Best Bass For Roland GR20?

[shezz]

Hi All,
Does anyone know if the Roland GR20 & GK3B would respond
better to a short scale bass or a long scale bass?.....Pete.

[elros]

I don't think there would be any advantage to a short-scale bass.

I use mine on 34" and 35" scale six string basses. Works fine.

[Swimming Bird]

I think long scale would work better because of higher tension on low notes which should make the fundamental frequency stand out more, making it easier for the midi pickup to track. I think.

I use midi on 2 34" five-strings and a mock 36" 34" six-string (it's hard to explain, just look up Spalt Magma 601x). In any case, the six has far superior tracking, but it also uses piezo for its midi pickup, so it may not be a fair comparison. All in all, I think a long-scale bass with a piezo midi pickup instead of a GK is your best option.