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Squier Jaguar Short Scale Club Part 2

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Ukiah Bass said:
Thanks ... This bass may be too long for my scheme to work. 30" is too big for my carry on bag, even if the neck is inserted at a diagonal angle.
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I'm confused here.

Isn't the scale length 30"? Is the headstock as long as the space between the end of the neck & the bridge?

edit: Ooops - never mind. I just looked at picture and it appears it very nearly is. Wow. Big headstocks y'all got there. :)

GT
 
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GoesThump said:
I'm confused here.

Isn't the scale length 30"? Is the headstock as long as the space between the end of the neck & the bridge?

edit: Ooops - never mind. I just looked at picture and it appears it very nearly is. Wow. Big headstocks y'all got there. :)

GT
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In this case, that magic number is top of headstock to opposite end of the neck. I thought disassembling the bass might make it more transportable, but it's still too long to fit inside a carry on bag. I'm looking to avoid any discussions about checking a bass with flight attendants.....

It almost makes no sense to carry a mini bass to "keep the chops up" if the dimensions are significantly different from my standard 34" electric and acoustic bass guitars. Muscle memory would not map to the smaller bass, so practice on a smaller instrument would (mostly) be a waste of time. That's why the Ashbory is not a practical option.
 
#23
Ukiah Bass said:
It almost makes no sense to carry a mini bass to "keep the chops up" if the dimensions are significantly different from my standard 34" electric and acoustic bass guitars. Muscle memory would not map to the smaller bass, so practice on a smaller instrument would (mostly) be a waste of time. That's why the Ashbory is not a practical option.
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This make a lot of sense actually. Look into an Ibanez Mikro? I think they're like 28.5" scale if IIRC
 
#24
Ukiah Bass said:
In this case, that magic number is top of headstock to opposite end of the neck. I thought disassembling the bass might make it more transportable, but it's still too long to fit inside a carry on bag. I'm looking to avoid any discussions about checking a bass with flight attendants.....

It almost makes no sense to carry a mini bass to "keep the chops up" if the dimensions are significantly different from my standard 34" electric and acoustic bass guitars. Muscle memory would not map to the smaller bass, so practice on a smaller instrument would (mostly) be a waste of time. That's why the Ashbory is not a practical option.
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I was going to suggest a Status that was listed as a small travel bass but their web page isn't really friendly and I can't find the page for it. :(
 
#25
Ukiah Bass said:
I'm interested in the Jag SS as travel bass. Has anyone carried this on airplanes and can you share the experience?

I'm especially wondering if the neck is easy to remove and reinstall.... Any chance of trouble doing that? The idea would be to break the bass into two smaller parts that would fit inside a carry on bag. On smaller commuter planes there is often no space in the overhead for a gig bag that's 40 inches long. I used to have a wooden Steinberger for travel and occasionally was forced to check it as baggage by unforgiving flight attendants.

How long is the bottom of neck to top of headstock?

Thank you!
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best travel bass i've found is the Gretsch G2202
 
#26
Thanks for these recommendations on travel basses. Funny, but I've never considered short scale. Just read all of the SS thread vol. 2 and a few others so getting the feet wet. I live way out in the sticks so a trip to San Francisco is in order. I'm getting a sense that most music stores don't stock many SS basses.
 
#27
Ukiah Bass said:
Thanks for these recommendations on travel basses. Funny, but I've never considered short scale. Just read all of the SS thread vol. 2 and a few others so getting the feet wet. I live way out in the sticks so a trip to San Francisco is in order. I'm getting a sense that most music stores don't stock many SS basses.
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This is a great playing and sounding short scale regardless of the fact it costs $169!I would definitely recommend trying one out.I bought mine at Bananas Music in San Rafael,they usually have a couple of these and a few other short scales as well.Worth the stop on the way down into SF,IMO.
 
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Here's another vote for the Gretsch G2202. It's 40" long, but still a full 30" scale. The neck joins the body at the 13th fret instead of the 15th fret like most basses. The G2202 fits in a standard LP style guitar gig bag.

Last summer I flew from Milwaukee to Buffalo, NY with the Gretsch. It was my 2nd carry on bag and fit in the overhead bin with room to spare.

I play short scale only now, so no issues with switching from short to long scale.
 
#30
I've learned the scale length is just one factor. For example, my Fender Aerodyne Jazz bass is a standard 34" scale, and so is my Rob Allen Deep 4 acoustic bass. But the RA is several inches shorter head to toe due to the smaller headstock and more compact body -- AND the RA has 22 frets instead of 20! The RA feels more compact when I play it, even though it has an identical scale length.

I may not achieve the goal of collapsing a SS bass into a small carry on. At least I've discovered a topic interesting enough to get my head out of the Amps threads!
 
#31
Ukiah Bass said:
I've learned the scale length is just one factor. For example, my Fender Aerodyne Jazz bass is a standard 34" scale, and so is my Rob Allen Deep 4 acoustic bass. But the RA is several inches shorter head to toe due to the smaller headstock and more compact body -- AND the RA has 22 frets instead of 20! The RA feels more compact when I play it, even though it has an identical scale length.

I may not achieve the goal of collapsing a SS bass into a small carry on. At least I've discovered a topic interesting enough to get my head out of the Amps threads!
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I found a link to the Status bass I was thinking of. It's call the Invalid Link Removedr but I don't know if they make it any more.
 
#33
All the parts are in for the modding. Ready to send off for painting and assembly. Some things are way past my abilities, patience, and access to tools and a work area.

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Jaguar SS and parts by Invalid Link Removed, on Flickr
 
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Would love to buy an extra stock pickguard from one of you modders who are changing yours for something different. Got a little carried away with my dremel while enlarging the mounting ear cutouts to fit a GFS P pickup cover. As per forum rules I will only purchase one from a "supporting" member. Thanks!
 
#35
These are very sweet. I was thinking of getting one new and modding it, but was able to snag one off CL with mods already done for less than just the bass! It came with:

- Fender American Standard Split P-Bass pickup at the neck
- Seymour Duncan Jazz pickup at the bridge.
- HipShot high mass bridge.
- New white perloid pickguard.
- New set of D'addario Chromes.

Fantastic tone and a great player.

Number, please?
 

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#37
Ukiah Bass said:
I've learned the scale length is just one factor. For example, my Fender Aerodyne Jazz bass is a standard 34" scale, and so is my Rob Allen Deep 4 acoustic bass. But the RA is several inches shorter head to toe due to the smaller headstock and more compact body -- AND the RA has 22 frets instead of 20! The RA feels more compact when I play it, even though it has an identical scale length.

I may not achieve the goal of collapsing a SS bass into a small carry on. At least I've discovered a topic interesting enough to get my head out of the Amps threads!
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You're right. I have a Jack Casady 34" and a Gretsch 5123 Hollowbody in 32" scale - and the Gretsch is longer overall than the Casady.

I have both a Jag short scale and the Gretsch 2202 short scale and between the two, I'd say the Gretsch is the more portable and it's also the stronger and fuller sounding bass due to its TV Jones designed pickup. Nothing wrong with the Jag, but the Gretsch is an unusually good bass.
 
#38
NightTripper said:
Anyone know why they didn't put all the fun switches in the Squiers that the Fender Jaguars had? I thought those were what made the Jag special. They're still cool basses though.
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I would assume that the biggest reason is to keep production costs down. I owned a Fender version with all the switches and for the most part they were more of a pain in the keester than anything.

The controls on the guitar version are more useful but outdated given modern amplifiers and pedals. They were a way to set up the guitar to switch between two distinct rhythm and lead tones and volumes with a flick of a switch. Something that is now easier to do with modem channel switching amps, boost and overdrive pedals.
 
#39
Pilgrim said:
You're right. I have a Jack Casady 34" and a Gretsch 5123 Hollowbody in 32" scale - and the Gretsch is longer overall than the Casady.

I have both a Jag short scale and the Gretsch 2202 short scale and between the two, I'd say the Gretsch is the more portable and it's also the stronger and fuller sounding bass due to its TV Jones designed pickup. Nothing wrong with the Jag, but the Gretsch is an unusually good bass.
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