MJJS Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I’m looking for a short scale (30/31”) 6 string (B-C) along the lines of a Brice HBX 406 3/4 or similar. I’ve posted in the wanted section but this forum seems more active. Any ideas for alternative models appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) ACG does short scale 5s and 6s. Not cheap though. This is just the first example I could find 30.5" scale. Other body shapes are available. Edited December 20, 2022 by Cato 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJJS Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Thanks, but thinking sub £800ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) A Squier Bass VI and have some fettling done to take a B-C set? Might not be possible with the trem and tuners, however. Edit: Looking at the Brice, my suggestion probably isn’t the type of thing you’re looking for. Edited December 20, 2022 by ezbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Would it be worth looking at baritone guitars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Second ACG. I have a 30.5" ACG 6 Salace E-Type. A very nice thing indeed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnermo Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 A Maruscyczk Cazpar is in your price range, and can be configured as a 6 string shortscale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 A second hand Ibanez SRC6. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I've got a few 31.5" ACG 6ers, and a 26.5"... . I have tuned the 26.5"er B to C, and it works, but I find it cool to have something tuned a little differently around too. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnermo Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 https://www.manne.com/en/gallery/multi-bass-6-satin-special/ Found this too, a 31" Manne bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJJS Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 Some lovely basses, but rather beyond the intended budget unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJJS Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 21/12/2022 at 20:15, binky_bass said: Second ACG. I have a 30.5" ACG 6 Salace E-Type. A very nice thing indeed. Well, I increased the budget and have acquired this magnificent beast. Having now been playing it for a few hours it’s right up there with the best. Now I still need a 6 short scale fretless…. 🤔 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 35 minutes ago, MJJS said: Well, I increased the budget and have acquired this magnificent beast. Having now been playing it for a few hours it’s right up there with the best. Now I still need a 6 short scale fretless…. 🤔 It's a stunning bass... I'm already suffering sellers remorse! 😭 But... it just didn't see any use against by two 33" scale ACGs, so sending it off to a good home and replacing it with something 'a bit different' seemed sensible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazycloud Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 On 22/12/2022 at 11:27, Frank Blank said: A second hand Ibanez SRC6. This. I like mine so much, I bought another. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 I was sorely tempted by one of those Salace basses ( the one that played the theme to the bass chat pod casts in fact). Then tried a Chowny 5 string with a 32.5" scale ( which Mr Chowny said was the shortest you could go with a low B) ... flobby low tension B string, not great. Tried all manner of 5s and could only get on with the full scale ones. How's the acg at the bottom end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJJS Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 (edited) It seems perfectly usable. The neck is slightly asymmetrical and thicker on the B side to stiffen it. And the B is very full due to the filter preamp. Edited June 1, 2023 by MJJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 25 minutes ago, NickA said: I was sorely tempted by one of those Salace basses ( the one that played the theme to the bass chat pod casts in fact). How's the acg at the bottom end? That Salace was Si's and it's a 33" scale 😉 The low B on my 31.5" ACGs are brilliant, perfectly musical and comparable to any decent 34" bass in my opinion. Here's some noodles on the 31.5" headless ACG Salace 6er >> https://on.soundcloud.com/pzt83 There's some low B being used on a couple of them. The low B on another bass I'm lucky to own, my ACG Finn SC Classic 6 string, also 31.5" scale is absolutely phenomenal, in part thanks to a super rigid Wenge neck and a really solid and extended connection between the neck and body with it being a bolt on single cut. Design and wood selection plays a big role here, and I think with Alan making all his ACGs by hand it's possible for him to get so much more from a bass. Chere's, Eude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 13 hours ago, eude said: The low B on my 31.5" ACGs are brilliant, perfectly musical and comparable to any decent 34" bass in my opinion. I don't doubt it! Does it have special short scale strings? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 For those who missed out on the original SRC6, Ibanez have introduced a new fan fret version, the SRC6MS... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 5 hours ago, NickA said: I don't doubt it! Does it have special short scale strings? . I get custom wound Newtones, but I have tried regular strings too with good results, easier on the headlesses as you just lop the extra off, I have to wind the excess round the tuners on the headed basses, hence the custom strings. There's nothing custom about them bar the length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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