25" scale micro basses anyone?

Avezzano said:

So, so, so... well: I definitely wanted to try the mini bass route and see if they are really worth the effort and the money. Surely, I don't have 2000 spare euro in the pocket for a beautiful Mayones Cali 4 bass...

Cali 4 • Mayones Guitars & Basses

And in addition I would say that, even if they are absolutely little works of art, I am not intrigued by the fact that this very refined, high luthiery, high cost little bass has the nut that starts physically where the 12th fret on a standard 34" scale bass is.

(If I understood it right, the Cali 4 scale it's sort of a half regular scale).

Nor I am keen to spend a lot on the beautiful Vimana....

https://www.meridianguitars.com/copia-di-j-24-4

Then there is the Squier mini-Precision, that is just 2 inches less than a standard 30" short scale. Sexy; and you can personalize it as a regular P. But it's still far from the travel bass concept. So, finally I pulled the trigger on this one below:

NBD: Rocktile TB-4 (aka Glarry CW101) 25" scale mini-bass

Not too costly and different from the standard products. The overall look is sort of a mini Warwick. Well: I must say that after a few days of honeymoon, I am VERY satisfied by this little bass, that is tuned EADG standard and that responds very well (extremely well!) to the bassplayer hand touch. Finally, its sound is the sound of a... bass guitar!!!

Any other 25" bass out there worth looking at? Opinions? Desires? Prices? Availabilities? Pictures? Carrots, maybe?

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• Guitar Scale Electric Basses

Avezzano said:

So, so, so... well: I definitely wanted to try the mini bass route and see if they are really worth the effort and the money. Surely, I don't have 2000 spare euro in the pocket for a beautiful Mayones Cali 4 bass...

Cali 4 • Mayones Guitars & Basses

And in addition I would say that, even if they are absolutely little works of art, I am not intrigued by the fact that this very refined, high luthiery, high cost little bass has the nut that starts physically where the 12th fret on a standard 34" scale bass is.

(If I understood it right, the Cali 4 scale it's sort of a half regular scale).

Nor I am keen to spend a lot on the beautiful Vimana....

https://www.meridianguitars.com/copia-di-j-24-4

Then there is the Squier mini-Precision, that is just 2 inches less than a standard 30" short scale. Sexy; and you can personalize it as a regular P. But it's still far from the travel bass concept. So, finally I pulled the trigger on this one below:

Glen Burton GBMB-NT Basswood Body Half Scale 4-String Electric Bass Guitar w/Gig Bag, Strap & Cable | Reverb

Not too costly and different from the standard products. The overall look is sort of a mini Warwick. Well: I must say that after a few days of honeymoon, I am VERY satisfied by this little bass, that is tuned EADG standard and that responds very well (extremely well!) to the bassplayer hand touch. Finally, its sound is the sound of a... bass guitar!!!

Any other 25" bass out there worth looking at? Opinions? Desires? Prices? Availabilities? Pictures? Carrots, maybe?

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Avezzano said:

Well... mine (Rocktile) is not rounded at all. And is the twin to the Glarry one. In any case, rounded or not, it is evident that it is the same bass with different names. It is found under the Rocktile name here in Europe. I guess that in other countries some distibutors put other names and sell them as well. You can find the Rocktile minibass at Amazon, as well as the Glarry one. Glarry does not ship to Europe.

Interesting the Glen Burton price: 195 usd. The Rocktile only costs 130 and the Glarry something more. I paid mine (B-stock) 103 euro plus 15 shipping Germany - Italy

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Avezzano said:

Well... mine (Rocktile) is not rounded at all. And is the twin to the Glarry one. In any case, rounded or not, it is evident that it is the same bass with different names. It is found under the Rocktile name here in Europe. I guess that in other countries some distibutors put other names and sell them as well. You can find the Rocktile minibass at Amazon, as well as the Glarry one. Glarry does not ship to Europe.

Interesting the Glen Burton price: 195 usd. The Rocktile only costs 130 and the Glarry something more. I paid mine (B-stock) 103 euro plus 15 shipping Germany - Italy

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Chrisk-K said:

25 inch scale? Why not just buy a PRS guitar whose scale length is 25”, tune it down one octave lower and have a 6 string 25” scale bass?

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Chrisk-K said:

25 inch scale? Why not just buy a PRS guitar whose scale length is 25”, tune it down one octave lower and have a 6 string 25” scale bass?

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steve_rolfeca said:

Is the the Glarry/Glen Burton solid-body a piccolo bass?

If not, what sort of strings are they using?

My guitar-scale acoustics have had nylon-core roundwounds, which gives them a warm, punchy tone with good harmonic content and decent intonation up to the 12th fret or a little better.

In my experiments with steel-core rounds and flats on shorter scales, I've been disappointed by the hollow tone, poor intonation and odd harmonics I got when I tried for E to G standard bass tuning below 28". Especially on the E and A strings...

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RodRy said:

I have a hunch that if you try that out, you will find the answer to your question.

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Chrisk-K said:

25 inch scale? Why not just buy a PRS guitar whose scale length is 25”, tune it down one octave lower and have a 6 string 25” scale bass?

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RodRy said:

I have a hunch that if you try that out, you will find the answer to your question.

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