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 Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI

Fender Custom Shop 1962 Bass VI "CME Spec" Journeyman Relic Dirty Shell Pink w/ Lollars

$6,488.00
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

$1,210.00
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

$1,210.00
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

$1,210.00
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

$996.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde w/3-Ply Black Pickguard Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Butterscotch Blonde w/3-Ply Black Pickguard

$1,210.00
Duesenberg Alliance Dropkick Murphys Limited Edition Catalina Green Bass Pre-Order Bass Guitars / 4-String
Duesenberg Alliance Dropkick Murphys Limited Edition Catalina Green Bass Pre-Order Bass Guitars / 4-String

Duesenberg Alliance Dropkick Murphys Limited Edition Catalina Green Bass Pre-Order

$4,326.00
Ibanez AGB260 Artcore Hollow Body Bass Sea Foam Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez AGB260 Artcore Hollow Body Bass Sea Foam Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez AGB260 Artcore Hollow Body Bass Sea Foam Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez AGB260 Artcore Hollow Body Bass Sea Foam Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez AGB260 Artcore Hollow Body Bass Sea Foam Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez AGB260 Artcore Hollow Body Bass Sea Foam Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez AGB260 Artcore Hollow Body Bass Sea Foam Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Ibanez AGB260 Artcore Hollow Body Bass Sea Foam Green Bass Guitars / 4-String

Ibanez AGB260 Artcore Hollow Body Bass Sea Foam Green

$783.00
Hofner Ignition Series Club Bass Trans Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Ignition Series Club Bass Trans Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Ignition Series Club Bass Trans Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Ignition Series Club Bass Trans Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Ignition Series Club Bass Trans Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Ignition Series Club Bass Trans Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Ignition Series Club Bass Trans Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner Ignition Series Club Bass Trans Black Bass Guitars / 4-String

Hofner Ignition Series Club Bass Trans Black

$527.00
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Black Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Black Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Black Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Black Bass Guitars / 5-String or More

Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Black

$811.00
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 5-String or More

Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI 3-Color Sunburst

$811.00
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green

$2,248.00
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