ezbass Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 The B string on these sounds amazing, better than a lot of 34” & 35” scale B strings I’ve heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, ezbass said: The B string on these sounds amazing, better than a lot of 34” & 35” scale B strings I’ve heard. I agree - even with the flats on it. I was really surprised. I picked that tune because there's some B string action in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Just now, fretmeister said: I agree - even with the flats on it. I was really surprised. I picked that tune because there's some B string action in it. Sounds really good with the flats too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin_ Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 I was thinking of actually recording a proper demo, but thankfully someone who can actually play has beaten me to it - well done fretmeister, sounds great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Marvin_ said: I was thinking of actually recording a proper demo, but thankfully someone who can actually play has beaten me to it - well done fretmeister, sounds great. Thank you! I did wonder if the regular gauges of those flats would be too floppy at the shorter scale, and it's not like Ti Flats have other gauge options! I'm pleased to report they feel fine. A little less tension but not as much of a drop as I expected. If a player likes Ti flats then I think they'll still like them on this bass. I do play quite gently mind you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 25 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Thank you! I did wonder if the regular gauges of those flats would be too floppy at the shorter scale, and it's not like Ti Flats have other gauge options! I'm pleased to report they feel fine. A little less tension but not as much of a drop as I expected. If a player likes Ti flats then I think they'll still like them on this bass. I do play quite gently mind you. I popped some old old TI's cut for a 34" bass on my short scale 4 (30.5") and they felt great! I replaced them with new short scale ones, and they're basically the same string, just wound for a shorter scale, same tension, same feel, same sound. Thank you for uploading a recording with a low B though, as I'm now happy to go buy a new 6er set to try on my 31.5" basses! Sounded lovely by the way too. Eude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 15/11/2021 at 20:37, visog said: Best video I've seen on this bass... Based on this, I reckon I quite like the sound of this with the stock pickups! Any word on whether these will fit into a guitar case…? Wondering whether this could be a delightful travel bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 They come with a half decent bag but I don't know about a case. When I get a moment I'll do some photos next to a tape measure, if that would be any use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 @fretmeister oh I meant a guitar gig bag. Sorry, didn’t think about my wording there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Easy then - it comes with a bag! It's not Mono standard, but it's not crap either. I'm happy to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 My potential master plan: I intend on buying a Strat and learning some skinny string (heresy I know…) but if I could get the SMS short scale and a Strat in a mono double or similar dual guitar case it could be delightful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertzar Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, CameronJ said: My potential master plan: I intend on buying a Strat and learning some skinny string (heresy I know…) but if I could get the SMS short scale and a Strat in a mono double or similar dual guitar case it could be delightful! The thing is tiny and will likely fit any guitar bag you can find. Short scale goes a long way, but the absence of headstock really takes a good 20cm off the total length. Someone on talkbass has used mono vertigo with the standard scale ehb so you certainly are good to go with the short scale 👍 Edited November 19, 2021 by supertzar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 6 hours ago, supertzar said: The thing is tiny and will likely fit any guitar bag you can find. Short scale goes a long way, but the absence of headstock really takes a good 20cm off the total length. Someone on talkbass has used mono vertigo with the standard scale ehb so you certainly are good to go with the short scale 👍 Amazing - thanks for that info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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