Maxdusty

Yes, the MIM version has the two jazz pickups, the US version has the P bass pickup placed in between the two jazz pickups, one version is full scale but most are medium 32" scale. I've yet to see or try a US version for myself but like you, have heard of the versatility of that version . The Urge Stu Hamm was the first signature bass Fender produced if I remember correctly that sadly has been discontinued. It's pretty light with a slim asymmetrical neck. A good bass option for players with bum shoulders (like me).

my foray into the Short scale world was pretty interesting. I tried quite a few basses but settled on the Ibanez TMB30 and the Squier CV Mustang as well, they were inexpensive and well...in stock at the time I bought them. There were more I wanted to get my hands on and/or consider buying but they simply weren't available. Between the two, I thought the Squier CV Mustang was the better choice for me, but I still ended up selling it. Why, because I wasn't particularly fond of the finish of the one I bought used, and stores were out of stock with the surf green option, also I wanted to try a Fender PJ Mustang but couldn't get my hands on one. That being said, I do have a Mid-scale bass, a MIM Fender Urge modified with EMG pickups that seems to work very well for me. It's 32" scale but about the size of a short-scale due to the small body of the bass, in terms of playability, it's closer in feel and sound to a regular scale bass. Still, a true short scale would be nice to add to the collection as they have a unique quality all their own so the search still continues. In the picture: Left to right, Regular scale Peavey Fury Medium Scale : Fender Urge Short scale : Squier CV Mustang

I think a fretless EDA would be terrific actually - that's a good plan imo. These Ergodyne basses are getting harder to find and the values have been trending upwards, I highly regret selling or trading mine (in a fit of momentary insanity, I went on an all-passive basses period). I even had a lighter shaped like the EDA for goodness sake, I liked it that much ha ha....Hang on to that beauty.

I was into Ergodyne basses a while back, I had the EDA900, EDA905, EDB400, EDB600 and an EDC700. I wanted to get an EDC715 but couldn't find one (it's the EDC variant with the single triple rail pickup). Greatly underrated basses that got a bad rap for the Luthite being used as a material in my opinion. One thing to be wary of for anyone looking for the EDA900, test the Piezo pickup. I've run into a few where the Piezo doesn't work or work fully (even if you try to adjust the pots in the back). Some owners somehow snag the piezo wire when changing strings, I think Ibanez even warns about changing the strings carefully. Test it by playing each string with the piezo pickup on exclusively. Congratulations on that weird wonderful bass.

Yes, had one last year but had a trade offer that was hard to refuse. I still have my L2000 Tribute to get my G&L fix but will perhaps get another SB2 later on down the road. Although a few other people I know who have the bass did the mod and added a tone knob, I didn't. I thought of the jazz pickup as the tone knob to add the treble as needed , never used the pickup fully open or on it's own. It's really more of a P bass with tonal options than your typical PJ bass.