LTD Short Scale 5 string bass

Mattsican · Post by **Mattsican** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:44 am

Its actually 28 1/2in scale.. I'm super curious about this. For $180 bucks i think it might be work getting. If nothing else as a project platform. Although i kinda dont mind it as-is.
LANK

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:46 am

god damn that's an ugly bass

moore65 · Post by **moore65** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:07 am

Neck looks way too fat and not proportional, do not like.

Mattsican · Post by **Mattsican** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:24 am

moore65 wrote:Neck looks way too fat and not proportional, do not like.

The whole thing looks retardedly fugly. But i kinda like that. I'd prolly tear it apart and customize the shit out of it. Where else can you get parts for a 5 string short scale bass for under 200 bucks?

Cymbaline · Post by **Cymbaline** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:29 pm

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/squ ... hort-scale
These are tight but not 5-string

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:44 pm

the body.... is so small. im not really digging it.....

George · Post by **George** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:45 pm

looks like a choad

Rushkoff · Post by **Rushkoff** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:17 pm

George wrote:looks like a choad

+1

LTD Shortscale 5 String Choadbass

light rail coyote · Post by **light rail coyote** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:02 pm

As a project basis only, like you keep the neck and hardware, and build your own body from scratch with an appealing shape

Phil O'Keefe · Post by **Phil O'Keefe** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:05 am

Cymbaline wrote:http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/squ ... hort-scale
These are tight but not 5-string

I reviewed the Jaguar SS bass when it first came out - and it's a lot of bass for the money.

There's also the Ibanez Mikro, which is another 28.6" scale, and kind of reminds me of the one in the OP - but it's a 4 string, not a five string. The neck looks like it would be similar to the SR series Ibanez basses, which are quite narrow and pretty comfortable, even though they're full-scale / 34".

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Mattsican · Post by **Mattsican** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:14 am

I've got an Ibanez 5 string. Their necks are awesome. I think a short scale 5 string would be really comfortable. I'm curious in how well the low b works on that short of a scale. If its functional I'm not so worried with how it looks. I'm over worrying about how much ass the looks of my instrument will pull in for me.

Mattsican · Post by **Mattsican** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:16 am

Phil O'Keefe wrote:
Cymbaline wrote:http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/squ ... hort-scale
These are tight but not 5-string
I reviewed the Jaguar SS bass when it first came out - and it's a lot of bass for the money.

There's also the Ibanez Mikro, which is another 28.6" scale, and kind of reminds me of the one in the OP - but it's a 4 string, not a five string. The neck looks like it would be similar to the SR series Ibanez basses, which are quite narrow and pretty comfortable, even though they're full-scale / 34".

Link

Ibanez makes a 5 string version of their mikro also.

moore65 · Post by **moore65** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:03 am

Mattsican wrote:
The whole thing looks retardedly fugly. But i kinda like that. I'd prolly tear it apart and customize the shit out of it. Where else can you get parts for a 5 string short scale bass for under 200 bucks?

If you're willing to tear it apart then get a SS Squier Jag Bass (or Mustang or whatever) and convert it to a 5 string.

This guy did it to about a billion basses: http://www.3dentourage.com/425/425.htm

Mattsican · Post by **Mattsican** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:32 am

moore65 wrote:
Mattsican wrote:
The whole thing looks retardedly fugly. But i kinda like that. I'd prolly tear it apart and customize the shit out of it. Where else can you get parts for a 5 string short scale bass for under 200 bucks?
If you're willing to tear it apart then get a SS Squier Jag Bass (or Mustang or whatever) and convert it to a 5 string.

This guy did it to about a billion basses: http://www.3dentourage.com/425/425.htm

I could just cut it down and do an this.

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:33 am

yea do that thing

Mattsican · Post by **Mattsican** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:33 am

This guy pulled tons of ass!

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brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:40 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:god damn that's an ugly bass

ewwwwwwwwwwwwww grossssss

moore65 · Post by **moore65** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:36 pm

Mattsican wrote: I could just cut it down and do an this.

80's Geddy Lee with a low B string

Mattsican · Post by **Mattsican** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:17 am

moore65 wrote:
Mattsican wrote: I could just cut it down and do an this.
80's Geddy Lee with a low B string

Call it my "Geddy B".... get it? huh?