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U.S. Peavey Club

#23,804
kodiakblair said:
Sold mine , agree with your opinion on the scale length :)

Owned a fair few 35" 4 strings , always felt that extra 1" brought nothing to the table.
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I was worried that I'd find the 35' scale on my G Bass a challenge. I was very pleased with how easy it played. If it didn't, I'd ditch it in a second, because I don't hear any noticable difference. I also recently got my first 32" scale bass. It's a bit easier to play, but I don't hear a big difference in that direction either.
 
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#23,805
kodiakblair said:
Sold mine , agree with your opinion on the scale length :)

Owned a fair few 35" 4 strings , always felt that extra 1" brought nothing to the table.
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I like the 35" scale on my Cirrus 4's, the strings feel like they have a different amount of tension than on my 34" scale basses. Could be all in my head, but I like the way they feel.
 
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Runnerman said:
I believe that one's been around a few times. I recall seeing same color before with a bridge cover.
Raleigh is the closest store to me....I could take a look and see if it has a good neck if anyone is interested. It's more than I want to spend.
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Thanks for the offer. I too think it might be priced a tad too high for my liking right now. Seems like a nice bass, however, and definitely a fan of the color combo.
 
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Hawk256 said:
Maybe I have small hands but 35" is an issue with me.
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Don't have large hands myself ,years back a lassie referred to mine as "baby Rhino hands".

When you break down 34" vs 35" over the fretboard , it doesn't count for much. Stretch from 3rd to 6th frets on 34" to 35" scales differ by slightly more than 1/8" , almost like fretting in front of rather than behind.
 
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kodiakblair said:
Don't have large hands myself ,years back a lassie referred to mine as "baby Rhino hands".

When you break down 34" vs 35" over the fretboard , it doesn't count for much. Stretch from 3rd to 6th frets on 34" to 35" scales differ by slightly more than 1/8" , almost like fretting in front of rather than behind.
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I agree that it shouldn't make that much of difference but someone forgot to tell my fingers that. On a 34" I can fret 1 to 4 without rotating or sliding my grip. 1 to 4 on a 35" requires me to rotate and roll over the thumb (if that make sense). It's not the end of the world but it is a noticeable difference at least to me.
 
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Hawk256 said:
I agree that it shouldn't make that much of difference but someone forgot to tell my fingers that. On a 34" I can fret 1 to 4 without rotating or sliding my grip. 1 to 4 on a 35" requires me to rotate and roll over the thumb (if that make sense). It's not the end of the world but it is a noticeable difference at least to me.
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In this case 1/8 could be quite a change for some people. Muscle memory can be very specific. Like string spacing it will be noticeable to most people...
 
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