show your short-scales!

[ilan]

I was reading on Talkbass about these long scale 6 string bass / baritone guitars. I guess the Fender IV was one of these?

The Fender VI was (is) 30". It's a 6-string bass (tuned E-E) and not a baritone (bari's are typically 27"-28" scale and tuned B-B or A-A, somewhere between bass and guitar).

AFAIK the first 6-string bass was the Danelectro in 1959, next was the Gibson EB6 (1960) and then Hofner 500/10 and Fender VI (1961; the Fender VI was the first solid body 6-string bass). All were short scale (30"). Rickenbacker's 4005/6 (1967) was standard Ric long scale (33 1/2").

[marcnorth]

Here's my latest 4 string medium scale.


Another medium scale.


Another medium scale.


Short scale.


Short scale.


The bass is short scale.

[Dave W]

Marc, every time I see your Hamer doublecuts, I regret selling my 94 Hamer Special guitar. Love the doublecut Junior shape.

[marcnorth]

I love Hamers double cuts. I've got a 93 Special Humbucker thats great and just traded a 92 P90 Special for a 1976 Fender Rhodes 73 Suitcase Piano that has the 4X12 cabinet with the built in amp. The P90's made that guitar scream.
I want to order a black double cut bass to go with the white one pictured above.
Here's my latest short scale. My camera sucks as does my picture taking ability but this one sounds good through the old Music Man guitar amp.

[Dave W]

My 94 Special was black with the Duncan P90s.

[hieronymous]

I would love to get a Hamer 8-string with passive pickups. Great pictures! Love the 8-string V too...

[gearHed289]

Love the doublecut Junior shape.

Ditto. That white one would be great with a pair of Gibson TB+ pups.

[hieronymous]

Video of my Triumph (it's a lecture on Buddhism, bass comes in part-way through):



And a couple of pics of the set-up:





The bass went through the Fulltone Bass Drive, then I split the signal, to the amp and also into my MBox/ProTools set up. I recorded my voice out of the PA on an old MD recorder, then overdubbed the nice clean signals of the bass and voice onto the video.

Any new short-scales in the house? Post 'em!

[godofthunder]

ok I'll play !  my Jim Lea Bass   '65 Hofner '60s Klira 60's Kingston 70's EBO   I also have another Klira but no pics. I had more shorties than I thought !

[Blazer]

My heavily modified Ibanez GAXB. I have since restored it to working order.



And to add something more, here's a clip of my band with our now departed Bassplayer using his Gretsch six string.

[drbassman]

I love these short scales.  Here are my two most recent rehabbed short scales:

[Saf]

Mijn short scales - I love short scales

Fender musicmaster 73


Fender musicmaster 75


Epiphone EB-0 With custom paint by myself


Elite Italian made 1961 - 1963


Elli-Sound Italian made early 60's


Eko 1150 TO3


Eastwood Hi-Flyer


Danelectro longhorn


Daisyrock Heartbreaker


Aria 70's in restoration at this moment


DeArmond Jetstar


Homebuilt with fender musicmaster neck 78


Squier Bronco + Badtz maru bronco



Orfeus bulgarian made very strange thing also in restoration


Nameless viol bass


Magic B-2 in restoration


Magic EB-2


Jolana Basso IX


Ibanez 1915


Hondo EB-3


Jedson shorter then shortscale

[gweimer]

I'll match that Jedson with my Savoy.  The end of the headstock comes up to the fret nut of a Gibson EB-0.

[Basvarken]

Nice to see some of your collection Sef! Pretty cool

By the way; you have the same slippers as I have

[Saf]

It's should be in the law. If have more then 5 bassguitars you gotta have those slippers/pantoffels