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[beerdragon]

I like the look of this. but not the price.
I've just noticed the strings on the first fret. looks a bit odd.

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Edited June 30, 2008 by beerdragon

[budget bassist]

probably a 35" scale or something and that combined with the string thru body stringing has made the strings too short.... though you would think the owner would buy appropriate strings.

Edited June 30, 2008 by budget bassist

[Paul_C]

[quote name='budget bassist' post='230196' date='Jun 30 2008, 11:36 PM']probably a 35" scale or something and that combined with the string thru body stringing has made the strings too short.... though you would think the owner would buy appropriate strings.[/quote]


I was about to ridicule your suggestion of 35" as it looks much shorter, but it turns out to be a std. 34" scale - no idea where why those strings are so short unless the owner thought it was short scale too.

[Bassassin]

I'd guess it's because it's through-body. I had this same problem on a Gibson Ripper copy - fortunately the bridge made it possible to string it normally.

It does look a bit like it's got a 4-string set plus a single guitar string, though.

Jon.

[neepheid]

The supposed long scale Roto flatwounds I put on my project bass (through body stringing) only just made it over the nut and no more before the wrapping kicked in. It can be a close run thing.

[SJA]

a couple of years back there was an amazing looking Fender V going on ebay-
sea-foam green (w. matching headstock) with a maple fingerboard, block pearl inlays. must have been a custom order back in the 60's- I've never seen another Fender Bass V that wasn't sunburst + rosewood board.

Edited July 1, 2008 by SJA

[SJA]

someone playing a candy apple red one-
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpLoEcVULvI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpLoEcVULvI[/url]

[Jono Bolton]

Haven't seen one of those in a while! Tony Bacon's 'The Ultimate Guitar Book' had some info on it, I'm sure it was a 35" scale but don't hold me to it. Actually, I'm going to get on the blower to my mum to see if it's still in the house. Some very nice porn in there.

[squire5]

[quote name='Bassassin' post='230206' date='Jun 30 2008, 11:58 PM']I'd guess it's because it's through-body. I had this same problem on a Gibson Ripper copy - fortunately the bridge made it possible to string it normally.

It does look a bit like it's got a 4-string set plus a single guitar string, though.

Jon.[/quote]

The fender V had a high 'C' as opposed to a low 'B'.

[SJA]

I'm pretty sure it's 34in scale. there was one in the Bass Centre in old wapping days, which I had a look at.
I was surprised that it balanced alright despite the huge headstock and 5 full-size machineheads, but that's probably because the body is massive.
I've got an old issue of Guitarist with an "Oldies" special on it, that confusingly says "short-scale neck" but they probably mean short (15 fret) neck- the body's just bigger to compensate.

the Bass Book says 34in scale.

Edited July 1, 2008 by SJA

[Happy Jack]

From [i]The Bass Book[/i] by Tony Bacon / Barry Moorhouse:

[color="#0000FF"][b]Fender Bass V, c.1966.[/b] The first five-string bass, the Bass V adds a high C-string above the usual E-A-D-G. While retaining the full 34" scale, the Bass V featured a short 15-fret neck, with the fifth string catering for the upper registers. The theory was that bassists, particularly readers, could play with greater ease in positions 'across' the strings rather than 'along' the fingerboard. However, players did not agree, and the Bass V was shortlived.[/color]

[SJA]

here's a maple neck one-
[url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=343293"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=343293[/url]

note that unusually for an old maple-neck Fender it's got no skunk stripe- it's got a separate maple fingerboard.