A few years ago I suffered from a blocked nerve in my left elbow. As a result especially the little finger and also the ring finger of my right hand were hardly usable to play bass guitar, guitar or even ukulele. After surgery and a lengthy recovery - nerve fibers take time to repair themselves - I regained the strength back in my left pinky and ring finger - although they continue to feel a bit odd. But I noticed a stiff left shoulder and a sore left arm the day after a rehearsal or gig. So goodbye, longscale bass guitars.
I bought this bass while recovering from surgery. It is awesome. It has a super short scale, the same as a electric Gibson Les Paul. Very playable, even with the issues in my left hand. It sounds quite good unamplified, but as most acoustic basses, it performs better when aplified. This one does very well: It has incredible sustain when amplified. My specimen anyway.
One issue: when I struck the D string very firmly and let it ring out in the first five positions, there was an unwanted noise, as if the string was touching a fret somewhere. Logically, that would suggest the sixth fret was the culprit, but there were no problems with the other strings, and I couldn’t see the D string making contact with any fret either. I had the impression that the slot for that string in the nut had been filed too deep, but I wasn’t sure. Turns out, I’ve since replaced the strings with a new set (D’Addario Light Acoustic Bass GS Mini), and the issue is completely gone!
