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

Music Man Tim Commerford StingRay Short Scale Bass Natural Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man Tim Commerford StingRay Short Scale Bass Natural Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man Tim Commerford StingRay Short Scale Bass Natural Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man Tim Commerford StingRay Short Scale Bass Natural Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man Tim Commerford StingRay Short Scale Bass Natural Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man Tim Commerford StingRay Short Scale Bass Natural Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man Tim Commerford StingRay Short Scale Bass Natural Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man Tim Commerford StingRay Short Scale Bass Natural Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man Tim Commerford StingRay Short Scale Bass Natural Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man Tim Commerford StingRay Short Scale Bass Natural Bass Guitars / 4-String

Music Man Tim Commerford StingRay Short Scale Bass Natural

$ 52,341.00
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

$ 14,277.00
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass Cherry 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass Cherry 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass Cherry 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass Cherry 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass Cherry 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass Cherry 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass Cherry 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass Cherry 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass Cherry 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass Cherry 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass Cherry 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass Cherry 2019

$ 13,875.00
Rythmline Electric Bass Red Burst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Rythmline Electric Bass Red Burst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Rythmline Electric Bass Red Burst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Rythmline Electric Bass Red Burst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Rythmline Electric Bass Red Burst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Rythmline Electric Bass Red Burst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Rythmline Electric Bass Red Burst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Rythmline Electric Bass Red Burst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Rythmline Electric Bass Red Burst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Rythmline Electric Bass Red Burst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Rythmline Electric Bass Red Burst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Rythmline Electric Bass Red Burst 1960s

$ 8,203.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Surf Green 2019 Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Surf Green 2019

$ 10,385.00
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Hagstrom H-8 8-String Bass Cherry 1960s

$ 29,583.00
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Bristol Fog Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Bristol Fog Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Bristol Fog Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Bristol Fog Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Bristol Fog Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Bristol Fog Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Bristol Fog Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Bristol Fog Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Bristol Fog

$ 5,236.00
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Imperial Stain Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Imperial Stain Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Imperial Stain Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Imperial Stain Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Imperial Stain Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Imperial Stain Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Imperial Stain Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Imperial Stain Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Imperial Stain

$ 5,236.00
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Shell Pink Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Shell Pink Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Shell Pink Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Shell Pink Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Shell Pink Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Shell Pink Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Shell Pink Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Shell Pink Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale Shell Pink

$ 5,236.00
Nash B-6 Amber Medium Relic w/3-Ply Black Pickguard & Lollar Pickups Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Amber Medium Relic w/3-Ply Black Pickguard & Lollar Pickups Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Amber Medium Relic w/3-Ply Black Pickguard & Lollar Pickups Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Amber Medium Relic w/3-Ply Black Pickguard & Lollar Pickups Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Amber Medium Relic w/3-Ply Black Pickguard & Lollar Pickups Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Amber Medium Relic w/3-Ply Black Pickguard & Lollar Pickups Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Amber Medium Relic w/3-Ply Black Pickguard & Lollar Pickups Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Amber Medium Relic w/3-Ply Black Pickguard & Lollar Pickups Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Amber Medium Relic w/3-Ply Black Pickguard & Lollar Pickups Bass Guitars / 5-String or More

Nash B-6 Amber Medium Relic w/3-Ply Black Pickguard & Lollar Pickups

$ 45,814.00
Nash B-6 Surf Green Light Relic w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard, Lollar Pickups, & Matching Headstock Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Surf Green Light Relic w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard, Lollar Pickups, & Matching Headstock Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Surf Green Light Relic w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard, Lollar Pickups, & Matching Headstock Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Surf Green Light Relic w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard, Lollar Pickups, & Matching Headstock Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Surf Green Light Relic w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard, Lollar Pickups, & Matching Headstock Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Surf Green Light Relic w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard, Lollar Pickups, & Matching Headstock Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Surf Green Light Relic w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard, Lollar Pickups, & Matching Headstock Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Surf Green Light Relic w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard, Lollar Pickups, & Matching Headstock Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Nash B-6 Surf Green Light Relic w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard, Lollar Pickups, & Matching Headstock Bass Guitars / 5-String or More

Nash B-6 Surf Green Light Relic w/3-Ply Mint Pickguard, Lollar Pickups, & Matching Headstock

$ 48,257.00
Gibson USA Les Paul Junior DC Bass Worn White w/Tortoise Pickguard & Chrome Cover Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson USA Les Paul Junior DC Bass Worn White w/Tortoise Pickguard & Chrome Cover Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson USA Les Paul Junior DC Bass Worn White w/Tortoise Pickguard & Chrome Cover Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson USA Les Paul Junior DC Bass Worn White w/Tortoise Pickguard & Chrome Cover Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson USA Les Paul Junior DC Bass Worn White w/Tortoise Pickguard & Chrome Cover Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson USA Les Paul Junior DC Bass Worn White w/Tortoise Pickguard & Chrome Cover Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson USA Les Paul Junior DC Bass Worn White w/Tortoise Pickguard & Chrome Cover Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson USA Les Paul Junior DC Bass Worn White w/Tortoise Pickguard & Chrome Cover Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson USA Les Paul Junior DC Bass Worn White w/Tortoise Pickguard & Chrome Cover Bass Guitars / 4-String

Gibson USA Les Paul Junior DC Bass Worn White w/Tortoise Pickguard & Chrome Cover

$ 17,453.00

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