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When did "Short Scale Shaming" become 'a thing'???
- Thread starter diegom
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Yeah, it was. It's actually a great place to get a post secondary degree. One of the top in the country for many fields of study. Nebraska may have many faults, but I can never bad mouth my alma mater.
Stupid shortscales. All stupid, with their style and comfort. All the stupid shortscale players, playing music. How do any of them sleep at night?
I’m still pondering the 48”-44” fanned fret colossus that was posted here yesterday. Did the guy have go-go gadget arm extensions sewn to his hands?.
play whatever you want. A shorty isn’t a good option for my main project because of the amount of low b work. I love all basses though. It’s that one mans trash is another mans treasure type thing. Sure some “classic” albums were recorded on shorties. But “classic” to one person is just “old” to another. I’m sure with TB being dominated by 40-70 year olds who play on 60s,70s, and 80s cover bands that there’s a lot more people on this site who like shorties than hate them.
it's definitely a thing around these parts. stuff like 'haven't you got a real bass?' 'you're not gonna play the gig with that, are you? it's okay for rehearsals, but not a gig.' 'haven't you got a precision?'
also, if you show up with, say, a peavey cirrus, you may get inquiries. tell them that that it's got a 35 inch scale, and their mouths will get round, and their heads will nod in respect.
when i drove a crv to gigs, no one said a word. but when i showed up in a ford ranger ext. cab, they'd say, 'what's the matter with you? why don't you get rid of that toy and get a real truck?'
people, right?
About the same time that playing a bass with more than 4 strings became shameful. Honestly I could care less what someone else thinks.
Just put a tort pickguard on your short scale and you'll be fine.
I think it's definitely a thing, but more of an issue with guitarists who think they know what the bassist "should" be using. My guitarist didn't want me playing my mustang because he said it would have a thinner sound than my jazz, where the opposite is true. Short scale basses are another tool in the toolbox, I use mine primarily tuned to F#, but use it tuned to E when I feel like bringing a more compact set up for smaller gigs. My first bass was an epiphone flying V, and I didn't even realize it was a short scale for a year. Much like the people who bash sorties, I didn't know enough about the instrument to have an opinion on scale length.
i dont understand why theres so many threads about this recently
do you sound good? then noone cares what bass you're playing. short scale makes "my sound" and im sure that goes for a lot of other people too.
do you sound good? then noone cares what bass you're playing. short scale makes "my sound" and im sure that goes for a lot of other people too.
SirMjac28
Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion
If it's not a thing now, it used to be. When I was a kid I played a fender mustang with precision pups and was told it was a bass that only kids and women play and was leaned on to by a Jazz Bass. I don't regret buying the Jazz, but sure regret selling that Mustang. It was the fastest bass I ever played.
Personally, I always approached short-scale basses as a different color, much like the bass with flats or the one with the super-duper preamp.
The more the better. Even better now, with Spector making a 30"!!!
The more the better. Even better now, with Spector making a 30"!!!
And I've only thought about buying a short scale bass when I was on drugs.
