I am a bassist with small hands....anyone else have this problem? its hard to get around the large frets...and i don't consider going to the guitar cuz bass is so sexy. But, what i wanna know is, any good basses out there for bassists with small hands?
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Bassists with small hands...
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My Music Man Sterling has a tiny little neck. Pretty much like a jazz neck. That thing is almost too easy to play. I have to watch myself so that I don't be playin' all crazy-like. To validate my input, I should tell you that I'm only 5'6". We little people gotta stick together.
i'll go try it soemtime then, I also heard the Fender Mustangs are pretty good, but i havent tried one out cuz i the guitar centers near my house never has one, and how's the weight on the jazz bass btw?
it is pretty heavy ,but a nice strap takes care of that.
The mustang is short scale i belive, and im not sure if you want that.
YES!! US LITTLE PEOPLE MUST REJOICE!!!! :caps:
i'm also 5'6'' ahahaha, i've played a music man before, i think it was the SUB but that thing is kinda on the heavy side....
i'm also 5'6'' ahahaha, i've played a music man before, i think it was the SUB but that thing is kinda on the heavy side....
My Sterling's not real heavy. Definitely not as heavy as a SUB. I'm pretty buff though, I'm about as wide as I am tall. 
You should get a six string. That would get your hands in shape, and help you overcome lilguyitis. Oh, and just so you know, we're not actually short. We're high performance low profile.
You should get a six string. That would get your hands in shape, and help you overcome lilguyitis. Oh, and just so you know, we're not actually short. We're high performance low profile.
I met a guy not too long ago who had small hands. He had Keith Roscoe build a 33" scale 5-string, which interestingly, had one of the tighter B strings I've heard.
Some builders, such as Alembic, have 30" scale models, as well.
Some builders, such as Alembic, have 30" scale models, as well.
well see...that kinda reinforces u....i'm medium sized in height but im puny....so, i kinda prefer lighter basses.
SUB's weigh in around 9-10 LBS, my Precision tilts the scale at 11...no complaining anyone. LOL. Anyway, small hands aren't as big of a handicap (no pun intended) as people think. I've got small, girly hands that prefer fat necks like P-basses and Stingrays. The fatter the better for me, and five and six string basses, upright basses, aren't a problem. Very seldom do large hands prove to be an advantage because stretches rarely exceed 4 frets, which is still reasonable for most.
i have a p-bass myself, and yeah, to me its heavy, cuz im puny...and my reach isnt that great,but i still try. i guess i just need to practice more...
More practice can definitley help...IMO i find if you stick with a bass long enough you sorta adapt to it and can get used to its size(not always, but generally)
I too have small hands..and i used to play chunky necks as well...and got used to it...i still do play them,but my main bass is a RIC now which isnt quite as thick as my P's i find.
I too have small hands..and i used to play chunky necks as well...and got used to it...i still do play them,but my main bass is a RIC now which isnt quite as thick as my P's i find.
I've also got pretty small hands, i've found out that string spacing, and technique, is much more important to my playing than scale lenght and neck size. The musicman sterling is to me great because it has a tighter string spacing and the neck is going in deeper into the body, therefore easier to reach. If you find a standard fender difficult to play, consider a different bridge which have tighter string spacing, somehow it always helps for me. 
I would say go with the Jazz, I have an early 90's MIA Jazz Deluxe and I love it ..I to have small hands . Over the years I have addapted to other basses and did fine but I also HAve Ibanez Soundgear 5 string and the neck isnt really bad on it for a 5.. I have seen them with a neck like a 2x4...lol...The only bass I have ever had that I hated for the neck was a THUNDERBIRD..neck felt like a baseball bat lol.....
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I have very small hands and play a Modulus 35" scale 6 String bass.
Its a matter of thechnique, once you become one with the instrument its easy..
