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[quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1490793326' post='3268042'] Thanks for the link, some lovely basses and plenty of reading material right there. [/quote] Hey Rumple Thanks so much for the kind words and for checking it out. Most certainly my pleasure. I find that due to repetitive stress and other injuries, many players down the road are forced to go shorter or quit playing. Short scale for me is too cramped in the upper registers. Medium scale is perfect. You worry most about the pro players who log thousands of playing hours over decades. The problem is compounded by the fact that there is such a big movement to switch to 5-6-7 string basses, which are heavier and usually longer scale. Maybe your health is fine. Maybe you are 6'2" tall with big hands and long scale is perfect for you. But maybe not. You should still focus on finding that bass that fits you perfectly, especially if you want to be playing well into your twilight years... It only makes good sense.

[quote name='Audiokostas' timestamp='1490792241' post='3268018'] Couple of months ago I saw what you did in your Telecaster!!! Amazing job !! I loved it ! (and really quality pics) Does this look good to you ? [url="https://www.thomann.de/gb/warwick_rb_starbass_4_racing_white.htm?ref=search_prv_13"]https://www.thomann....f=search_prv_13[/url] [/quote] Hey Audio Thanks so much for the kind words! YES! I always wanted a Gretsch White Falcon bass in medium scale and I considered having the orange 5123B refinished. That looks sweeeeeet! I had some issues with my Alien as I am a pick player, but I had that confounded thumb rest removed and it plays like a dream! I also have a custom Fender Performer, and twin Hollow body P and J's in medium scale - will have those pics done and up in a few weeks. My co-builder is working on a hollow body Les Paul bass, using a top and back that Paul Reed Smith donated for the project. But the best part for me is that we are wrapping up 5 medium scale prototypes of my own designs now. I was "hands on" with these, as my wife found a local wood shop and I got to roll up my sleeves and make the bodies. The necks were too much of a challenge for a newbie builder, so my co-builder in LA has them done. I hope to have those back in New York in the next couple of weeks and ready for finish and final assembly.

Here is a link to my site in the US that you might enjoy. Also a pretty rare collection of medium scalers, including PRS #11 - also the build threads where applicable. The Rob Allen is short scale the others are medium scalers: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/"]http://www.innertainment.net/[/url] And a little dissertation I wrote about playing the bass that fits you. [url="http://www.innertainment.net/medium.html"]http://www.innertain...net/medium.html[/url] Hope you enjoy! BassHappy

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1421326604' post='2659848'] They look lovely!! But I think they'll struggle to find their market at $3000? Si [/quote] Hey Sibob Yeah, they are brand spanking new, so no idea what the street price will be as of yet. I suppose they will announce at NAMM - hopefully along with sound clips as the pickups are new.

New Gibson Les Paul basses are mighty nice shorties: [url="http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2015-Memphis/ES-Les-Paul-Bass.aspx#BALP15GTNH1"]http://www2.gibson.c...spx#BALP15GTNH1[/url]

[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1414850064' post='2593928'] My Roscoe is 32" scale... and up for grabs... do it! 32"is the way though. The difference between 32 and 33 feels far more beneficial than the move from 34 to 33. I love 32" scale. [/quote] +10000

Hey Bass Chatters Good day! Nice to see some definitive medium scaler action on here. I am exclusively a medium scale player and I have 16 soon to be 17, all mediums except my Rob Allen Mouse, which is a shortie. Here are a few.... I am having a Fender Performer built for me in medium and the build diary is here: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/threads/fender-performer-build.1103935/"]http://www.talkbass....-build.1103935/[/url] There is a build diary on the basses, simply go here: [url="http://www.innertainment.net"]http://www.innertainment.net[/url] Click on the bass you would like to check out and keep scrolling down! Happy Hunting!

[quote name='TolerancEJ' timestamp='1408636617' post='2532107'] I don't own these, but I always stop to look at pictures of these basses whenever I open the Luthier's Access Group website. [url="http://www.luthiersaccessgroup.com/dt_catalog/leduc-ubass-6-twin-fret-and-fretlessmagnetic-and-piezo-pickup/"]http://www.luthiersa...d-piezo-pickup/[/url] Leduc UBass 6, both fretted and fretless. On an individual basis, they are $4,500 but as the twin set, they are $8,250. [/quote] I am interested in the link TolerenceEJ, but I am getting a file 404 not found error? BassHappy

Loving my Gretsch 5123-B and I am hearing that they are blowing them out in the states for around $500 bucks. Also available in burgundy:

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1408633951' post='2532058'] They're lovely, not seen them before.... Now I've got GAS... again.... [/quote] Thanks so much! Yes, we have a love affair - us three..... Photo Diaries and build history are here for those who want the story and the gory details: http://www.innertainment.net/roscoe1.html http://www.innertainment.net/roscoe2.html BassHappy

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1408626674' post='2531958'] What are they? they're beautiful... [/quote] Custom Keith Roscoe with RMC piezo 13 pin midi systems. BassHappy

Thumb pivot and all the proper technique adjustments mentioned here are great and very helpful - however, you should play the bass that fits you.

Personally, i find short scalers a bit cramped in the upper registers, where yes - I spend some time up there. Medium Scalers for me are a perfect fit. BassHappy www.innertainment.net

Actually, can be cool, can be boring. BassHappy www.innertainment.net

[color=#A4A4A4][size=3]Posted Today, 04:53 AM[/size][/color] [color=#282828][size=4]My husband is after an electro acoustic bass. He's more of a guitar player than bassist but he does play both. Any recs on something that's decent but within the 200-250 price range? Can't really afford to go too expensive but he's been after one for quite a while and doesn't know where to start. Cheers lovelies! [/size][/color] [color=#A4A4A4][size=1][color=#000000][font=Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]"Before you go out there and try to conquer the universe... get your act together."[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]- Gene Simmons[/size][/font][/color] [b]Basses I own:[/b] [i]Custom made black bass, no brand[/i] [i]Swift bass - white[/i] [i]Tanglewood Warrior 3 - mahogany[/i][/size][/color] [i]Ibanez EXB 404 - wood finish [for now][/i] Hello Pixiechick One of your best bets might be the Fender T-Bucket acoustic. I love mine. They go for $399.00 new, but there are used ones floating around. Not sure of UK price and availability though. [url="http://www.samash.com/fender-t-bucket-grand-concert-acoustic-electric-bass-f8081000x?cm_mmc=GoogleShopping-_-Bass-_-Channeladvisor-_-Fender+T-Bucket+Grand+Concert+Acoustic-Electric+Bass&utm_source=GSH&utm_medium=CSE&utm_campaign=Channeladvisor&CAWELAID=1890812360&CAGPSPN=pla&catargetid=500002510000023430&cadevice=c&gclid=COn9w6vN-b8CFahj7AodeTkA4Q"]http://www.samash.co...CFahj7AodeTkA4Q[/url] For one, they are medium scale and if he is a guitar player he will be appreciative of that. [size=4]FENDER T-BUCKET REVIEW BY ED FRIEDLAND[/size] Fender’s new T-Bucket Bass is a small-bodied entrant to the genre, with tasteful hot rod-inspired graphics and electronics by Fishman. An unplugged Bucket won’t send you running for earplugs, but its smaller, Grand Concert-style laminated mahogany/ maple body works well for close-miking in the studio, and when you do plug it in, its diminutive profile also helps reject feedback. The 1.650” nut width gives the 32"-scale neck a comfortable feel, and the dual-action truss rod makes accurate adjustments easy and effective. The onboard preamp is Fishman’s Isys III system, with volume, bass, mid, and treble controls, as well as a built-in tuner/mute function. The EQ is flexible enough that you’ll only have to twist a knob to go from bright grind to warm, upright-like thump. I took the T-Bucket out for several acoustic-oriented gigs and was pleasantly surprised at how well it fulfilled the bass function, and how easy it was to play. On a Django-esque guitar trio gig, rolling off the highs, bumping up the lows, and plucking by the fingerboard gave me a texture that came close to an upright tone—the medium scale length gives the bass just enough tubby-ness to help simulate the doghouse. (A set of nylon tapewound strings would have nailed it.) On an acoustic singer-songwriter gig, I played with more treble; the zing of the factory-supplied Fender Phosphor Bronze strings blended nicely with the acoustic guitar, while still supplying a welldefined bottom in support. To be honest, I am not usually a fan of acoustic bass guitars. I’ve found only a few that I enjoyed playing, and I wouldn’t take most ABG’s to a real-world gig. But the T-Bucket is an exception: A modest, laminated acoustic instrument whose easy playability, familiar neck, and flexible electronics go a long way toward making this hot rod ready to race. [color=#000000]And here is mine:[/color] [color=#000000][/color] [color=#000000]Best of luck with it - whatever you end up choosing![/color] [color=#000000]BassHappy[/color] [color=#000000]www.innertainment.net[/color]

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1406402031' post='2511266'] Wow! That is soo much better than my cupboard with bass cases and guitar cases inside. This way they're also asking to be played. [/quote] Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, for me, right or wrong HANDY is the name of the game. BassHappy www.innertainment.net

Nice Job! The bass looks great! BassHappy

Here is my custom "Thumb Rest". Couldn't stand the thumb rest on the top of the line Warwick "Alien". As a dedicated and unapologetic pick player, the thumb rest made the E string completely unplayable. I enlisted John Ingram of PRS to remove it for me and unfortunately we found this: Shame on them for marking up that fine wood with an exacto knife. So, we took a thin slice of the original thumb rest and voila: A custom thumb rest (not)! BassHappy' www.innertainment.net

Never wanted to take a chance on hanging, also you seem to spend more time wiping the dust off then you do playing them. Nothing worse than showing your bass to a fellow bass player and having to wipe the dust off first. Even if you use dust covers to cover them up dust still seems to penetrate. I had a cabinet built by an Amish gentleman with sliding glass doors. Keeps them ready to play at all times, keeps them dust free and I can control the cabinet temperature and humidity to insure that the acoustic basses are always within range. I used tool hangars on a sliding rail so the distance between basses is adjustable, and covered the tool hangars with foam and plastic end caps: We chose solid white oak for the cabinet which will be stained "Harvest". Covered the bottom rails and the hangars with organic untreated euro cotton velvet. Off we go: And with the glass doors and basses installed, I got 16 in 66": BassHappy www.innertainment.net

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1404302250' post='2491284'] Everyone carries an idea in their head of what their perfect bass sounds like, I suppose. For me, my ideal is the perfect Precision and in recent years I've spent a small fortune buying, selling, trying out most conceivable combinations. A casual glance at my feedback tells the story! I have been gradually assembling a bitsa which, until last night, was my go-to bass as it is the closest thing to my perfect bass. MIJ lightweight body, Mighty Mite Jazz neck, Wizard Trad pickup, P-retro, Hipshot A style bridge, La Bella flats. A week or so back I bought on here an '84 MIJ Squier medium scale Precision. White faded to cream, white plate, Jazz width neck, rosewood board, ridiculously light. A previous owner had installed Fender original pickups and it was strung with La Bella flats. Using at home I found it hard to put down. Used at rehearsal last night - it is *the one*. Just perfect. Light and comfortable, I really love the medium scale, the sound is *exactly* the tone I have in my head. Unusually, everyone else in the band commented on the sound. 'Of all the basses you have played this is the nicest' Thought I'd share the joy. Obviously it is horses for courses as this has done the Basschat rounds a bit but, for me, it is my perfect bass. [size=2](I'll probably keep the others, though)[/size] [/quote] I am with you. I have a number of medium scale Fenders - P, J, PJ, Stu Hamm and Acoustic - and I must say it is gratifying to see someone else so thoroughly gratified. Kudos to you - may that honey of a bass create hour after hour of joy and satisfaction for you and yours. There is nothing like the feel and the sound of a killer medium scaler to get your juices pumping! BassHappy

Spec Sheets now up. Original models each have three color options. Kingfisher (again the body is Ash, there is a misprint at the top of the page, the SPEC SHEET is correct): [url="http://www.prsguitars.com/sekingfisher/"]http://www.prsguitar...m/sekingfisher/[/url] Kestrel: [url="http://www.prsguitars.com/sekestrel/"]http://www.prsguitars.com/sekestrel/[/url] Passive, Hipshot tuners and bridge, string through or not, and 1.591" at the nut on both, Kestral 22 frets with white plastic binding, ala J-Bass, Kingfisher two full octaves, no binding. Kingfisher rear routed, Kestrel front routed. This was up at Sweetwater and then taken down, probably waiting on photos for the basses. But you can see the U.S. prices - scroll down a little: [url="http://98.139.21.31/search/srpcache?ei=UTF-8&p=Kestrel+PRS+kingfisher&pvid=0G05mzk4LjGFFudFU5_XbAEiNjguMlOf3Yv_pfHI&fr=ie8&u=http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=Kestrel+PRS+kingfisher&d=5016828016532118&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=n588qYtdR5_pY71Vmi0G9-yrTVU38N2h&icp=1&.intl=us&sig=4q0wsAgjBi9KCt6SFphodA--"][u][color=#174D93]http://98.139.21.31/search/srpcache?ei=UTF-8&p=Kestrel PRS kingfisher&pvid=0G05mzk4LjGFFudFU5_XbAEiNjguMlOf3Yv_pfHI&fr=ie8&u=http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=Kestrel PRS kingfisher&d=5016828016532118&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=n588qYtdR5_pY71Vmi0G9-yrTVU38N2h&icp=1&.intl=us&sig=4q0wsAgjBi9KCt6SFphodA--[/color][/u][/url] It's $799 for the Kingfisher and $749 for the Kestrel. BassHappy

[quote name='Henrythe8' timestamp='1403601287' post='2484229'] OK. Now THIS is an Answer. [/quote]

[quote name='Henrythe8' timestamp='1403536547' post='2483673'] OK, now you have to give the names and specs to all of those... Especially the two on the top right corner. And.. .is that a Fender Urge without à P ? [/quote] Happy to. There is a gallery and build details listed on each one, and if you click on the URL to the right of each bass you will go to that bass in the gallery. When you are ready, simply keep scrolling down and it will take you to the construction diaries and/or history of each one. From Top Left to Right: PRS #11 from 1978: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/PRS-A.html"]http://www.innertain....net/PRS-A.html[/url] Custom Viola Bass Prototype - This is a bass I designed and had built for me: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/kennelldesigns.html"]http://www.innertain...elldesigns.html[/url] Custom Roscoe Bird's Eye Maple with RMC Midi System: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/roscoe1.html"]http://www.innertain...et/roscoe1.html[/url] Custom Roscoe Buckey Burl with RMC Midi System: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/roscoe2.html"]http://www.innertain...et/roscoe2.html[/url] Rob Allen "Mouse" with flamed and spalted maple top: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/roballen.html"]http://www.innertain...t/roballen.html[/url] Custom Andrew Drake Semi-Hollow "Wilma": [url="http://www.innertainment.net/drake.html"]http://www.innertain....net/drake.html[/url] Warwick Alien: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/alien.html"]http://www.innertain....net/alien.html[/url] Gretsch Electromatic B5123: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/gretsch.html"]http://www.innertain...et/gretsch.html[/url] 1951 Fender P: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/1951.html"]http://www.innertainment.net/1951.html[/url] 1954 Fender P: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/1954.html"]http://www.innertainment.net/1954.html[/url] Fender Telecaster: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/tbass.html"]http://www.innertain....net/tbass.html[/url] Fender "Hot Rod": [url="http://www.innertainment.net/hotrodbass.html"]http://www.innertain...hotrodbass.html[/url] Fender Jazz Bass: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/jazz.html"]http://www.innertainment.net/jazz.html[/url] Fender Jazz Special: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/jazzspecial.html"]http://www.innertain...azzspecial.html[/url] Fender Urge I Prototype: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/urge.html"]http://www.innertainment.net/urge.html[/url] Fender T-Bucket Acoustic: [url="http://www.innertainment.net/tbucket.html"]http://www.innertain...et/tbucket.html[/url] Some are custom, some were assembly projects, some are off the rack. The thing that most people find interesting is that - with the exception of the Rob Allen mouse - all fifteen basses are medium scale. The "Mouse" is short scale. Cheers, happy to answer any questions should there be any. If you want to hear my playing you can go to the juke box here: http://www.everythinghappytheman.com/music.html BassHappy www.innertainment.net