Mouse 30 Fretted Sycamore Short Scale Bass #1466
Mouse 30 Fretted Sycamore Short Scale Bass #1466
Mouse 30 Fretted #1466. The unique bass features a semi-hollow alder body, and a reclaimed Spalted Sycamore top finished in satin lacquer with faux tortoiseshell binding. If you have ever walked the streets of Los Angeles, perhaps you have walked in the shade of this tree earlier in it’s life, for it was once an LA sidewalk tree. I came upon this wood sometime in the early 2000’s, got enough for about 50 tops, and it has been seasoning over the years getting ready for use, and this is one of the first to be produced. The 30” scale neck is from mahogany, and the rosewood fingerboard and matching bridge are from old stock, seasoning about 50 years approximately. This bass has a very warm woody tone, very round with a nice slightly puffy Hofner type quality to it. A form fit hardshell case (custom made in Los Angeles) rounds out the package.