Short/Med scale

fretmeister · April 2022

I think I need a Sandberg shorty.

https://youtu.be/0USwr08v8f4

crunchman · April 2022

p90fool said:

I have a left hand injury which means I struggle with normal basses these day, so I bought one of these and it's bloody brilliant.

https://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_tmb30_mgr_talman_short_scale.htm

My bass background is mainly vintage Fender and Wal, but this is the most fun I've had on bass for years. It has excellent depth and twang, and is nothing like the thud normally associated with short scales.

I've got one of those (in black). I was going to sell it when I bought my 32" eighties Squier, but my daughter has decided she wants to learn bass, and wants to make use of it.

It is a good bass. I'm not sure there is a huge difference between that and a Mustang that costs three times as much.

lucky · April 2022

I bought an old 30" on a whim a few years back and expected it to be just a bit of fun but not something that would compete soundwise with my 34"s. Jokes on me as it's basically put them out of business and left me questioning why I have them any more... In terms of sound and contruction my shorty is similar to my pbass and i'm pretty sure the only person that could realllllly tell the difference blindfold is me after literally A/B-ing them.

The only thing I would say is if you use lower than standard tunings then go for the longest scale length you can manage IMO as my shorty has much more fretboard rattle when downtuned. Or plan for it and get fatter strings

PAL · May 2022

Any inexpensive bass won't sound as good as the real deal but if it's recording then it can work.
I've tried many of them and settled on a Fender JMJ bass short scale with flat wound strings Seymour Duncan pickups sound and plays great.

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