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You have to do a walk of shame.Hey team, I'm unfortunately going to have to leave the club as I sold my Gretsch G2220 and don't own a shortscale bass anymoreany specific thing I need to do or person to contact?
Oh this is very promising . I’m in great anticipation for this. Thank you !!
Fender has a lot of deals on basses on their website so you should have no problem finding something suitable.
Interesting! At this distance that looks like a Hipshot 18 mm bridge. Good!
Squier Bronco. Get one of the newer ones with the 4 saddle bridge.
Another vote for the Squier Sonic Bronco. I recently purchased on for my youngest who found their Mikro too small and a Squier P bass too big. The only complaint we both have is it is a touch noise sensitive. At some point I will take it apart and add some shielding.
I’ll go with the Squier Bronco. It checks all the boxes - price, 1.5” neck, simple controls, passive electronics, and your recommendations. And the California Blue one is on sale for $170 at GC right now. Nice timing. I will shield it and do a setup before I donate it to the school. Thanks everyone!
"but I’d like to explore options for a slightly longer scale, so it won’t be too big of a jump when they move up to 34”.
No need to assume they'll ever move to 34". Indeed, that is what we're all about here.
No need to assume they'll ever move to 34". Indeed, that is what we're all about here.
IIRC the Bronco uses a single-coil pickup so you can easily change that out to a single-coil sized humbucker to get rid of the noise entirely.
So the varitone is a 6 position switch that has a series of capacitors and resistors to alter the sound.. basically has a clean roll off sound I guess then basically a treble boost/mid boost/mid scoop/bass boost and then a fat thump position using a power choke.. the blend knob!! So the varitone is wired in place of the tone capacitor on the tone pot so you can blend between the varitone signal and bypass or wet dry if you will.. that’s how it works and it’s awesome! Tons of sounds
It is a mustang neck! It’s pretty heavy! Like 9lbs actually which seems crazy for a short scale.. I’ll probably message you more pictures if that works
I'm most interested. I'm working on a project of custom bass, this is typically the kind of original settings I'm interested in.
Would you care sharing a link to the varitone you installed? Also, a sound demo would be super interesting (but I know how difficult and time consuming it is).
But I have to do my own research first. Anyway - very inspiring, thank you.
in the 29.5 scale range (sub-short) there are fender minis and Ibanez Mikro basses that would provide drastically different playing experiences.
The fender would provide the more "classic" look/feel at a smaller size where the Mikro is more modern in shape/neck contour.
There is a chance you can see new/used ones at Guitar Centers near you. Also, I've seen them in Music-and-Arts chain stores, along with SS Stingrays (which may be outside your price range).
If you can find a walnut Mikro, it might be a winner as the natural finish will hold up to middle school abuse a bit better than the painted finishes that are thin, brittle, and can chip.
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I believe the tone selection switch on the Nordy Cat v1 amounts to a varitone. The buttons are for: open (no cut), cut, deep cut, and notch.
This works for me because my settings for recording are constant.
The Nordstrand Tone Drop I installed on the Chowny CHB-1 amounts to the same thing, really, if the tone is either wide open or fully closed: open, cut, deep cut.
You might also consider an older version of the Catalinbread Varioboost pedal. Originally, Nic had copied the Gibson Varitone circuit, but later changed it to a frequency knob. Look for the version below, not the current Tribute version.
