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33, 34 or 35 scale length? Anyone else not picky?

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by Jrussblues, May 27, 2018.

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  1. May 27, 2018 #1
    Jrussblues

    Jrussblues

    Feb 10, 2012
    Prairieville, LA
    08162DC5-45EF-4364-ACA1-7FDFC46BCA83.jpeg 90B72EBB-CD61-4A1C-A89B-D6629F484893.jpeg I have 3 mains. A 33” scale 6er, a 34” 5er and a 35” 5er.
    I really tend to go with whichever one I’m feeling. They all sound great but massively different from one another and play massively different from one another, but that makes it fun.
    Anyone else in the same boat?
     
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  2. May 28, 2018 #2
    gebass6

    gebass6 We're not all trying to play the same music. Supporting Member

    May 3, 2009
    Hiding in the comet's tail
    My two sixers are different scales.
    The Brice is 35" scale.
    The Tune is 34" scale.
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  3. May 28, 2018 #3
    Nephilymbass

    Nephilymbass

    Feb 7, 2011
    Fayetteville/ Ft Bragg, NC
    Can’t be picky if I play all the scales on the same bass right? Or am I super picky because I play multi scale? Hmmmm
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  4. May 28, 2018 #4
    Jrussblues

    Jrussblues

    Feb 10, 2012
    Prairieville, LA
    Lol
     
  5. May 28, 2018 #5
    FunkHead

    FunkHead Supporting Member

    Mar 10, 2007
    I go back & forth between 33 and 34 without noticing a difference. From Rickenbacker 4003 to Fender P-Bass. Also, the best B string I ever had was on a 34" Sadowsky.
     
  6. May 28, 2018 #6
    chris_b

    chris_b

    Jun 2, 2007
    I'm not picky about scale. I have a 34" J5 and a 35" P5. Both great instruments and I couldn't tell you which was which from the feel of the fretboard.
     
  7. May 28, 2018 #7
    soulman969

    soulman969 Inactive

    Oct 6, 2011
    Englewood, Colorado
    Typically I'd prefer a 35" scale on a 5 string and I had a Modulus 5 string that was a 35" scale but otherwise all of those I have now are 34" scale both 4 and 5 string.