Recent content by GrantG

I should be a member of the really short scale club.

My church rig is a Tech 21 Bass Fly Rig. A bit of compression and drive with the vintage tube amp voice.

Thanks, G-Dog. I'll check out the other clubs.

My Mustang PJ bass is in my signature photo to the left.

19 cm here. I own two basses, both short scale (30 inches).

Thumb to pinky: About 19 cm or 7.5 inches. I have smaller hands than my wife and my 13-year-old son.

This is super helpful advice. "Learn better technique" may be good advice, but it's not all that helpful in context of the original post.

I think it's fair for other posters to talk about technique and hand position. However, as a small-handed person myself, I find short-scale basses more comfortable to play. Fender Mustang basses are a good choice, but there are many other solid short-scale basses out there.

Whatever background you have, be sure to get bare feet in the picture. If they can be dirty with ugly toes, all the better.

Picture proof!

Can I join? I own two basses, both short-scale: A Fender Mustang PJ and a Fender Starcaster Reissue.

Late to the thread here. I have a Fender Mustang P/J and a Fender Starcaster Reissue that are both solid basses.

Hi, all New member here. I'm a longtime (mediocre) guitar player who picked up bass about a year ago. I started playing bass with my church's band in September. The years of struggle while playing guitar have finally paid off, as many of the skills have transferred to bass. I've got a Fender...

Super new member here. I've seen the forum referenced in a bass magazine, but what brought me here was a Google search on a bass amp with a vintage sound. There was a discussion here that was helpful.