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

Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String

Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe

$619.00
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe Bass Guitars / 4-String

Squier Classic Vibe '60s Competition Mustang Bass Capri Orange w/Dakota Red Stripe

$619.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Olympic White 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Olympic White 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Olympic White 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Olympic White 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Olympic White 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Olympic White 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Olympic White 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Olympic White 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Olympic White 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Olympic White 2016 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Olympic White 2016

$925.00
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Satin Surf Green 2019

$1,352.00
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '62 Reissue Sunburst 2004 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '62 Reissue Sunburst 2004 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '62 Reissue Sunburst 2004 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '62 Reissue Sunburst 2004 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '62 Reissue Sunburst 2004 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '62 Reissue Sunburst 2004 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '62 Reissue Sunburst 2004 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '62 Reissue Sunburst 2004 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '62 Reissue Sunburst 2004 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '62 Reissue Sunburst 2004 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '62 Reissue Sunburst 2004 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Hofner 500/1 Vintage '62 Reissue Sunburst 2004

$2,980.00
Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire II Bass Natural 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire II Bass Natural 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire II Bass Natural 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire II Bass Natural 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire II Bass Natural 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire II Bass Natural 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire II Bass Natural 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire II Bass Natural 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire II Bass Natural 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire II Bass Natural 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire II Bass Natural 2017

$1,842.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Torino Red 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Torino Red 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Torino Red 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Torino Red 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Torino Red 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Torino Red 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Torino Red 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Torino Red 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Torino Red 2017 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Torino Red 2017

$925.00
Micro-Frets Husky Bass Tuxedo 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Micro-Frets Husky Bass Tuxedo 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Micro-Frets Husky Bass Tuxedo 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Micro-Frets Husky Bass Tuxedo 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Micro-Frets Husky Bass Tuxedo 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Micro-Frets Husky Bass Tuxedo 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Micro-Frets Husky Bass Tuxedo 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Micro-Frets Husky Bass Tuxedo 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Micro-Frets Husky Bass Tuxedo 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Micro-Frets Husky Bass Tuxedo 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Micro-Frets Husky Bass Tuxedo 1970s Bass Guitars / 4-String

Micro-Frets Husky Bass Tuxedo 1970s

$1,954.00
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Musicmaster Bass Black 1982

$1,842.00
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Aged Sherwood Green Metaliic 2023 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Aged Sherwood Green Metaliic 2023 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Aged Sherwood Green Metaliic 2023 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Aged Sherwood Green Metaliic 2023 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Aged Sherwood Green Metaliic 2023 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Aged Sherwood Green Metaliic 2023 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Aged Sherwood Green Metaliic 2023 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Aged Sherwood Green Metaliic 2023 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Aged Sherwood Green Metaliic 2023 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Aged Sherwood Green Metaliic 2023 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Aged Sherwood Green Metaliic 2023 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More

Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Aged Sherwood Green Metaliic 2023

$5,967.00
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst

$2,276.00
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass Faded Sherwood Green Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass Faded Sherwood Green Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass Faded Sherwood Green Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass Faded Sherwood Green Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass Faded Sherwood Green Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass Faded Sherwood Green Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass Faded Sherwood Green Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass Faded Sherwood Green Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass Faded Sherwood Green Metallic Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass Faded Sherwood Green Metallic

$2,276.00
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