I agree that the Mikro 28.6 is a nice comfortable scale, too. But - I would recommend you play a 25ish inch scale before passing judgement on playability and tone. I have spent a great deal of time in that segment, and my experience does not match that statement at all.
Well, I guess everyone got different preferences, for some even a standard short scale bass with a 30" scale length is way too short.
As an example though I ideally would use strings with a thinner gauge on my Mikro, something like as little as the sets with a just .095 gauge low E string, but in order for the strings not to buzz at the string action I prefer, as well as not negatively influence the playability by being too floppy, I have to make a compromise and use a gauge .105 low E string set.
I still rather do that than it affecting my ability to play properly and forcing me to raise the action of the strings, as well as I also rather will have the benefit of the Mikro's short 28,7" scale which seems to be just the perfect size for me for a bass, than getting a bass with a longer scale just to be able to use strings that have my preferred thin gauge.
I really wouldn't to have to use strings with an even thicker gauge though, a .105 low E string is about as thick as I will go, and alone for that reason I know that a bass with any less than about 28" scale lenght wouldn't be for me, no matter if it actually sounded alright, as you say it does, since I would then have the choice between either using a string gauge that exceeds my personal limit for string thickness or live with the floppyness affecting my ability to play properly.
Finally to me such a short scale would also feel a bit too cramped to play on.
But lucky for you that you don't have any of those issue so you can actually get some proper use of this new tiny bass.
Congratulations with your new tiny bass beast.
