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Help Munjibunga prove his point about short scales!!!

#181
Crap, I missed this thread. Before talkbass I had a 70's something mustang bass and I gave it away because the pot was scratchy and the paint was dinged here and there. Geesh, how stupid can you get? Oh well, at least I gave it to someone who was trying to learn bass. Maybe I got some karma points.
 
#186
Mr. Lovejoy said:
Short scales can be fun, you get some extra hair on tone. Too bad you will never find a SS fiver.
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Alembics appear to do shorty 5's

Lakland have just announced that they'll be making a SS neck to fit the neck pocket of their standard basses. Whether they'll do it for the 5's remains to be seen.

Andy
 
#189
Webtroll said:
T40 designer Chip Todd is a strong believer in short scale basses. They play and sound good but I like to bend a little and the shorter scale exaggerates the pitch change. All in all I think they're fine, I just prefer a longer scale.
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Hmmmmm... so on that note, when will Peavey come to their senses and put out a great short or medium scale? I don't think I have ever heard of a Peavey shorter than 34".
 
#190
cybersnyder said:
Crap, I missed this thread. Before talkbass I had a 70's something mustang bass and I gave it away because the pot was scratchy and the paint was dinged here and there. Geesh, how stupid can you get? Oh well, at least I gave it to someone who was trying to learn bass. Maybe I got some karma points.
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Did exactly the same thing with a Rickenbacker copy. I'm still kickin' me-self for that one.
 
#191
mongo2 said:
Hmmmmmm.

I've changed my mind...Short scale basses suck! Don't ever buy one. People will point at you and laugh. The ladies will stay away...after all, you know what they say about guys wielding a short scale.
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Yea, but have you noticed recently how both Fender and Gibson are coming out with more short-scales? How much do you think Talk-Bass has to do with their market research? Greater popularity also means more choices, more competition and better pricing.
 
#192
Avalon said:
Yea, but have you noticed recently how both Fender and Gibson are coming out with more short-scales? How much do you think Talk-Bass has to do with their market research? Greater popularity also means more choices, more competition and better pricing.
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In the Used To Be ('60s and early '70s) there were scads of shortscales available but in the '80s they seem to have fallen out of favor with not many being produced (at least that I saw around here)...I guess it could be as simple as a case of what goes around comes around.
 
#193
Avalon said:
Hmmmmm... so on that note, when will Peavey come to their senses and put out a great short or medium scale? I don't think I have ever heard of a Peavey shorter than 34".
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You're right, Peavey's never made anything but 34 and 35 inch scale. Chip hasn't been at Peavey for some time, so someone else will have to carry the torch if they are to make any short scales. Since the Cirrus is arguably their only big hit with basses (both popular and well-respected), I suspect they will keep focused on 35" scales and an occasional 34" model.
 

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