binky_bass

Yup, B to C as per a standard 6 string, 24 frets too. I really think this will be a game changer bass for me. Might look a little odd as I'm 6"4' and not small!

Afternoon all, I recently bought a super short 23.5 scale Bee Bass from a fellow basschatter, and it ruined me... I'm a player who's always tended toward the larger basses, I have 10 string Bee Bass, a 9 string ACG and a small fleet of other 8, 7 and 6 string basses. Anything from standard 34" scale up to a 40" scale, but now I've played the 23.5" scale Bee Bass, it has utterly flipped my playing on its head! So, with the revelation of how easy super short scale basses are to play, with nearly no sacrifice to sound, tone, quality or any other area, I have enlisted Mr Alan Cringean to build me a 26.5" scale 6 string bass. The spec will be as follows: 'Micro' Salace E type body 30.5" scale 6 strings White Limba body Buckeye burl top with matching headstock cap Birdseye maple fret board 5 piece maple/wenge set neck Single ACG soapbar pickup Passive vol/tone electronics Hipshot 17mm type B bridge Gotoh tuners Dunlop strap locks All in, it should be an absolutely cracking bass, much lighter than what I'm used to, much faster to play, super simple electronics, with all the quality and beauty of an ACG. Can't wait to see how this progresses and to eventually get to play it! Will update with pictures as and when I get them, for now, here is the VERY rough template and the Buckeye top... Cheers, Russ.

The 5 string BayBee has a set of Dunlop super brights on it (from a 6 string set minus the B). My band play half a step down, with a number of songs in C, and the BayBee handled it perfectly, the tone was still superb and yes the tension was lighter, but it was far from floppy... If a regular set of strings, tuned down to C, can work almost perfectly on a 23.5" scale bass, I'm struggling a bit to see how a 30" scale bass, if built correctly, would have any troubles at all. Maybe the BayBee is running on some kind of Voodoo... 🤔

Having had a chance to play the BayBee yesterday, I can confirm (with some surprise!) that it sounds and plays superbly, to the ear you would not know for a second that it was a tiny fraction of a bass! It weighs near 2.5kg and looks ridiculous (photo to prove) but it's a great thing! If a 23.5" scale 5 string bass can play this well, then I imagine an impeccably playing 30" 5er is absolutely possible.

23.5" Scale on my newly recieve BayBee Bee Bass. Strung E-C mind you... Strings are not quite a taught as a regular 5er, but it is very playable and sounds like it should!

I bought BigJim's BayBee 5 string Bee Bass off of him, absolutely no issues whatsoever! We met in a seedy service station car park (bet at least 90% of us have done trades in these places!) and did the deal! Now my 10 string Bee Bass has a tiny brother!