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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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

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard

$725.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard

$770.00
Gibson USA Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass Ebony
Gibson USA Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass Ebony
Gibson USA Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass Ebony
Gibson USA Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass Ebony
Gibson USA Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass Ebony
Gibson USA Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass Ebony
Gibson USA Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass Ebony
Gibson USA Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass Ebony
Gibson USA Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass Ebony
Gibson USA Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass Ebony

Gibson Artist Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass Ebony

$2,799.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard

$825.00
Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Gibson SG Special Bass Worn Ebony 2010

$895.00
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Musicmaster Bass Natural Refin 1978

$1,195.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Lake Placid Blue w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Lake Placid Blue w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Lake Placid Blue w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Lake Placid Blue w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Lake Placid Blue w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Lake Placid Blue w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Lake Placid Blue w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Lake Placid Blue w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Lake Placid Blue w/Mint Pickguard

$818.99
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/Mint Pickguard

$808.99
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sienna Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sienna Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sienna Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sienna Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sienna Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sienna Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sienna Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sienna Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sienna Sunburst

$813.99
Kramer The Duke Black 1980s Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Kramer The Duke Black 1980s Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Kramer The Duke Black 1980s Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Kramer The Duke Black 1980s Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Kramer The Duke Black 1980s Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Kramer The Duke Black 1980s Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Kramer The Duke Black 1980s Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Kramer The Duke Black 1980s Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Kramer The Duke Black 1980s Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Kramer The Duke Black 1980s Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Kramer The Duke Black 1980s Bass Guitars / 5-String or More

Kramer The Duke Black 1980s

$565.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard

$787.99
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Sherwood Green w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard

$830.00
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