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32" scale basses

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Brady Muckelroy builds some of the finest medium scale basses in the world.
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Cutter8 said:
Brady Muckelroy builds some of the finest medium scale basses in the world.
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Agreed!

I have two 32" scale Mucks.
Both ridiculously comfortable, stupidly light, and amazingly versatile.

In fact, all 5 of my basses are medium scale.
It's just the scale length that feels right, so I went all in.

Whatever works for you is best though.
For me, that's medium scale.
 
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Bassamatic said:
The biggest problem is that there are not a lot of Medium scale strings. Neither of my favs - the Sunbeams or the TI Flats - are offered in 32".
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It’s true, the medium scale string selection is smaller, but the good news is that TI’s so-called ‘short scale’ strings are really medium scale; the winding length is 35.5”.
 
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JT Foster said:
I have a medium scale Jaguar PJ. I have trouble going back to long scale basses now. Short scales are cool, but they almost feel too small to me; like a toy.

I wish I could find a medium scale stingray, or just a medium scale bass with a MM humbucker.
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Squier makes Medium scale Affinity Jag withh single MM humbucker and passive electronics.
 
#72
I own a 32" Torzal headless and it's my go-to bass for longer gigs. I still prefer the feel of the 34" and I tend to play it a lot but the 32" solved all of the medical issues that I used to have.
The only downside to me is that playing in the upper register is not as comfortable as it is on a 34" bass.
 
#73
I had a warmoth 32" fretless a while ago.

something about that size is just awkward for me. maybe i just have not seen any really nice ones. I have a student who plays a 32" p/j and i still think that size is just.. i dont know, weird for some reason..

30 feels like 30, 34, 35, they all have their "thing," and in fact 33" is my favorite.

I don't think many are being produced for that reason, 33" is just a more comfortable 34, and 30 is an "actual" short scale?
 
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I've been wanting to try out a nice 32 inch scale bass, but I like to shop in the 450-700 bucks range and there are literally zero options. Hoping some company like Yamaha or Ibanez has some plans lying around, a medium scale BB or Talman would be awesome.
 
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My first bass was a Rickenbacker 4001, which is 33.25" scale, so that feels "natural" to me. I was biased against 30" scale for a long time, associating it with things like an EB-3 with mudbuckers, but with the right strings and pups, I cant hear the difference. There are a lot of.Ibanez Mikro sub-short scale players on TB, and its totally viable. For people with smaller stature, hand,.wrist, or shoulder issues, etc., it can be a game changer. In some cases, its just the weight reduction people are after, the extreme version being something like a Hofner, which is like wearing nothing to play. I could easily see myself gravitating to a Hofner or Mikro as I get older and the weight and hand stretch get to be more of an issue.
 

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