How often are you using your short scale?

[ChaseC]

never, i sold it and got like 75 bucks

 

[Brandon Shea]

My Mustang gets played every few days at least. As long as I leave it out on a stand, I’m bound to pick it up at some point – it’s just a really comfortable instrument to play. I wish it sounded better, and I wish there was a little less rattle around some of the frets, but it’s still a lot of fun.

Definitely prefer my 34” scale basses for the most part, but I know I could’ve shopped around for a better short scale. Sire’s U5 in particular is a great one, and I can’t recommend it highly enough if you want something comfortable that sounds more or less like a regular Fender bass.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

Ive recently been playing my 80% finished 61 Epiphone Newport, almost exclusively, cause its new, and novel, and I'm having a ball with it.
If I had a gig, and I don't, I wouldn't hesitate to take it for a "back up".
A shortie sure is comfortable to play on the couch.

 

[Sequimite]

Doubled on a Mustang bass in the 80's. I want to get back into bass after spending the last couple decades mainly on drums with some guitar and mandolin. I have two long scales: a Cort Artisan and a Peavey T40, but for now I'm using my only short scale, a Rondo SX alder body, maple neck PJ every day... starting today.

 

[JimmyM]

Not often. The last bands I’ve worked with, I tried my Longhorn once but a P worked better. The Longhorn was good, though…but my PJ’s are crushing.

 

[Geogio]

The rack is a Fender fretless, an old Cort P, and a hollowbody AFB200. The AFB200 is an SS and it gets used quit a bit. Also at home the AFB200 is within easy reach for working stuff out. However in the evenings I'll sometimes play the fretless just to relax and noodle with more melodic lines or check out an old Bach book I fool around with.
The dog really digs the fretless, sometimes she gets to snoring tho'

 

[Dabndug]

Depending on the event, I currently switch between a J, a Hofner, and a Musicmaster when gigging. The J is my go-to, and the Hofner is great for indoor swing gigs, but when the venue environment is unforgiving, the Musicmaster is first cab off the rank. It's a little indestructible tone monster.

 

[Five or Six]

I have 2 short scales. Playing them to me is like playing a 4 string, just doesn't work. I'm tall and the necks are just wrong for my monkey arms.

 

[Mastermold]

All the time for me. Most of my hollow body basses are short scale.

 

[NewJackBass]

I love my Vintera 60s Mustang. Play it everyday.

 

[PennyroyalWe]

Usually not very often, but they are the most fun ones I think. I recently picked up a Bronco, and I’ve been having a blast plunking on it.

 

[wysiwyg248]

I own a Stu Hamm urge, 32" and use it 30 to 40% of the time on a cover band I play with.

 

[Killing Floor]

My favorite short scale gets about 20% if my total bass play time. It’s 30.7”

 

[stringthrough]

Roughly 50/50.

I spents most of my bass life with 34-inchers, but recently the 30-inch basses have offered a refreshing take to my sound and hands. It also helps that my shorties sound and play exceptionally well.

 

[bigtone23]

I have a Bass VI that got a lot of use during the 20-teens. Technically, it's a short scale.
However, it's not seeing as much use, but I'll be damned if my '18 Dead On Dano Longhorn isn't getting a lot of play lately. Labella Deep Talkin flats for Dano on it's stock wood saddle. Such a cool, 60s thump!

 

[ItsmeSantiago]

I have 2 short scales. Playing them to me is like playing a 4 string, just doesn't work. I'm tall and the necks are just wrong for my monkey arms.

This was my issue in the past as well. I’m long and my arms would ache after a…short period of time.

Sorry about that. Anyway, that’s why I’m considering a cheap one for maybe a song or two when I do get back to gigging again.

 

[logdrum]

Technically it's not a full bass - but the lower 3 strings are short scale bass strings tuned up a 3rd and it's 29.5 scale on the lowest as it is a fan fret as well. Well, I play regularly because I want to get proficient playing the bass and guitar parts together. As you can see I have dug the wood in less than 3+ years of having owned it. The bass and guitar have separate output.

 

[Geogio]

A little off subject but I always thought Steinberger should have put out a short scale XL2 or L2 maybe they would have called it the SL2 but it was the perfect platform for a short scale, at least in my mind it was.

 

[JC BASS 91]

I have one by my chair in the living room. Anytime I feel the need to noodle around, I grab it.

 

[ThinCrappyTone2]

This question is geared towards people who use them as a secondary instrument.

I had a JMJ and an EB-0 and really liked the sound but I had issues with both of them easily going out of tune and the JMJ I couldn't adjust the saddles on them, so I sold both. Maybe a skill issue, but that's been my experience.

Anyway, I'm a bedroom player at this point and I want to get a cheap one for goofing around. How often are you picking up your short scale over your long scale?

My short scale gets 99% of the home studio action today. Because it’s headless and ss it’s tiny, so perfect for displaying and wielding in my tiny studio. And the butt cutout for the headless bridge allows it to be leaned against things without a stand. That makes it super practical to always have at the ready.