Oh Dear! Don't let the missus see this ;)

[derrenleepoole]

Just popped into Rimmers in Blackburn to have a chat with the guy who runs it, like you do, nice and informal, something to do on lunch break, and came out with this:





A nice short scale bass with lots of character... just shy of a 100 noughts! Don't know anything about them, so if you can chip in with some thoughts and comments that would be great. Particularly year of manufacture etc, as they appear to be discontinued. Also, what exactly are the pickups? They appear to be humbuckers?

Now to explain this sudden appearance to the missus

[lojo]

I know nothing about this bass, but brought a budget Tanglewood bass in the 90s, it was an amazing bass for the price, through body strung, and really well made,

[fretmeister]

the neck pup is effectively a Gibson copy (from the EB series)

If you fancy more oomph then Dimarzio do a direct replacement (2 models IIRC) - not sure if chrome is available though.

Nice looking thing!

[derrenleepoole]

Cheers guys, the neck pickup is beefy as hell on this thing, and that's what caught my attention. The neck is also very precision-esq, which is what I prefer. The weight, neck, short scale and tone all make for a perfect blues/jazz gigging bass... all it needs now is a clean and string change

[El Bajo]

Just put it in plane view and If its anything like my missus she won't notice for a good month. Or strip naked and get in bed with it, when your missus comes home just look helpless and say 'it just happened...'

Is it semi acoustic? Whats the purpose of the S holes?

Edited April 28, 2010 by El Bajo

[derrenleepoole]

Yeah, it's semi acoustic and quite well balanced. The tone was excellent, and that big humbucker pickup is very fat!

The F holes can be found on most acoustic instrument and help in sound projection (mostly) - not that you'll get much with a bass like this.

Edited April 28, 2010 by derrenleepoole

[TheRev]

If your missus gets suspicious you can hide it round my house if you like.

[derrenleepoole]

So far so good, she's not said anything Just cleaning up the bass now, shining up nicely. Just a fret polish to perform, and install a new set of Rotosound Blacks... lovely

[lee4]

The wife may demand shoes as compensation!
No doubt she has noticed,but she will wait for a strategic time and place to tell you.

[derrenleepoole]

Agreed, of try and make me feel guilty in some case. However, I do operate a one in, one out policy on basses, so I still have two . Strung it up with some Rotosound blacks and it has a nice earthy, woody tone. The neck is very nice too, very P-bass ish, while the short scale makes for very comfortable playing. Doesn't suffer neck dive either. However, there is very little info about these online, so if someone could chip in with some, that would be great.