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kojdogg

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While searching for other short scale basses I kept coming across a listing for a 30” short scale jazz bass on Temu (they also have the Glarry sub mini) and I was intrigued, so I downloaded the app, got through all of their awful coupon games and bought one. About a month and a half later it showed up and is better than I expected. I have a bunch of short scale jazz basses— an Atelier ZPO-4Jr, 2x MIJ Junior Jazz Basses, a Sandberg SL TT, an Aria Pro II, a Stagg Fusion 3/4 and one of those wee Glarry’s for comparison.

Other than some slightly sharp fret ends and a couple of odd QC minor issues (one tuner bushing wasn’t pushed in and a pickguard screw wasn’t screwed in), it arrived in great shape, comes with a decent gig bag and played pretty well out of the box. I have tons of parts around so I upgraded it with parts that cost a lot more than the bass did.

I love finding good cheap axes and upgrading them with different things— unusual pickups, etc. for both occasional use and for comparing pickups or other mods. Unlike the Jr Jazz basses or the Aria (or the CNZ and J&D sub mini 28.6” Jazz basses), this bass uses a full size control plate which is notable.

Anyway- $145 shipped after NYS tax for this one and $110 shipped for the second one that is currently en route by sea. If you are looking for a decent short scale jazz and can wait, might be worth checking out. EDIT: went to find the link and they are currently sold out.

Before and mid mods:


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Post mods (Hipshot US Ultralites and Vintage Bridge, new pots and cap, Bartolini B-Axis pickups):

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Nice. I like to run my J basses w/o pickguards - and note the irony in seeing a 'budget' bass with traditional J routing, where the 'bathtub' routs (that some higher-end Fender basses have) would be the more cost-effective option.
 
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kojdogg said:
While searching for other short scale basses I kept coming across a listing for a 30” short scale jazz bass on Temu (they also have the Glarry sub mini) and I was intrigued, so I downloaded the app, got through all of their awful coupon games and bought one. About a month and a half later it showed up and is better than I expected. I have a bunch of short scale jazz basses— an Atelier ZPO-4Jr, 2x MIJ Junior Jazz Basses, a Sandberg SL TT, an Aria Pro II, a Stagg Fusion 3/4 and one of those wee Glarry’s for comparison.

Other than some slightly sharp fret ends and a couple of odd QC minor issues (one tuner bushing wasn’t pushed in and a pickguard screw wasn’t screwed in), it arrived in great shape, comes with a decent gig bag and played pretty well out of the box. I have tons of parts around so I upgraded it with parts that cost a lot more than the bass did.

I love finding good cheap axes and upgrading them with different things— unusual pickups, etc. for both occasional use and for comparing pickups or other mods. Unlike the Jr Jazz basses or the Aria (or the CNZ and J&D sub mini 28.6” Jazz basses), this bass uses a full size control plate which is notable.

Anyway- $145 shipped after NYS tax for this one and $110 shipped for the second one that is currently en route by sea. If you are looking for a decent short scale jazz and can wait, might be worth checking out. EDIT: went to find the link and they are currently sold out.

Before and mid mods:


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Post mods (Hipshot US Ultralites and Vintage Bridge, new pots and cap, Bartolini B-Axis pickups):

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How do you like that Stagg Fusion short scale? And what mods have you performed on it?
 
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MrClassicMetal said:
How do you like that Stagg Fusion short scale? And what mods have you performed on it?
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I honestly love it for the value. I got one used from eBay for $140 total. The hardware is mostly non-standard sized and you’d want a bridge with adjustable spacing if possible. I swapped in Hipshot Ultralites, a Hipshot A bridge, Delano AL/M2s and new pots and cap.

It has 24 frets and weighs less than 7 lbs. It’s sort of like a bigger version of the Glarry sub mini bass. Only downside other than brand perception/obscurity is no arm contour.
 
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kojdogg said:
I honestly love it for the value. I got one used from eBay for $140 total. The hardware is mostly non-standard sized and you’d want a bridge with adjustable spacing if possible. I swapped in Hipshot Ultralites, a Hipshot B bridge, Delano AL/M2s and new pots and cap.

It has 24 frets and weighs less than 7 lbs. It’s sort of like a bigger version of the Glarry sub mini bass. Only downside other than brand perception/obscurity is no arm contour.
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Just recently I saw this short scale Stagg for sale on eBay:

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_One//Man//Mutiny_ said:
Temu is pretty cool, I’ve never had an issue with anything I’ve gotten from them and they have all have taken an extraordinary amount of time to show up, guess they probably do the cheapest possible shipping they can, which is how they end up being so cheap for everything.
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It seems like they have some stuff warehoused domestically, but the majority of orders get bundled into big shipments that travel by boat and then the individual items get relabeled and shipped by UPS or other carriers to the US destinations. Sort of like running a shuttle— it departs regularly with whatever orders have come in to that point and it all works out because of economies of scale.
 
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Here’s a pic of the modded Stagg and modded *Legend by Aria Pro 2 (I left the italicized part out of the OP) shorties. The Legend was purchased from Danny at Bass Japan Direct and has Hipshot Ultralites, a Hipshot kickass, Dimarzio Relentless pickups and new electronics.
 
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shojii said:
Nice. I like to run my J basses w/o pickguards - and note the irony in seeing a 'budget' bass with traditional J routing, where the 'bathtub' routs (that some higher-end Fender basses have) would be the more cost-effective option.
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I'd imagine a swimming pool route takes twice as long or more to complete than a single pickup route
 
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In other words, do I think the difference in time between making a single pickup route vs a swimming pool route, is smaller than the difference in time between wiring a traditional body vs a bathtub body? No I guess I don't
 
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The actual wiring connections are on the control plate and housed in the control cavity— not the pickup route so I am not sure where any time savings would come from or how the type of route would even factor in. For a jazz bass, I just wire things on the plate or a piece of cardboard, as most people do I imagine, anyway.

While routing just the neck pickup involves routing far less area, it seems to involve far more precise routing. I can’t imagine either is excessively time intensive. I think the swimming pool rout benefits larger manufacturers because they can also use them for PJ models and simplify their production overall and players have the same option via mods.
 
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