. A dream to play

 

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Looks absolutely fab.  How much does one of these weigh in at, Clarky?

scrumpymike Veteran

scrumpymike

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On 29/09/2024 at 02:42, ajkula66 said:

Greetings to my fellow short-scale bass players!

 

New to this forum - OK, I have been lurking occasionally - but not new to bass (45 years and counting) or the concept of short scales...

 

My current crop

 

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From left to right: '69 Gibson EB-0 (modded), '76 Guild JS-2, '69 Gibson EB-3, '70 Gibson Les Paul Bass, '72 Gibson Les Paul Triumph Bass.

 

Yes, they all sport Hipshot Supertone bridges and no, I'm NOT a paid endorser...:biggrin:

 

 

Brilliant! Even though I don't have one now, I'm basically a Gibson guy. Back in the day, I gigged a couple of Les Paul Triumphs. Loved them but heavier than a very heavy thing so I decided to cash them in. Followed up with a lovely black SG re-issue bought new in 2008. Should never have sold it really but the strap balance was poor and over recent years the ergonomic side of playing has become more important to me.

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Clarky Grand Master

Clarky

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3 hours ago, Paul S said:

 

Looks absolutely fab.  How much does one of these weigh in at, Clarky?

It's roughly 7.5 pounds from memory. I have degenerative neck damage and fractured 13 ribs last year so heavy basses are an issue for me. I didn't even notice the Mullarkey at the end of our 45 min set and am confident I could easily play a 1.5-2 hour set with it

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Guest

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Here's one of my shorties.

 

A Hofner Shorty.

 

When I was working I travelled a lot, bought this so I could practice when I was away. It's been all over Europe with me.

 

It's been upgraded with Wilkinson bridge, pup and tuners and Marvel locking strap nuts.

 

It's not without it's shortcomings, as befits such a unusual design, mainly in the ergonomics department. 

 

On the plus side playing with a strap sat down makes it useable, it sounds brilliant, especially with a dash of overdrive, and it intonates absolutely perfectly. It it's good fun to hack away at with a pick, slightly awkward with fingers it you use any kind of anchored style and is one of the reasons I learned to play with a floating hand.

 

It's now on a fresh set of Ernie Balls ready to come out of retirement and accompany me all over the place in my new campervan.

 

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RichT Community Regular

RichT

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*Everyone* should learn to play with a floating hand 😊 I had no choice but to learn when I got a piezo-only Ibanez SRH500F about 5 years ago and suddenly had no pickup to rest my thumb on. Turned out to be one of the best things to happen to my playing technique. Very freeing being able to completely change right hand position on the fly from note to note to get brighter/warmer tones even within the same phrase. 

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SonnyBassPlayer Collaborator

SonnyBassPlayer

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Just starting to revive my BroncoMaster. I'm working on a paint tone to make it cream-yellow with nitrocellulose and I'm currently having a custom split coil made the size of a strat as pickup. The Duncan Hot Stack never really made it.
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eude Veteran

eude

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6 minutes ago, SonnyBassPlayer said:

Just starting to revive my BroncoMaster. I'm working on a paint tone to make it cream-yellow with nitrocellulose and I'm currently having a custom split coil made the size of a strat as pickup. The Duncan Hot Stack never really made it.
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That looks really nice!

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scrumpymike Veteran

scrumpymike

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On 11/10/2024 at 22:05, bassist_lewis said:

No reason other than its particularly good pic of my Wilcock Mullarkey on the couch.

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Very nice too. Resting after a strenuous gig? 😊

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ped Grand Master

ped

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2 minutes ago, martthebass said:

I've been looking for one of these but wrong end of the bloody country.

 

Nay worries, I need to stop spending anyhow.....

 

I 'watched' it and received an offer to buy for £800, FYI (I can't afford it hence posting here)

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bassist_lewis Mentor

bassist_lewis

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1 hour ago, scrumpymike said:

Very nice too. Resting after a strenuous gig? 😊

Not after a gig but I'd had three school shows and a parents evening that week so I was definitely knackered 😅

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bassist_lewis

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1 hour ago, ped said:

This Atelier-Z looks nice

 

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I've been curious about Atelier Z for a while. People talk very highly of them, I'd love to play one. I like the look of this one but I have an aversion to mustangs with bridge pickups. Plus I'm low key saving myself for a Wilcock 4P-51 (once the wedding is paid for).

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ped Grand Master

ped

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I had an Atelier-Z jazz bass, it was fantastic - chambered body, super build quality and attention to detail. I really liked the preamp too, which I think is the same as in this mini bass. 

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ezbass Grand Master

ezbass

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Letting one like this, at a good price, slip through my fingers, while I hemmed and hawed over it, still stings.

 

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Very tight string spacing, however - 16.5mm or less, IIRC

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LeftyJ Grand Master

LeftyJ

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1 hour ago, ezbass said:

Letting one like this, at a good price, slip through my fingers, while I hemmed and hawed over it, still stings.

 

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Very tight string spacing, however - 16.5mm or less, IIRC

 

I've got one of these as a lefty but in natural and love it. I would love a PJ too, and I think it looks great in that white finish with competition stripes, matching headstock and rosewood fingerboard! Classic looks but a very modern bass (as is the JJ - the titanium reinforced neck is very rigid and the pickups and 2-band boost-only EQ are quite powerful and modern-sounding). 

scrumpymike Veteran

scrumpymike

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I had the signature mini bass - KenKen?? Couldn't really fault it except for one minor irritation - the scratch-plate was so thick that it had to be removed to get an allen key in to the truss-rod adjustment slot. The tonal flavouring wasn't quite to my liking so I moved it on.

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Lozz196 Grand Master

Lozz196

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I’ve been looking into getting a short scale bass made to the specs I want and Maruszczyk seem to be the ones that can do it. Their configurator is very easy to use and looks like I can get what I’m after for around £1500. 

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