Best short scale under $1000?

[Davesound]

Hi

I can only play short scales.I'm 70 years old with nerve damage in my hands.About four months ago I got a Warwick Short scale Rock Bass.i think it's perfect.Play at least one to two times a week.Sometimes more in a Oldies group.I think this short scale sounds better then most bass's.The problem is you can't find them to try.

Good luck!

Dave

 

[pudge]

I'd consider a warmoth.You could use the the parts you choose no need to upgade it to your liking.This is a cheap project,i had the neck bridge and pickup.The body and pickguard I bought here from the classifieds.

 

[shrigg]

I'd consider a warmoth.You could use the the parts you choose no need to upgade it to your liking.This is a cheap project,i had the neck bridge and pickup.The body and pickguard I bought here from the classifieds.

Cool bass! Imagine it with a Darkstar!

 

[pudge]

I thought about that but it kinda blows the low budget thing.It has a thunderbucker It was in another bass.I also have 2 chisonics.

 

[shrigg]

Ithought about that but it kinda blows the low budget thing.It has a thunderbucker I has in another bass.I also have 2 chisonics.

Uhyeah, true enough!

 

[pudge]

Having the thunderbucker on hand does'nt count as something I needed to buy.That's how I justify it in my mind lol.

 

[HelpImaRock]

I thought about that but it kinda blows the low budget thing.It has a thunderbucker It was in another bass.I also have 2 chisonics.

More mid-budget but yeah. I parted our a Warmoth and it went above $1k pretty quickly.

 

[pudge]

If you have some used parts on had and can live with a oil finish you can get away fairly cheaply.If you want one of their finished bodies and necks it can add up quickly.I have 25+ years of parts on hand from various basses.

 

[Davesound]

Hi

My Warwick short Scale rock bass cost me $599.00 with free shipping and sales tax,and a free professional set up from our local music store.
I don't think that is bad?

Dave

 

[HelpImaRock]

If you have some used parts on had and can live with a oil finish you can get away fairly cheaply.If you want one of their finished bodies and necks it can add up quickly.I have 25+ years of parts on hand from various basses.

Oil finish is fine. But I have no parts and need to buy everything.

 

[mongo2]

How much do the tuners help? Your strap button experience runs counter to what I've found on head heavy instruments, so I'm interested in that too. Usually, it's moving the strap pin from the neck to the horn that helps.

The light tuners help (Gotoh 350 Res-O-Lites) but I've found that the light tuners in combination with putting a strap button behind neck heel instead of on the horn greatly improves the balance for me on every one of my shortscales (Fender and Squier, Hofner, Dano, Gretsch, Epiphone, Harmony, and Kay).

When using the lighter tuners with the strap button on the horn still applies too much down force on my left shoulder, using the strap button behind the heel relieves that instantly and the neck pretty much stays wherever I put it. I've also moved the lower strap button several inches up the bass side of the body in combination with the lighter tuners and neck heel strap button to good effect.

BTW, I also use a wide neoprene strap, similar to this one but the edges of the pad on mine are finished with binding

 

[pudge]

Oil finish is fine. But I have no parts and need to buy everything.

Checkout the classifieds here there are always deals to be found.Decide what style build you want jazz,p bass ect.then scrounge reasonably cheap for parts.

 

[mongo2]

Ok, hive mind. What do we think of the Hagstrom Viking bass?

It looks a lot like the Gretsch 5442 and seems to cost about the same or a bit less some places.

The upper strap button is already behind the neck heel on that one.

 

[Jazzish]

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fender-mij-62-reissue-jazz-bass-short-scale-1066327/

 

[GretschBassist]

If you're able not to judge a book by it's cover then this is actually a really nice instrument and it's even under $500.

Gretsch G2224 Junio Jet II Bass -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vsqEr8uMWQ

 

[pudge]

Here's a cheapy project. The body is a guitar body given to me for a fender style bent bridge,the neck 1 o 2 I got from someones abandoned project,The chisonic I traded into.

 

[HelpImaRock]

At 30th St Guitars. The Hag is right out. Musicmaster seems right but pricey. Guild jet Star is a beast.

 

[shrigg]

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fender-mij-62-reissue-jazz-bass-short-scale-1066327/

HUGE +1!!! That is a super rare KILLER bass!

 

[pudge]

That should be a USA standard model

 

[whirledpeas]

Used Landing bass. I love my L30T.

I think there's currently a black/maple shorty Landing with a single Darkstar listed in the classifieds for $999 shipped. It wouldnt be if I had $1k laying around.