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Short Scale Basses
- Thread starter Onestringbass
- Start date
Thank you!
The spec is:
30" scale.
Stabilized maple/blood wood/Stabilised maple 3 pcs neck.
Ebony fingerboard.
Ash back.
Burl top.
Gotoh tuners.
Unknown pick ups.
Individual bridge.
This is my first build so there are many mistakes and recovered points.
I will be remaking similar bass again.
The spec is:
30" scale.
Stabilized maple/blood wood/Stabilised maple 3 pcs neck.
Ebony fingerboard.
Ash back.
Burl top.
Gotoh tuners.
Unknown pick ups.
Individual bridge.
This is my first build so there are many mistakes and recovered points.
I will be remaking similar bass again.
Are you building these basses for children,playability,tone,or 
are you a midget ?
I have built a few short scaled basses also ,my reason was for tuning in 5ths
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damn kids and their short scaled basses
are you a midget ?I have built a few short scaled basses also ,my reason was for tuning in 5ths
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damn kids and their short scaled basses
I am a guitarist so short scale is more comfortable and easier to play than 34". There are not many 30" in the market. These are reason why I am making 30".
28"?
Just experiment to see what playable shortest scale would be. 28" is between guitar and 30". That's why.
Sound?
Obviously 4th string is not usable. Can be used as piccolo bass.
Are you making 5th interval tuning Bass? I can not handle it. Are you a Cello player?
28"?
Just experiment to see what playable shortest scale would be. 28" is between guitar and 30". That's why.
Sound?
Obviously 4th string is not usable. Can be used as piccolo bass.
Are you making 5th interval tuning Bass? I can not handle it. Are you a Cello player?
This is 31" scale.
The body is not down sized since the rear pickup mount hardware require a standard size pickguard.
The body is not down sized since the rear pickup mount hardware require a standard size pickguard.
This is 31" scale.
The body is not down sized since the rear pickup mount hardware require a standard size pickguard.
Man...thats hawt!
This is 31" scale.
The body is not down sized since the rear pickup mount hardware require a standard size pickguard.
Oh my God, I want this so bad! What a beautiful, beautiful instrument!
A short scale Stingray is genius!
I'm in the planning phases for for my first build (decent woodworking experience, but no instruments), and I really want to build a short scale. I'm having trouble understanding how to plan out the neck and fretboard. Did you have a "go-by" for the short scale neck, or did you figure it out another way?
I'm in the planning phases for for my first build (decent woodworking experience, but no instruments), and I really want to build a short scale. I'm having trouble understanding how to plan out the neck and fretboard. Did you have a "go-by" for the short scale neck, or did you figure it out another way?
I am not using any special way. First, I decide the scale then automatically the nut, the 12F and the Bridge position will be set. Then just design the body and the head. That's it.
To me most difficult point is the neck angle to be matched with the bridge saddle.
