I find I like a short-scale bass. Anyone know of a source for short-scale bass necks. I can't understand why Warmouth, Allparts, StewMac, etc. Don't offer these. Surely there would be a market, espacially among guitar players who want to try their hand at bass.
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Short-scale
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try Rondo Music, I know they can get you a short scale SX replacement neck, a lot of people here have had replacement necks from them.
I'm sure there's many markets for many options that aren't readily available. However, the question is: how big is that market and is it truly worth it to incorporate such options and retain profitability to a company? Remember, just because it isn't in the catalog, doesn't mean some crafty conversations and a little extra money can't get you what you want.
Especially when you consider advertising, endorsements, and the press, in your particular case, you do have popular demand working against you in a big way. Besides, when I did want to try my hand on one, I went to GC and pulled one off the wall, played it (unplugged, as feel and playability were more the issue, and tone could be helped a little via electronics, strings, etc.). I liked certain things about it, but overall decided, like many, that it just wasn't for me. Not that GC would have received my money, but I knew I could find one among all the crap they hock on their walls to at least take a taste test. IMHumbleO, of course.
I started asking Warmoth about this several years ago and they said they would be building short scale necks at some point but that tooling up to do it was expensive and not a priority then. Maybe now's the time. I just emailed Warmoth asking about this. Will report.
Last time that I asked Rondo about short scale necks they said that they were out of them indefinitely.
Doeringer makes short scale necks to order.
You could contact Steve Cyr http://www.cyrguitars.com/. He will probably build a short scale neck for a reasonable price.
They are becoming available. 32" and 30" J, Z and G4 body styles. The webpages and marketing fru-fru are still being fleshed out.
The necks are not replacements for existing Fender products. As such, they cannot be made with the Fender headstock shape.
A Bass VI styled instrument is also nearing rollout.
I've been wanting a shortscale Warmoth neck since the '90s. Do you know if the 30" scale neck will be be available as a 2+2 Warmoth head (for G4) or as a paddlehead? Also, what nut widths will be available on the short/medium scale necks?
Yeah, Mongo. We've been waiting forever. I guess that's why Warmoth lost my business to Landing for a short scale. With the other big guys like Lakland, Alleva Coppolo, Taylor, and Fender offering short scales, I'm surprised that Warmoth hasn't jumped on this more quickly 
Hi Mongo,
No tiltbacks yet. No paddleheads, but that could become available. We're still getting the basics rolled out. 1.5" nut width on both 30" and 32".
