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03-18-2013, 08:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Minnesota | | | Is there such a thing as a 32" scale 5'er for under a grand?
I am finding that I really like 5 string basses, and I also like medium scale basses. I know there are some luthiers who will do it, but I just don't see myself having that kind of money anytime soon...is there a chance that I might be in luck? |
03-18-2013, 08:43 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere in middle America | | | There might be. Good? That's a different story. |
03-18-2013, 09:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis | | | Isn't the Warwick Rockbass 5 Medium Scale under $1000? Seems info is hard to find on this new model as of yet.
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03-18-2013, 09:41 PM
|  | Junkyard Scout | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dominican Republic | | | Get a used alembic 5 string spoiler, they're 32 scale and really comfortable to play. Not very common but they might be had for maybe a couple hundred more and very worth it.
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03-18-2013, 09:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Philladelphia, PA | | | Pretty sure you could find a MusicMan5 used for under a grand. If memory serves, those are 32". |
03-19-2013, 07:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dreads311  Pretty sure you could find a MusicMan5 used for under a grand. If memory serves, those are 32". | Huh?  That's definitely a 34" bass.
OP, keep an eye out for the Warwick RB Medium Scale 5er. Warwick has it on their site, but no pricing. I've heard pricing will be around $600 or so, but don't quote me. http://www.warwick.de/modules/produk...7&linkID=48506
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03-19-2013, 11:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Philladelphia, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassist4dalord Huh? That's definitely a 34" bass. | You're right and I OWN one! Shame on me! |
03-19-2013, 11:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kent, UK | | | Overwater make a 33" scale 5'er. its the scott devine sig bass, i fancy a shorter scale 5 string. on the account of my small hands. |
03-19-2013, 09:48 PM
|  | keepin' the beat since the 60's | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Studio City, SoCal, USA | | | Saw the Rockbass at NAMM - it was really nice. It was $1499 list price, so maybe $1200? As nice as it was, that is far too much as far as I am concerned.
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03-20-2013, 11:21 AM
|  | Steve Doner
Custom Theme Guitars for Donation to Non-Profits | | Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Metro Chicago | | | You could always have one built. B string should be fine if you use flats (which have higher tension).
Or, you could string a Mustang (or whatever) BEAD...that is if you can find strings that fit. Maybe through body stringing would allow for use of regular long scale strings. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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