Yup, contour back. Love this thing.
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beautiful color!
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Beautiful!
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Beautiful bass! I love headstock designs that keep the strings straight from the nut to the tuning machine.
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Just gorgeous!
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Wait what’s the red one? that looks smaller than 30". Nice!!
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Wilkins WRTP 4
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I thought the same, so I looked them up. Must be the perspective and the Wilkins being held lower. Their website just says “standard scale”, so I assume it’s a 34” scale.
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Oh hell no!
I’ve been eyeing up one of these for a while but can’t really justify the cost.
Looks fantastic.
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It’s… really worth it.
I didn’t know when I bought it that it was a medium scale bass (32”). I just knew that playing it felt fantastic, I was blown away by how easy it was to play OFPF in first position. And the body is… just feels amazing to play. My only complaints with it are that sets of medium scale bass strings for 5 string basses are not that easy to find. Dunlop makes a set (but I’m not happy with Dunlop right now, and Dunlop strings are awfully zingy) and my understanding is that DR Sunbeams/Hi-Beams short-scale will fit as they have a 33 1/2” winding length.
Other than that, it is a fantastic instrument.
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Stringjoy makes excellent strings, including medium scale strings.
Musician’s Friend either is now or very soon will have a Fourth of July sale.
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went cheap & cheerful for my first bass with a chord cab42 which had decent reviews as an entry-level bass. it was on sale so technically i spent more on the bassbuzz course than the bass itself. but it has the right number of strings (please admire my restraint in not getting tempted by the 5-string i saw in the store) and tunes up well enough so it’s good enough for getting started. once i get good i can justify spending more money on something fancier.
plus, it’s not not the bass on the cover of the hal leonard bass method book:
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Thanks, @MikeC!
Dunlop makes a set (40-120, closer to the original 40-118 La Bellas) but I’m angry at Dunlop. And I don’t much care for Dunlop strings, they’re way too zingy for me, but regardless I have a set that should be here shortly from Amazon.
I’ve also heard that DR Sunbeam/Hi-Beams short-scale fit, because they have a 33 1/2” winding length. I have a set of those on the way from Sweetwater.
Now I have a third option! Although it looks like the Stringjoy 5s are 45-130, which are heavier. But if they fit, they fit, and string gauge may be something I stop giving a shit about in this case. 
Also, yours is a medium scale, so the relatively heavier Stringjoy strings could very well give you the same feel/tension as lighter gauge strings would have on a long scale.
I love Stringjoy strings. Here’s some info on them:
- Hands-On Craftsmanship: Unlike many large string manufacturers that rely on high-speed automation, Stringjoy strings are crafted one at a time using custom-built winding equipment and precise hand-guidance. [1, 2, 3, 5]
- Custom Shop Capability: Through their online store, you can build your own bespoke sets, choosing the exact string gauges that work best for your tuning and tension preferences. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Specialty Sets: Beyond standard Signatures and Naturals, they produce innovative sets like Soft Touch strings (designed for easier playability and joint comfort), and Artist Signatures made in collaboration with players like Joey Landreth. [1, 2, 3]
- Premium Materials: They use high-carbon hex cores and premium wrap wires (like nickel-plated steel for electric and phosphor bronze for acoustic), sealing the finished strings in barrier pouches to keep them perfectly fresh
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Ha ha ! Yes indeed!
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Been a while since my last post in here, I promised myself not to buy more basses.. :þ
But GAS does not just go away, so I decided to upgrade my beloved Fender Jazz, and I know Fender are not the most popular, but I bought it before all the crazy stuff happened
After putting DiMarzio Relentless Middle in my P bass, and the fact my local shop stocks there stuff, I went for the Relentless J pickup set as an upgrade, wanted a more snappy and modern sound, and off course I went with linear pots, those logarithmic pots that come in the Fender are awful, just the top 20% of the pot actually works, but now I can blend to my pleasure between the pickups, and to top it off I went for a pearl pick guard, though I was hoping it be darker than it is, hard to judge by internet pictures, but I think it looks ok
So now I love my bass even more 
after getting everything set up, it delivers the sound I was after, and pushes out more signal strength, just have to get used to the changed thumb rest situation, but that will come
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