Shelby PJ 30-Inch Short-Scale Bass in Raspberry Beret with EMG Geezer Butler PJ (Passive) Pickup Set and EMG SPPP/V/T (Passive) Electronics

Offbeat Guitars "Shelby" 30" Scale Bass in Raspberry Beret Dyed Finish on textured Eastern White Pine featuring a Cherry Short Scale Neck with Wenge Fretboard, EMG Geezer Butler PJ Passive Pickup Set, Leo Quan Badass OGT Mini Tuners and Badass Bass II Bridge, 3-ply Parchment Pearloid Pickguard, DR Hi-Beam Strings, and Aged Hardware.

Short-scale basses have been promoted as "student models" or for guitar players that want to play bass or for people with small hands. We've seen manufacturers treat them as such, almost like they're an afterthought. (I wouldn't hold my breath for an Ultra Series Mustang to be released anytime soon -- or ever.) And this is with so many great players playing short-scales throughout the decades, including Sir Paul McCartney, Bill Wyman, Jack Bruce, Jack Casady, Phil Lesh, Stanley Clarke, Tina Weymouth, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, and so many more, including Joe Dart, who has his own short-scale signature model.

This little thing is a blast to play and packs a punch with its EMG Geezer Butler PJ pickup set. We've worked with EMG to be able to offer this model with a series/parallel, push/pull volume pot for the P pickup, so you can get a more traditional P or PJ tone with the P pickup in series mode, and then more of a J like pickup set with the P in parallel mode.

The bass body is made from knotty and textured Eastern White Pine with Raspberry Beret dyed finish. It is adorned with aged nickel hardware.

The 20 fret cherry neck with a wenge fretboard features carbon fiber stiffening rods. The nut width is a Jazz bass sized 1.5", and the finish is a satin oil/poly blend. The neck gets sanded to 600 grit, while we bullet nose the fret ends and polish them to a smooth 12,000 grit. All of which makes it a real joy to play.

A set of DR Strings Hi-Beam stainless steel strings runs between a Leo Quan Badass Bass II bridge over a Tone Ninja nut to a set of Leo Quan Badass OGT Mini tuners.

The bass weighs in at a fairly hefty 8.15 lbs.

The bass comes with a 20mm padded Gator 4G gig bag.