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Construction is far more important to the sound. I've had 34 and 32 inch scales that have had far superior low B's than Dingwalls, and recently I've been lucky enough to play a prototype bass (not saying more) that is tiny and yet sounds as full as a 34.
Without fan frets it is always a compromise anyway. Even if a 35 for an E or a B was better (it isn't) that would be detrimental to the D & G.
After owning a variety of extra long scale instruments up to 37inch I find 34 and 32 to be the most comfortable. And my 32-30 fan fret is fantastic even with the low B.
Construction and String choice is far more important. There's an awful lot of crap B string sounds out there, and a fair amount of crap E string sounds, and it has very little to do with the scale length.
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It's certainly not the deciding factor, anyway.
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I did play an Aria Pro 2 Stray Cat for years and it was lovely.
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My 5-string is a Dingwall PZ5, with a scale length range of 32in (G) to 35in (B). I don’t really notice this, or the slanted frets, as far as the feel is concerned, but the sound is more even across the strings.
In other words, the scale issue is an excuse to purchase lots of basses.
Just remembered I also have a Kala uke bass with unfeasibly short rubbery plastic strings. I simply can’t play it without looking at my fingers as the frets are so closely spaced that I end up playing too high otherwise.
There's a common idea that scale length is an important factor in the sound of a guitar or bass, and one of the reasons Fenders and Gibsons don't sound alike... which is nonsense and easily demonstrated to be. Tune a Fender down a semitone and capo at the first fret (or down a tone and the second, on a bass). Does it now sound like a Gibson? No.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
I think scale length has some effect. I had a pre-lawsuit PRS Singlecut with a 25" scale. That didn't sound exactly like a Les Paul. I suspect it was a combination of the scale length and the thickness of the maple cap, which is a lot thicker than on a Les Paul.
The Peerless makes me reach the furthest because the body's much bigger than the Overwater.
I've had a Gibson EB3, a Hoyer EB3 and a Harmony H27, but they didn't have the tone of the Peerless and I'd say that it's down to the 30" vs 34" scale. I did try higher tension flats on the short scale, but it wasn't enough.
I've only had a John Birch 4001 and I can't remember what that was, but I found it slightly harder to play than a Precision and it suited a pick in the right hand (insane electronics).
I'm a big Jack Bruce and Chris Squire fan and thankfully got to meet them, so I love all these tones.
There are a lot more constructional differences between a PRS and a Les Paul, all of which are almost certainly more important than that.
There's certainly a difference when you get to that much of a change, because a shorter scale has lower string tension, which affects the way the string vibrates - favouring the fundamental over the higher harmonics - if you make the string thicker to raise the tension again, that also changes the way it vibrates - also favouring the fundamental, in fact. So there's a double effect there.
But even then I think it's less important than most of the other constructional differences. A Fender Mustang Bass doesn't sound like a Precision, but it sounds a lot more like a Precision than it does like an EB-0.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
I think its one of those things you need to try, to see if you like it or not, I have bitsa 51 P Bass and a Bronco, I like them both..