Short scale options!

[yucafrita]

Hello
I have recently switched to short and medium scale basses and I'm looking for an "off the shelf" short scale bass with humbuckers.
Something like a Stingray HH or a Thunderbird? Is there such a strange beast out there?
My currrent basses are two modded squier jaguars SS, an SBMM Stingray SS, a Mezzo and japanese Fender jazz (last two are medium scale)
I recently tried an squier Jaguar H, nice bass for cheap, but it was heavy, with neck dive and a very dark sounding humbucker, so It went back.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!

 

[Kaa]

The Gretsch 2220 has mini humbuckers. That's the only off the rack one I can think of.

 

[yucafrita]

The Gretsch 2220 has mini humbuckers. That's the only off the rack one I can think of.

I read here on talkbass that those are not real humbuckers. Can anybody confirm?

 

[yucafrita]

Anybody?

 

[Gorn]

I don’t know if that Gretsch has real humbuckers but it’s a damn fine little bass.

 

[jd56hawk]

You talking about a good short-scale or a great one?
Other than that...one MFD, not two.

 

[WI Short Scaler]

Allen Woody Rumblekat has mini-humbuckers too, nice bass.

 

[teej]

I read here on talkbass that those are not real humbuckers. Can anybody confirm?

I don’t know if that Gretsch has real humbuckers but it’s a damn fine little bass.

I can't speak of the current Chinese-made, Fender-owned Gretsch 2220s with dual pickups. However, I do own a Korean-made, pre-Fender Gretsch 2202 with the single TV Jones-designed pickup. Whether it's truly a humbucker or not, I will say this is indeed a "damn fine little bass." It weighs more than I'd like but the short scale is SO easy to play and the output from that one little pickup is monstrous. I've been on the lookout for another 2202 pickup to possibly drop into bridge position.

Here's some shameless bass porn (and a link to my thread about it):

 

[Silky Johnson]

Spector bantam is a neat off the rack SS with humbuckers, it's pricey at about $1800 though.

 

[roller]

Serek makes excellent instruments, but they're also on the higher end.

Spector bantam is a neat off the rack SS with humbuckers, it's pricey at about $1800 though.

 

[SmokinJoe992]

Honest question with No offense intended. Wouldn’t a neck position humbucker on short scale bass be “super mud city”?

 

[Doctor Intrepid]

Hofners have humbuckers. If hollow body basses are not your thing, then maybe try their contemporary line. I also heard there was a short-scales T-bird manufactured at one point. They are likely hard to find. The new Joe Dart EBMM?

 

[MotorCityMinion]

https://chownybass.com/product/chb-1-2018/

https://chownybass.com/product/swb-pro/

 

[GoLeafsGo]

Another vote for the Gretsch Junior Jet...I love mine! From the Gretsch website..." two Gretsch mini dual-coil bass humbucking pickups".

Yes, I know I should have wiped off the fingerprints...

 

[iiipopes]

Do you want the humbucker/soapbar look, or just that the pickups are noise-reducing pickups? I say that because you can get noise reducing pickups in just about all of the classic pickup configurations. For example, on my Mitchell short-scale, I have a Nordstrand Mustang pickup under the P covers to get that vibe, and the bridge J pickup is a Seymour Duncan stack humbucker. On another bass that had a Fender single coil, I replaced it with a Strat rails-type humbucker to good effect.

If you are wanting the look of humbuckers/soapbars, then the above posts have set forth just about all that is out there currently. I think the only ones missing are, of course, the Gibson/Epiphone EB-0-1-2-3, and I believe there is a Mustang bass variant with either a humbucker or soapbar.

 

[Killing Floor]

Not sure how much you want your social life to accelerate but if you're OK riding a rocket the Starplayer is 30.7" scale and has 2 buckers.

 

[teej]

Not sure how much you want your social life to accelerate but if you're OK riding a rocket the Starplayer is 30.7" scale and has 2 buckers.
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Social life, shmocial life.
I'm an introvert with an anxiety disorder anyway.
Take my money NOW.

 

[J-Mags]

Honest question with No offense intended. Wouldn’t a neck position humbucker on short scale bass be “super mud city”?

Possibly, but it's a classic short-scale sound going all the way back to the Gibson EB-0 in the early 60s. The bass player for my band in the 90s had one of those with the Mudbucker swapped out for a DiMarzio Model One and it sounded righteous.

 

[abarson]

I read here on talkbass that those are not real humbuckers. Can anybody confirm?

Fake news.
Although there are several threads with users not happy with noise with these pickups, they are indeed mini-humbuckers.

 

[Mustang Surly]

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