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Who knew that a short scale, violin-shaped electric bass would become the foundational bass tone for a majority of the Beatles' catalog? With its snappy attack and mellow sustain, this little bass delivers all the low frequency content you need for the backbone of your music as well as the rich-sounding sustain necessary for melodic, memorable bass lines. Speaking of melodic, there's also a slight "bloom" to its sustain, probably due to its hollow construction rather than having a solid body like most electric basses. Even though it's unquestionably an electric bass, this characteristic lends a subtle acoustic-like quality to the shape of the notes.