When did "Short Scale Shaming" become 'a thing'???

[bassstrangler]

Um, it’s aren’t there other important things? Like grammar?

Cool, shaming me for grammar.

 

[Gully Foyle]

I thought I was just delivering the punch line on your setup!

 

[bassstrangler]

Um, it’s aren’t there other important things? Like grammar?

I guess I'll send back my degree in English to the University of Nebraska for making such a stupid mistake on a bass forum.

Lighten up Francis.

 

[Gully Foyle]

I guess I'll send back my degree in English to the University of Nebraska for making such a stupid mistake on a bass forum.

Lighten up Francis.

Chill amigo - no offense intended

 

[GIBrat51]

But, what's the best short-scale for METAL???!??

That's easy; one with a metal neck - like this one...

 

[Jazz Ad]

When did rethoric question become a thing on TB?

 

[Bunk McNulty]

Jack Bruce,
Felix Pappalardi,
Paul Mc Cartney,
Bill Wyman,
Ron Wood.

Of the top of my head, I can think of these electric bass guitar pioneers, their solid and often very melodic lines, and the fact that their instrument of choice was a short-scale bass.

When did it become a 'problem' to play short-scale?

Just throwing it out there for discussion...

Diego

It became a problem for me when I began to get studio work. They would inevitably look at me crosseyed because not only was I not playing a Precision, I was playing a shortie. At one point I actually (and very foolishly) sold my wonderful Birdsong cBass because I was tired of getting the hairy eyeball. Also the drummer in the band I worked with most had a thing about it. He couldn't hear me, blah-blah-blah, get a P.

I got out of that scene four years ago, actually bought back the cBass, and I've been chugging along ever since. The only comment I ever get these days is "Wow, what is that?"

 

[Gully Foyle]

Also, since this thread at least The bass of Navarone

We are all playing short scales

 

[Nev375]

I'm craving a hot dog with ketchup now thanks to this thread.

 

[AdamR]

Only the guys that shame pick players shame short scale players

 

[FugaziBomb]

Only the guys that shame pick players shame short scale players

Short scales are for women and children and only hacks use a pick. C'mon people, this is bass guitar, not Ukulele! SHAME! SHAME!

 

[Bass Boy]

Ok, so we add this to the list of Talkbass shaming over the last 18 years or so...
1) Playing with a pick
2) Active electronics
3) Playing a Sadowsky (its a Warmouth(sic) parts bass...)
4) Playing a short scale

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Jack Bruce,
Felix Pappalardi,
Paul Mc Cartney,
Bill Wyman,
Ron Wood.

Of the top of my head, I can think of these electric bass guitar pioneers, their solid and often very melodic lines, and the fact that their instrument of choice was a short-scale bass.

When did it become a 'problem' to play short-scale?

Just throwing it out there for discussion...

Diego

provide links to someone "short scale shaming"

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I don’t think it’s ever been a better time than now to play a short scale.

 

[I am Soma]

talkbass needs a safe place forum.

 

[BurtMacklinFBI]

You didn’t read the other thread, did you? The gobs of posts reassuring that guy that short scales are just fine should have been your answer.

 

[TonyP-]

Funny, I was thinking just the opposite...

Short scales are way-way in right now.

I play very unhip 35” scales...Total squaresville

 

[Dabndug]

If you play an upright, a P-bass is short-scale.

 

[40Hz]

When did it become a 'problem' to play short-scale?

Must have missed something. I wasn’t aware it ever was a problem.

 

[GoLeafsGo]

I guess I'll send back my degree in English to the University of Nebraska for making such a stupid mistake on a bass forum.

Lighten up Francis.

Well it was The University of Nebraska....

(Says the University of Guelph guy....)