Longmayyourun

Welcome from a fellow newbie. You have some nice gear there!

Lydia........ thank you guys for making my day. And I only came in for a cup of coffee......

[quote name='ahpook' post='165688' date='Mar 29 2008, 02:38 AM']i loved mine...great sound, lovely neck. if i didn't have far too many basses i'd buy another in an instant ![/quote] I'll second that. Nicest neck I've ever had (Pre '87 Thunder 1) despite a few Ps and Js passing through my hands. Bomb proof, reliable and sounds great

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='162127' date='Mar 23 2008, 11:51 AM']From the past, an underated player is Dave Pegg ...Fairport/Tull. He inspired me from the day I heard his wah bass solo on Sloth. I met him 30 years later and told him that me playing bass was all his fault. Saw him gigging recently and he's still inventive, with trade-mark harmonics and 5-string. From 'now' I'd go for Alonza Bevan of Kula Shaker. Creative, yet complimentary to the rest of the band.[/quote] +1 for Dave Pegg - he's the reason I started playing too. And Danny Thompson

Thanks guys for your thoughts. It has also been pointed out to me that the original Quo bassist (Alan Lancaster?) did alright with a Mustang

OK - thinking about this I realiseI may have confused the issue. I don't have a problem playing the short scale - infact I like it, but the real question is will I find an electric with a similar scale to my acoustic (30") that has a credible sound? Or should I stop whining and practice / exercise more

[quote name='paul, the' post='161588' date='Mar 21 2008, 09:20 PM']The '60s semis produce some of the best tones imo. It's worth bearing in mind strap length/position, neck positioning, nut width. There are also medium scale basses, but aren't common. Aria ProII did a few medium scale models.[/quote] Hmm, hadn't thought of looking at older stuff. Had to do a nearly 3 hour set last gig (to fit in with catering and speeches and goodness knows what else!) and my left arm was going numb by the end. Even tried hanging it on my right shoulder which brought everything closer but felt very strange. Any way thanks for your thoughts.

I'd only ever played long (34") scale basses until a couple of months ago when I bought a short scale acoustic - Fender BG32 - and I chose that over about ten others cos it genuinely had the nicest bottom end. I've really come to enjoy the relative ease of getting around on the fretboard in the lower registers, so: the question is - does anyone have any opinions on short scale electrics, are there any out there that manage to sound solid and full or are they a poor relation? I may be getting old but I'm tired of reaching into the middle of last week to find bottom F. Could be my arms are shrinking. Any thoughts or advice would be welcome. Thanks.

[quote name='Motocross_nick' post='160497' date='Mar 19 2008, 09:00 PM']another cornishman . where abouts are you from man?[/quote] Go to Launceston and down a bit. Middle of nowhere really.

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='160455' date='Mar 19 2008, 08:02 PM']Welcome-how deep in the South-West are you?[/quote] Hi Deep Thought - probably not as deep as you - I can see England from the upstairs window. Still,glad to be living in Cornwall.Thanks for the welcome.

Browsing your forum has confirmed my long held belief that most of the wit and wisdom, and pretty much all the sanity in a band resides with the bass player, so if there's room in your ranks:- Count Me IN Me: 50 something, have played for 35 years, currently in loud covers/function/party band with attitude. My gear: Westone Thunder 1 and Precision Special through Trace AH 300 SMC. Fender acoustic for back porch noodling (is that just me?) Polytone Mini Brute for 'polite' gigs On the CD player: John Mayer's Continuum and Robert Plant/Alison Krauss Raising Sand. Thanks for having me. Look forward to sharing the brother/sisterhood