NGD Raygun Relic! Shortscale Bass

flyingv

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Short scale (30 inch) neck fitted to a standard Tele ash body.Neck pocket now starts at rear of front pickup cavity,Reshaped headstock,reshaped Esquire pickguard,hand wound coil tapped pickup sits in custom sized alloy ply surround,coil tap toggle switch,custom control plate Paisley fabric top sealed with resin,nitro rear/sides + neck. Bone nut.

OilCityPickups

Ooooooo I like that!

Winny_Pooh

Very vibey, looks like loads of fun

Jalapeno

Lovely.

But @JookyChap should sue them !!!!!!!!

KKJale

Lovely! 

Tele guitar-body basses look weird to me, but that hits the spot. Sort of a heavily-modded Jap crap vibe. 

RandallFlagg

A tele with 4 strings? filth

JezWynd

Very nice. How's it hang (if you know what I mean )?

freakboy1610

I saw that on their Facebook page. Very nice indeed.

BigMonka

I swa that on the Raygun facebook page - looks amazing (if not slightly random!)

flyingv

@JezWynd hangs nicely thanks, kind of you to ask very well ballanced, no neck dive...... Nice weight too. 

richh

How does it sound?  I like the idea of a short scale bass, but have never played one.  But for somebody used to regular 6 string guitars, I imagine it would be an easier transition?

Does it sound as full as a longer scale bass do you think?

flyingv

The shorter scale gives it a softer attack-  the pickup's been wound to 5.7k or 8.5k  ( coil tapped)  to keep the bottom end from muddying. Quite a mellow(?) tone, possibly suit 60's style of playing with fingers or pick/dampened. Playing wise, definitely has the feel of a six stringer? I love it.

benmurray85

Yep, that's absolutely lovely. Great score!

EricTheWeary

I like that, although at first it seems like an optical illusion!

antifash

YES. SELL IT TO ME. IF YOU NEED TO. 

Teyeplayer

That is wicked, I want one!!! Sod it and its 6string twin, that's one cool paisley finish!

fnpt

It's gorgeous. I'd prefer a maple fretboard though.

stimpsonslostson

Nice. That Raygun fella does good work. I've got one of his too & it's great. I much prefer the ones where he refinishes a guitar completely rather than just roughs em up a bit.