Short Scale Basses

SHORT SCALE, No problem

It's the year of the Short Scale Bass! The best in Bass builders are all creating a Bass that fits your short scale needs. Basses from Fender, Supro, Gibson and more! Give us a call and find your Short Scale Bass at Chicago Music Exchange. Learn more from Scott,  Mike, and Nathaniel about Short Scale Basses below!

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Fender Player Mustang
Supro Bass Group
Gibson

Nathaniel Murphy has Questions: Short Scale Basses

What do bassists think of short-scales? Do they feel different? Do they sound different? Are they just for kids? Nathaniel Murphy has questions, so we sent him looking for answers. Verified big person Scott and fellow BASSment dweller Mike Larsen give Nathaniel the long and short of it, filling him in on the full-throated world of short-scale bass.

SHOP SHORT SCALE BASSES

Squier Classic Vibe '60s Mustang Bass Olympic White 2023 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Mustang Bass Olympic White 2023 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Mustang Bass Olympic White 2023 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Mustang Bass Olympic White 2023 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Mustang Bass Olympic White 2023 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Mustang Bass Olympic White 2023 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Mustang Bass Olympic White 2023 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Mustang Bass Olympic White 2023 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Squier Classic Vibe '60s Mustang Bass Olympic White 2023

$350.00
Kay Value Leader Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kay Value Leader Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kay Value Leader Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kay Value Leader Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kay Value Leader Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kay Value Leader Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kay Value Leader Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kay Value Leader Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kay Value Leader Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String

Kay Value Leader Bass Sunburst

$748.00
Hofner Contemporary Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Contemporary Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Contemporary Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Contemporary Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Contemporary Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Contemporary Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Contemporary Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Contemporary Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String

Hofner Contemporary Violin Bass Sunburst

$704.00
Danelectro DC 1 Pickup Bass Copper 1965 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro DC 1 Pickup Bass Copper 1965 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro DC 1 Pickup Bass Copper 1965 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro DC 1 Pickup Bass Copper 1965 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro DC 1 Pickup Bass Copper 1965 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro DC 1 Pickup Bass Copper 1965 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro DC 1 Pickup Bass Copper 1965 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro DC 1 Pickup Bass Copper 1965 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro DC 1 Pickup Bass Copper 1965 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Danelectro DC 1 Pickup Bass Copper 1965

$1,501.00
Fender Music Master Bass Black 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Music Master Bass Black 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Music Master Bass Black 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Music Master Bass Black 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Music Master Bass Black 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Music Master Bass Black 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Music Master Bass Black 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Music Master Bass Black 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Music Master Bass Black 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Music Master Bass Black 1978

$1,495.00
Epiphone ET-280 Red 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone ET-280 Red 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone ET-280 Red 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone ET-280 Red 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone ET-280 Red 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone ET-280 Red 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone ET-280 Red 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone ET-280 Red 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone ET-280 Red 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone ET-280 Red 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String

Epiphone ET-280 Red 1970s

$595.00
Squier Bronco Bass
Squier Bronco Bass
Squier Bronco Bass
Squier Bronco Bass
Squier Bronco Bass
Squier Bronco Bass
Squier Bronco Bass
Squier Bronco Bass
Squier Bronco Bass
Squier Bronco Bass

Squier Bronco Bass "CME Exclusive" Shell Pink 2021

$225.00
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI Journeyman Relic Waste Bucket Sparkle Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI Journeyman Relic Waste Bucket Sparkle Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI Journeyman Relic Waste Bucket Sparkle Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI Journeyman Relic Waste Bucket Sparkle Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI Journeyman Relic Waste Bucket Sparkle Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI Journeyman Relic Waste Bucket Sparkle Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI Journeyman Relic Waste Bucket Sparkle Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI Journeyman Relic Waste Bucket Sparkle Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI Journeyman Relic Waste Bucket Sparkle Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI Journeyman Relic Waste Bucket Sparkle Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI Journeyman Relic Waste Bucket Sparkle Bass Guitars / 5-String or More

Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI Journeyman Relic Waste Bucket Sparkle

$6,440.00
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Black 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Black 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Black 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Black 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Black 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Black 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Black 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Black 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Black 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Black 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Black 2016

$325.00
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst 2021 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst 2021 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst 2021 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst 2021 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst 2021 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst 2021 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst 2021 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst 2021

$330.00
Jay Turser Viola Bass Sunburst 2012 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser Viola Bass Sunburst 2012 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser Viola Bass Sunburst 2012 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser Viola Bass Sunburst 2012 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser Viola Bass Sunburst 2012
Jay Turser Viola Bass Sunburst 2012 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser Viola Bass Sunburst 2012 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Jay Turser Viola Bass Sunburst 2012

$200.00
Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Bullet Bass 30 Olympic White 1982

$1,095.00
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