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Basses for shorties

#69
I feel much like the op. Although I am 5 eight or 5 nine, everytime I see pics or videos of myself with my jazz bass, I feel like I look like a munchkin, the bass looks, well big. I have no trouble playing it, just looks kind of weird to me. A few years ago I ran across a Fender American Deluxe Zone bass which I bought, fell in love with and has been my main player for the last few years. The body is a combination of a Jazz and a P and is quite a bit smaller and thinner than a P or Jazz. It also weighs less. The fit and finish on this bass is the best fit and finish of any Fender I have ever owned. An added bonus, it's one of the best looking basses I have owned in a while. Beautiful combination of walnut, alder and mahogany if I remember correctly. Liked it so much I immediately went out and found another and bought it. There were not a lot of them built so they are not real easy to find. It gets a lot of attention from other bassists. I am going to sell one because I really have no use for two identical basses.
 
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#71
I have one of these Ibanez BTB33's. I don't play it a ton, but it sure is easy to handle size-wise, I like how it plays. Not hard on the eyes either :) Good luck!

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bass151 said:
I feel much like the op. Although I am 5 eight or 5 nine, everytime I see pics or videos of myself with my jazz bass, I feel like I look like a munchkin, the bass looks, well big. I have no trouble playing it, just looks kind of weird to me. A few years ago I ran across a Fender American Deluxe Zone bass which I bought, fell in love with and has been my main player for the last few years. The body is a combination of a Jazz and a P and is quite a bit smaller and thinner than a P or Jazz. It also weighs less. The fit and finish on this bass is the best fit and finish of any Fender I have ever owned. An added bonus, it's one of the best looking basses I have owned in a while. Beautiful combination of walnut, alder and mahogany if I remember correctly. Liked it so much I immediately went out and found another and bought it. There were not a lot of them built so they are not real easy to find. It gets a lot of attention from other bassists. I am going to sell one because I really have no use for two identical basses.
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This is what I was meaning, like I have no trouble playing it just feel the body is huge when I see myself playing it and was looking for basses with a smaller body but still a full scale.

Loads of interesting reading though so thanks
 
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#76
If just looking for a smaller body and full-sized scale length, the Ibanez SRs are a good option. They have models at every price point. Spector and Warwick both offer small bodies, but I personally don't like what the short upper horn does to the balance.
 
#77
5'6" here and play a jazz-style 4-string now, but with my last band I played a 35" scale 6-string Modulus.

While I am looking into 32" scales and smaller bodies now for comfort, I've not felt 'too small' for many basses. Some small-bodied basses have made me feel pretty good though!
 
#78
Musicman Sterling bass bodies are very sleek and small with a classic look. They still balance well and have a badass aggressive midrange sound due to the series wiring and the ceramic magnets. Rock solid construction too, usually lighter than Stingrays.

There are a few 4 strings for a killer price in the classified section.
 

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