Couch Bass?

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Mind you, I come from the blackstar bass, which has a 23.46" (596mm) scale.
I loved it!
I think it mainly sounds reasonably grown up, cause of it’s thick strings (125-105-85-65). Not all mini basses have that, so they sound thin…
(Ok, and cause I put an active EMG pickup on the thingy. There was space enough for the battery, so why not?)

But - at least in my case - playing a 30" on the sofa is very convenient and sounds much better. I sit on the left side of the sofa (like Sheldon Cooper), so my girlfriend is not bothered by the bass.

I have the short scale on a little stand next to the the sofa, so I can play instantly, when the bass gods demand for it.

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I still love my little Blackstar, but I haven’t played it here in da house, since switching to 30".
I’m sure that it will get some love when I will go on vacation by plane again. But not before…

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yeah that i think would be the next good option if i were to rank them. i have a ibby mikro in that scale.

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Well my custom 23” string is perfect for that. Form factor wise it’s the shortest one.

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The bonus being standard tuning and with Dogal set of strings it sounds like the regular full scale bass across the tonal spectrum at the regular familiar gauge 125-45 on my 5 string.

This is how it stood up to the 5 string powerhouse I own. The Nathan East and the Modulus are just monstrous and this one just matched the tone.

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Do I remember correctly, that it costs about 200€? Where can I get that? :slight_smile:

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I think string by mail or givmesomstring has them. The 4 string is much cheaper like $140

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Or, for those of us that don’t have the bread to drop on those beautiful custom’s, here’s another 23" option.

Flight Mini Bass TBL Solid Body – Thomann United States

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@BozzerWolf has one of those, but as far as I know he only hangs his basses on the wall and doesn’t play them :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

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yes indeed :+1:

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Wow! This is interesting. Wonder ho much shipping.

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Looks like both UPS and DHL are about $90 to Colorado. Not bad for a couch bass where it probably won’t get plugged in a lot.

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This was one of the first suggestions. I haven’t found a US Distributor yet.

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PS - I have never bought anything from Thoman. But shipping to the US, might still be cheaper than finding it for sale in US.

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@Whying_Dutchman Du mich auch🤣

It will arrive tomorrow, that’s what DHL says…

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Hey wolf, I wanna hear it man. post something. :smile:

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:heart: :heart: :heart:

I expect that bass to be your travel bass for a vacation in Hamburg :slight_smile:

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Almost, the vacation is in Uruguay. But maybe this year I’ll make it with the bike to Hamburg. It’s still on my agenda :slight_smile:

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It arrived today and it was terrible I returned it already. The peg for the e string had an issue, it was almost impossible to tune. The intonation was also very bad, on the twelve fret F# instead of E. I bought it as new but I think it was b-stock. I ordered now the Kala that @Barney has mentioned, it will arrive on Saturday🤞

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That is a bummer. But, if return was relatively little hassle, sounds like Plan B might even be better. Thanks for sharing

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I would strongly suggest to have a look at the Blackstar:

Listen to this:

And then watch this review:

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The tuners on the Kala @BozzerWolf are the weakest part of the bass. Not bad but not anything like as premium as the Hipshot’s I’m used to.

Intonation was fine for me.

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