Don Summers' Modified V Bass

[uwe]

Willkommen!

How did the Entwistle Flying Fake sound? From my experience (I have seven Flying V basses: 1x Kramer alu-neck medium scale, 1x Ibanez long scale, 2x Gibson short scale, 2x Dean long and extra-long sale and 1x the remarkable Dutch Brooks brand, long scale), getting a Flying V bass to sound well and authoritative is a task, especially as a short scale. Something about the - visually appealing - Flying V shape doesn't work all that well with bass. A massive neck helps.

[Dbsummers]

The drawback to short scales is that less tension gives you less punch! I always liked the short scale for small club venues and blues atmosphere. I don't know if it was the neck woods or the pickups of the Gibson, but I liked the sounds I got from my Fender Jazz. I When I built the V bass, I was just going for the wow factor and stage [presence with Billy's 58 Korina guitar.
Jack Bruce played a short scale Gibson and sounded great.

[Alanko]

I'm guessing John added the middle mudbucker pickup, seen in the Tommy film.