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

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard

$1,222.00
Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Guild GSR M85-II Bass Cherry 2014

$3,367.00
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Fretless Mint (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / Fretless
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Fretless Mint (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / Fretless
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Fretless Mint (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / Fretless
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Fretless Mint (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / Fretless
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Fretless Mint (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / Fretless
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Fretless Mint (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / Fretless
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Fretless Mint (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / Fretless
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Fretless Mint (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / Fretless
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Fretless Mint (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / Fretless

Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Fretless Mint (2nd Gen)

$832.00
Ibanez EHB1000S Short Scale Pink Gold Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez EHB1000S Short Scale Pink Gold Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez EHB1000S Short Scale Pink Gold Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez EHB1000S Short Scale Pink Gold Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez EHB1000S Short Scale Pink Gold Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez EHB1000S Short Scale Pink Gold Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez EHB1000S Short Scale Pink Gold Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez EHB1000S Short Scale Pink Gold Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez EHB1000S Short Scale Pink Gold Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez EHB1000S Short Scale Pink Gold Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez EHB1000S Short Scale Pink Gold Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String

Ibanez EHB1000S Short Scale Pink Gold Metallic

$1,272.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Black w/Tortoise Pickguard

$1,224.00
Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Reverend Dub King Mulberry Mist 2020

$1,414.00
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String

Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink

$278.00
Hofner 1964 Reissue Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 1964 Reissue Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 1964 Reissue Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 1964 Reissue Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 1964 Reissue Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 1964 Reissue Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 1964 Reissue Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 1964 Reissue Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 1964 Reissue Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 1964 Reissue Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String

Hofner 1964 Reissue Violin Bass Sunburst

$4,688.00
Hofner HI-BB-SB Ignition Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner HI-BB-SB Ignition Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner HI-BB-SB Ignition Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner HI-BB-SB Ignition Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner HI-BB-SB Ignition Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner HI-BB-SB Ignition Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner HI-BB-SB Ignition Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner HI-BB-SB Ignition Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner HI-BB-SB Ignition Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner HI-BB-SB Ignition Violin Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String

Hofner HI-BB-SB Ignition Violin Bass Sunburst

$420.00
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String

Epiphone Viola Bass Sunburst

$498.00
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String

Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink

$278.00
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String

Squier Bronco Bass Shell Pink

$285.00
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