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The difference between an average player and monster chops...

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The basses I play best on (the basses that are most comfortable to me) happen to be 35" scale. I have a feeling the length of the strap will have more impact on my ability to play fast, intricate lines (something I rarely need to do, quite frankly) than scale length.
 
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Ray brown...slam Stewart ... If only you played short scales ... But poor cats you only played the blues....
Have a blessed day.
 
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Yeah, poor NHOP on a monster upright. And Victor and Jaco, held back so badly by their 34" scales...

Take this to the extreme. If you want to have monster chops, play violin.
 
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Seeming as I am over 6 foot with monstrous hands, a 34 inch feels perfect to me.

Hell, I've played custom made short scales, and as cool as they sounded, my hands felt so cramped, that it was unbearable to play.

So you can stick to your short scales OP, and I'll stick to basses that sound and feel right for me.
 
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kesslari said:
Yeah, poor NHOP on a monster upright. And Victor and Jaco, held back so badly by their 34" scales...

Take this to the extreme. If you want to have monster chops, play violin.
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There are things which can be played on the violin which are plain ridiculous to attempt on a bass of any scale. I can do the licks, but they sound like a spastic sphincter after a meal of beans.

Learning the stuff has merit but performing it is another thing entirely. I don't care what your scale length is, you won't sound any different. Your argument is as ridiculous as the premise of this thread.

Not to mention there is a short scale bass built into my 5 string.
 
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BassHappy said:
Hey maybe you work in projects like blues or country that don't require any serious chops. God bless you. My band, requires a ridiculous amount of chops just to keep up. For the rest of us - you would be wise to pick up a medium scale for your own sake, AND also for the sake of your band
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At least 95% of all the great electric bass that was heavy on chops that has been played was played on 34"+ basses. Don't put your personal issues on others- they're getting along just fine on 34s". You don't have to have big hands to prefer the sound and feel of a 34" bass. You're welcome to think a 32" sounds and feels exactly like a 34" but is faster to play on. Thinking it doesn't make it reality though.
 
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Davesound said:
Hi

I'm 70 years old.I have trouble using my hands.Without the short scale I would not be able to play.With the short scale I'm fast.You play what you need. If it doesn't help you don't play it.We are not all the same.I think my Fender Squier Short Scale bass sounds as good as my Fender 1980 Jazz Bass!Anyhow ,good bass shouldn't be measured by the number of notes .

Davesound
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Conversely, I don't think my Fender Mustang RI sounds anywhere near as good as any of my 34- and 35-inch scale basses, including the Fenders.
 
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kesslari said:
Yeah, poor NHOP on a monster upright. And Victor and Jaco, held back so badly by their 34" scales...

Take this to the extreme. If you want to have monster chops, play violin.
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And Billy Sheehan... Dave Pomeroy... Michael Rhodes... Dave LaRue... John Myung... Tony Levin... Jamerson... Stu McKenzie...
 
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