Tom's Custom "Shorter" Scale Bass

Started by mica, January 30, 2009, 05:47:21 PM

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tommy

Yes, I would like to see it next to a tribute too. It will be interesting to see how it sizes up. Maybe Mica can do that for everyone to see. My old Fender Mustang was 30' scale and it was small. This little baby is a 28' scale. Pound for pound, this little puppies gonna move some bottom.  But, comparing this Alembic to a Mustang would be like comparing a 'Mustang' to a Ferrari GT 250.

mica

Well, here it is next to a Further guitar:  

  And reclining:  

  This bass is awesome. AWESOME.

tommy

HHH-Holy Shit!  Oh My God! And Mica said this little baby does NOT sound small!

tbrannon

Too cool....  
 
Thanks for the size comparison shot Mica.

David Houck

Gorgeous!!!  Congrats Tommy!!
 
Oh, and Tommy; I got a chance to talk To Mica earlier today and she said it sounds amazing.  In fact, she really wanted to keep it for herself!

tommy

LOL!  Yeah, I hear it's got some serious bottom. Well..hopefully this will become the prototype bass for  small adults and little rich boys and girls. ;}

jacko

They say good things come in small packages and this sure is a small package. Very nice.
 
Graeme

eligilam

That's pretty sweet.  I bet that build would make for a great tenor or piccolo bass.

pierreyves

a tenor or a piccolo bass have standard size, just different tuning no ?

mica

That's the typical way to do it. Retuning this bass tenor or pic wouldn't be a bad thing. Although, if it were my bass, I think it sounds so great the way it is, I wouldn't even want to try roundwounds. I would be content the way it is.  
 
We are going to make one of these shorter scale basses for our showroom, so you'll see at least one more of them, but I hope we get to make even more.

altgrendel

Thanks Mica.
 
Seeing the side-by-side shot made me smile. My wife will testify that that's not an easy thing.
 
Tommy:
 
I bet some action shots in the Showcase section will complete this for all of us (when you get the chance).