Woodinblack Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 On Sunday I took a trip down to what is becoming for me, a standard bass trading place, which is IKEA (in Bristol this time, rather than Exeter as it was last time). This was to meet up and pickup this bass that I had played at the South West bass show, one of @Jabba_the_guts fantastic little basses. Fell in love with these things a few bass bashes ago and finally have one. I am sure most people have seen them unless they don't go into the makers threads, or the short scale thread where I posted it, and if not, there is a link at the bottom of its birth, as well as some much better pictures! This is so fun to play and also easy to use in the house as they are so small (27" scale). It sounds very full and bassy, with single / parallel series switch. And of course LEDs, with two options, very bright or OMG I think i have gone blind Heres the other pictures of it, and its creation thread. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Lovely - Jezza brought a couple of these to the Herts Bash/ SE Bashes. I'm green with envy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Love Jabba’s work - beautiful attention to detail. I touched one once - it was about 18” - mega tiny short scale. Would love to rock up to a gig with that! One day… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moffat Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Lovely instrument, sounds great too. Think I've got it's mate (without the LEDs) coming when Jabba gets back to me to sort out payment, P&P. I found it sits perfectly either standing or sitting and my hands fell naturally into place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, dave moffat said: Lovely instrument, sounds great too. Think I've got it's mate (without the LEDs) coming when Jabba gets back to me to sort out payment, P&P. I found it sits perfectly either standing or sitting and my hands fell naturally into place. The spalted one with the EMGs? Oh you wont regret that one at all, I found it really comfortable to play at the bash but sitting in a chair at home it is even better. I will gig this the next time we gig, it sounds a lot bigger than it looks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Don't think I saw that one, but I've seen some fab work by Jabba. His workmanship looks absolute top-drawer. Happy NBD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moffat Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Had a message from Jabba, the plan is to sort out the details this weekend so maybe a NBD in the next week or so. I think that will probably be my bass collection complete 😁 That just leaves the new bass cab to arrive, vok knows when that'll happen🙄 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 11 hours ago, dave moffat said: I think that will probably be my bass collection complete 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 Took it to a practice yesterday with my EHB1505MS as a backup. Switched between them but ended up using it for all songs, apart from one that needed a 5. It sounds so full and very bassy. It also has a higher output than the 1505 - which has the Nordstrand Big Splits, had to turn it down to stop overdriving the amp, it had a considerable volume difference. So easy to play! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Thanks for letting us know @Woodinblack What sort of sound(s) were you able to get from it? e.g. anything "Precision-like", "Jazz-like" or "MM-like"? etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 Hard to say in that as I am not generally a fender or MM player. I was playing dry with no effects (as it was a practice). The closest thing was unsurprisingly my SR5005, which also has a bart, but it also reminded me more of the Geddy Lee Jazz running in S1 mode (both pickups in series), which may not have been surrpising as I was running in series mode on the swtich). In single coil it sounded more like one of the older P basses, with the single pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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