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[quote name='cytania' post='203594' date='May 21 2008, 10:08 AM']Not showstoppers but a recipe for an unbalanced instrument that don't tune too great :-([/quote] It's well balanced but it is slightly out of tune further up the neck. The bridge doesn't really allow much adjustment so I'm going to live with it

[quote name='dmz' post='203322' date='May 20 2008, 09:35 PM']Folks, Anyone managed to get their hands on one yet ?[/quote] Yeah I've got one! Sounds great. Nice feel to the neck and body and very playable. Needed a big set up; the frets were very high. The bridge rattles a bit now it's been lowered - there are two screws holding it the plywood body. Oh, the white design around the body is TAPE -yes, I know- and guess what? It's already started to peel from the body around the contours of the bass. I think owners will end up peeling the tape off eventually..

[quote name='Alfie' post='321338' date='Nov 3 2008, 09:20 PM']My SX is a precision and has the classic wide and shallow neck. It plays quick and hasn't had problems with dead spots and hasn't needed any truss rod adjustment If I were to go high end on a short scale I would almost certainly go Gretsch. I reckon [url="http://www.duesenberg.de/"]Duesenberg [/url] are also worth having a look at. They do some juicy looking short scales.[/quote] Hm...Thanks for the tip but I'm not really into that kind of thing. I'd like a Jazz style body, maple neck, 24 (smallish) frets, humbuckers, active EQ, jack plug on the front, very narrow nut. The SX sounds good from your description...

[quote name='The Burpster' post='321271' date='Nov 3 2008, 08:03 PM']Phewww, thats a big question... the one decent uthier that comes to mind is Shuker but he is not cheap - more custom stuff.[/quote] Yeah, I looked up Shuker. The basses look lovely but they don't appear to do a 30". Will they make one especially? I suppose everything's negotiable

[quote name='Alfie' post='321296' date='Nov 3 2008, 08:29 PM']What is your budget? I can certainly recommend SX basses, I got one earlier in the year and I prefer it to my Fender, however I can't comment on their short scales.[/quote] I can go quite high... maybe a grand or over. Difficult to make a judgement on custom build though. I'd have to play an example of someone's work before purchasing. How to the XS basses play? How's the neck profile?

[quote name='The Burpster' post='320989' date='Nov 3 2008, 03:02 PM']Spoony, You might be best splitting this into 2 topics..... 1 asking about luthiers on here...& 2 a seperate wanted one on the wanted section.... That way you'll get best responses to both issues...[/quote] Ah, okay. Sorry I didn't see the 'wanted' section - I'm new here So - what luthier would you recommend, then?

Hi All I'm looking for a 30" short scale bass with active pick ups. I've looked at the Danelectro, the Bronco and a Mustang and they don't really suit me. I considered modifying an SX bass but they don't seem to sell these in the UK. So this has got me thinking about luthiers, of course. Does anybody know someone who can make one here in the UK? - Jazz style body, active pups, 30" scale, jack on the front of the body? Ta Kev