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 MN Butterscotch Blonde w/3-Ply Black Pickguard and Gig Bag Bundle Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ MN Butterscotch Blonde w/3-Ply Black Pickguard and Gig Bag Bundle Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ MN Butterscotch Blonde w/3-Ply Black Pickguard and Gig Bag Bundle

$1,268.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ MN Black w/Tortoise Pickguard and Gig Bag Bundle Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ MN Black w/Tortoise Pickguard and Gig Bag Bundle Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ MN Black w/Tortoise Pickguard and Gig Bag Bundle

$1,304.00
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass Vintage Sunburst 2020 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass Vintage Sunburst 2020 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass Vintage Sunburst 2020 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass Vintage Sunburst 2020 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass Vintage Sunburst 2020 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass Vintage Sunburst 2020 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass Vintage Sunburst 2020 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass Vintage Sunburst 2020 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass Vintage Sunburst 2020 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass Vintage Sunburst 2020 Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass Vintage Sunburst 2020

$2,558.00
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Natural Satin (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / 4-String
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Natural Satin (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / 4-String
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Natural Satin (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / 4-String
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Natural Satin (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / 4-String
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Natural Satin (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / 4-String
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Natural Satin (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / 4-String
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Natural Satin (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / 4-String
Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Natural Satin (2nd Gen) Bass Guitars / 4-String

Sire Marcus Miller U5 Alder 4-String Natural Satin (2nd Gen)

$649.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard

$791.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ 3-Color Sunburst w/3-Ply Black Pickguard

$791.00
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Raspberry Pearl 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Raspberry Pearl 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Raspberry Pearl 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Raspberry Pearl 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Raspberry Pearl 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Raspberry Pearl 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Raspberry Pearl 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Raspberry Pearl 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Raspberry Pearl 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Raspberry Pearl 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Music Man StingRay Short Scale Raspberry Pearl 2019

$2,700.00
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC JetGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC JetGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC JetGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String

Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC JetGlo

$7,336.00
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC Amber FireGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC Amber FireGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC Amber FireGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC Amber FireGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC Amber FireGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC Amber FireGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC Amber FireGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC Amber FireGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC Amber FireGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String
Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC Amber FireGlo Bass Guitars / 4-String

Rickenbacker 90th Anniversary 4005XC Amber FireGlo

$7,336.00
Ibanez GSRM20B Gio miKro Short-Scale Bass Weathered Black 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ibanez GSRM20B Gio miKro Short-Scale Bass Weathered Black 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ibanez GSRM20B Gio miKro Short-Scale Bass Weathered Black 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ibanez GSRM20B Gio miKro Short-Scale Bass Weathered Black 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ibanez GSRM20B Gio miKro Short-Scale Bass Weathered Black 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ibanez GSRM20B Gio miKro Short-Scale Bass Weathered Black 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ibanez GSRM20B Gio miKro Short-Scale Bass Weathered Black 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ibanez GSRM20B Gio miKro Short-Scale Bass Weathered Black 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ibanez GSRM20B Gio miKro Short-Scale Bass Weathered Black 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ibanez GSRM20B Gio miKro Short-Scale Bass Weathered Black 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Ibanez GSRM20B Gio miKro Short-Scale Bass Weathered Black 2019

$214.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Shell Pink w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard

$855.00
Squier Affinity Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Affinity Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Affinity Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Affinity Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Affinity Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Affinity Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Affinity Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Affinity Bronco Bass Shell Pink Bass Guitars / 4-String

Squier Affinity Bronco Bass Shell Pink

$243.00
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