This S30 bass is short scale and based on a new Stratocaster body. It is a bit of a a Flea/Dart/Claypool hybrid with a single tone control adjusting from single coil to humbucker to humbucker with tone roll-off. The MM-style pickup provides all the juice you need to get a wide range of tones and if, like me, you like to play finger style with your thumb anchored between the top mount lugs of a MM pickup you get a lovely tight, biting sound. Alternatively, the 25 fret neck provides a perfect place to anchor your thumb to get softer, more mellow tones.
The bolt-on maple neck has 25 frets and a satin finish.
It is equipped with my Ultralite tuners (it has little or no neck dive) and 19mm, high mass bridge and has my 12K humbucker MM-style pickup with a single tone knob!
It weighs in at around 7.8lbs with no noticeable neck dive.
It currently has a nice low action which can easily be raised according to your taste. Strung with a brand new set of Ernie Ball Short Scale rounds. (45, 65, 85, 105)
Please drop me a line at david@retrovibe.co.uk to discuss specifications for your build.
All the parts need to convert your own Telecaster or Stratocaster 6-string into a short scale bass are available here on my site.
Specification
Body: Basswood
Body Colour: Surf Green
Controls: Tone (single/humbucker/roll-off)
Bridge: Retrovibe 19mm high mass
Pickups: Retrovibe MM-style alnico humbucker
Neck: Maple with rosewood fretboard, bolt-on construction
Fretboard: Maple
Frets: 25
Body thickness:40mm
Scale length: 777mm (30.6 inches)
Width at nut: 38mm
Markers: White dot
Tuners: Closed type
Weight: Approx. 7.8lbs
