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

Hofner 500/1 Suburst 1965 Bass Guitars
Hofner 500/1 Suburst 1965 Bass Guitars
Hofner 500/1 Suburst 1965 Bass Guitars
Hofner 500/1 Suburst 1965 Bass Guitars
Hofner 500/1 Suburst 1965 Bass Guitars
Hofner 500/1 Suburst 1965 Bass Guitars
Hofner 500/1 Suburst 1965 Bass Guitars
Hofner 500/1 Suburst 1965 Bass Guitars
Hofner 500/1 Suburst 1965 Bass Guitars
Hofner 500/1 Suburst 1965 Bass Guitars
Hofner 500/1 Suburst 1965 Bass Guitars

Hofner 500/1 Suburst 1965

$2,695.00
Univox High Flyer Sunburst 1970s Bass Guitars
Univox High Flyer Sunburst 1970s Bass Guitars
Univox High Flyer Sunburst 1970s Bass Guitars
Univox High Flyer Sunburst 1970s Bass Guitars
Univox High Flyer Sunburst 1970s Bass Guitars
Univox High Flyer Sunburst 1970s Bass Guitars
Univox High Flyer Sunburst 1970s Bass Guitars
Univox High Flyer Sunburst 1970s Bass Guitars
Univox High Flyer Sunburst 1970s Bass Guitars
Univox High Flyer Sunburst 1970s Bass Guitars

Univox High Flyer Sunburst 1970s

$895.00
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars
Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967 Bass Guitars

Fender Coronado II Bass Antigua 1967

$4,495.00
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Natural - Joe Trohman Bass Guitars
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Natural - Joe Trohman Bass Guitars
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Natural - Joe Trohman Bass Guitars
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Natural - Joe Trohman Bass Guitars
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Natural - Joe Trohman Bass Guitars
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Natural - Joe Trohman Bass Guitars
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Natural - Joe Trohman Bass Guitars
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Natural - Joe Trohman Bass Guitars
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Natural - Joe Trohman Bass Guitars
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Natural - Joe Trohman Bass Guitars

Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Natural - Joe Trohman

$1,095.00
Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s Bass Guitars
Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s Bass Guitars
Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s Bass Guitars
Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s Bass Guitars
Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s Bass Guitars
Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s Bass Guitars
Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s Bass Guitars
Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s Bass Guitars
Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s Bass Guitars
Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s Bass Guitars
Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s Bass Guitars
Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s Bass Guitars

Kay Model K-162 Sunburst 1950s

$1,550.00
Fender Offset Series Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde 2019 Bass Guitars
Fender Offset Series Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde 2019 Bass Guitars
Fender Offset Series Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde 2019 Bass Guitars
Fender Offset Series Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde 2019 Bass Guitars
Fender Offset Series Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde 2019 Bass Guitars
Fender Offset Series Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde 2019 Bass Guitars
Fender Offset Series Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde 2019 Bass Guitars
Fender Offset Series Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde 2019 Bass Guitars
Fender Offset Series Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde 2019 Bass Guitars

Fender Offset Series Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde 2019

$750.00
Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Sunburst Bass Guitars
Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Sunburst Bass Guitars
Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Sunburst Bass Guitars
Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Sunburst Bass Guitars
Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Sunburst Bass Guitars
Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Sunburst Bass Guitars
Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Sunburst Bass Guitars
Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Sunburst Bass Guitars
Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Sunburst Bass Guitars

Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Sunburst

$350.00

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