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

Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969

Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969

$3,320.00
Reverend Sentinel Bass Guitar Transparent White
Reverend Sentinel Bass Guitar Transparent White
Reverend Sentinel Bass Guitar Transparent White
Reverend Sentinel Bass Guitar Transparent White
Reverend Sentinel Bass Guitar Transparent White
Reverend Sentinel Bass Guitar Transparent White
Reverend Sentinel Bass Guitar Transparent White
Reverend Sentinel Bass Guitar Transparent White

Reverend Sentinel Bass Guitar Transparent White

$1,099.00
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972

Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972

$4,270.00
Novo Voltur B6 Nicotine Blonde Light Distress
Novo Voltur B6 Nicotine Blonde Light Distress
Novo Voltur B6 Nicotine Blonde Light Distress
Novo Voltur B6 Nicotine Blonde Light Distress
Novo Voltur B6 Nicotine Blonde Light Distress
Novo Voltur B6 Nicotine Blonde Light Distress
Novo Voltur B6 Nicotine Blonde Light Distress
Novo Voltur B6 Nicotine Blonde Light Distress
Novo Voltur B6 Nicotine Blonde Light Distress

Novo Voltur B6 Nicotine Blonde Light Distress

$4,499.00
Gretsch Streamliner Jet Club Bass Single-Cut Shell Pink
Gretsch Streamliner Jet Club Bass Single-Cut Shell Pink
Gretsch Streamliner Jet Club Bass Single-Cut Shell Pink
Gretsch Streamliner Jet Club Bass Single-Cut Shell Pink
Gretsch Streamliner Jet Club Bass Single-Cut Shell Pink
Gretsch Streamliner Jet Club Bass Single-Cut Shell Pink
Gretsch Streamliner Jet Club Bass Single-Cut Shell Pink
Gretsch Streamliner Jet Club Bass Single-Cut Shell Pink

Gretsch Streamliner Jet Club Bass Single-Cut Shell Pink

$319.99
Hofner 500/5 Bass Sunburst 1960
Hofner 500/5 Bass Sunburst 1960
Hofner 500/5 Bass Sunburst 1960
Hofner 500/5 Bass Sunburst 1960
Hofner 500/5 Bass Sunburst 1960
Hofner 500/5 Bass Sunburst 1960
Hofner 500/5 Bass Sunburst 1960
Hofner 500/5 Bass Sunburst 1960
Hofner 500/5 Bass Sunburst 1960
Hofner 500/5 Bass Sunburst 1960

Hofner 500/5 Bass Sunburst 1960

$3,651.00
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968
Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968

Hofner 500/1 Sunburst 1968

$2,236.00
Squier FSR Classic Vibe Bass VI Black
Squier FSR Classic Vibe Bass VI Black
Squier FSR Classic Vibe Bass VI Black
Squier FSR Classic Vibe Bass VI Black
Squier FSR Classic Vibe Bass VI Black
Squier FSR Classic Vibe Bass VI Black
Squier FSR Classic Vibe Bass VI Black
Squier FSR Classic Vibe Bass VI Black

Squier FSR Classic Vibe Bass VI Black

$524.99
Hofner H500/1-61RLC Cavern Violin Bass Guitar Black Antique Relic
Hofner H500/1-61RLC Cavern Violin Bass Guitar Black Antique Relic
Hofner H500/1-61RLC Cavern Violin Bass Guitar Black Antique Relic
Hofner H500/1-61RLC Cavern Violin Bass Guitar Black Antique Relic
Hofner H500/1-61RLC Cavern Violin Bass Guitar Black Antique Relic
Hofner H500/1-61RLC Cavern Violin Bass Guitar Black Antique Relic
Hofner H500/1-61RLC Cavern Violin Bass Guitar Black Antique Relic
Hofner H500/1-61RLC Cavern Violin Bass Guitar Black Antique Relic
Hofner H500/1-61RLC Cavern Violin Bass Guitar Black Antique Relic
Hofner H500/1-61RLC Cavern Violin Bass Guitar Black Antique Relic
Hofner H500/1-61RLC Cavern Violin Bass Guitar Black Antique Relic

Hofner H500/1-61RLC Cavern Violin Bass Guitar Black Antique Relic

$3,899.99
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Aged Black
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Aged Black
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Aged Black
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Aged Black
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Aged Black
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Aged Black
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Aged Black
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Aged Black
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Aged Black
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Aged Black
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Aged Black

Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Aged Black

$6,250.00
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ Hialeah Yellow
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ Hialeah Yellow
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ Hialeah Yellow
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ Hialeah Yellow
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ Hialeah Yellow
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ Hialeah Yellow
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ Hialeah Yellow
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ Hialeah Yellow

Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ Hialeah Yellow

$839.99
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Tahitian Coral
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Tahitian Coral
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Tahitian Coral
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Tahitian Coral
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Tahitian Coral
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Tahitian Coral
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Tahitian Coral
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Tahitian Coral

Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Tahitian Coral

$524.99

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