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 Bronco Bass Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Black Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Bronco Bass Black Bass Guitars / 4-String

Squier Bronco Bass Black

$ 3,345.00
Danelectro Longhorn Bass Copper Burst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro Longhorn Bass Copper Burst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro Longhorn Bass Copper Burst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro Longhorn Bass Copper Burst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro Longhorn Bass Copper Burst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro Longhorn Bass Copper Burst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro Longhorn Bass Copper Burst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Danelectro Longhorn Bass Copper Burst Bass Guitars / 4-String

Danelectro Longhorn Bass Copper Burst

$ 11,072.00
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Gibson EB-2 Cherry 1961

$ 69,156.00
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More

Fender Bass VI Sunburst 1963

$ 131,922.00
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1959 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1959 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1959 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1959 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1959 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1959 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1959 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1959 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1959 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1959

$ 96,720.00
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass Reissue Smoke 1998 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass Reissue Smoke 1998 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass Reissue Smoke 1998 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass Reissue Smoke 1998 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass Reissue Smoke 1998 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass Reissue Smoke 1998 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass Reissue Smoke 1998 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass Reissue Smoke 1998 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass Reissue Smoke 1998 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass Reissue Smoke 1998 Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass Reissue Smoke 1998

$ 23,762.00
Gretsch G6119B Broadkaster Bass Walnut 2013 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G6119B Broadkaster Bass Walnut 2013 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G6119B Broadkaster Bass Walnut 2013 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G6119B Broadkaster Bass Walnut 2013 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G6119B Broadkaster Bass Walnut 2013 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G6119B Broadkaster Bass Walnut 2013 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G6119B Broadkaster Bass Walnut 2013 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G6119B Broadkaster Bass Walnut 2013 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G6119B Broadkaster Bass Walnut 2013 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Gretsch G6119B Broadkaster Bass Walnut 2013 Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Gretsch G6119B Broadkaster Bass Walnut 2013

$ 25,276.00
Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Musicvox Spaceranger Bass Sunburst

$ 13,994.00
Vox Delta IV White 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Vox Delta IV White 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Vox Delta IV White 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Vox Delta IV White 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Vox Delta IV White 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Vox Delta IV White 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Vox Delta IV White 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Vox Delta IV White 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Vox Delta IV White 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Vox Delta IV White 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Vox Delta IV White 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String

Vox Delta IV White 1960s

$ 22,002.00
Supro Pocket Bass Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Supro Pocket Bass Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Supro Pocket Bass Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Supro Pocket Bass Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Supro Pocket Bass Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Supro Pocket Bass Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Supro Pocket Bass Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Supro Pocket Bass Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Supro Pocket Bass Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Supro Pocket Bass Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Supro Pocket Bass Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Supro Pocket Bass Sunburst 1960s

$ 14,962.00
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969 Bass Guitars / Short Scale
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969 Bass Guitars / Short Scale

Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass Lucite 1969

$ 35,115.00
Hagstrom Viking Bass White Gloss 2013 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hagstrom Viking Bass White Gloss 2013 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hagstrom Viking Bass White Gloss 2013 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hagstrom Viking Bass White Gloss 2013 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hagstrom Viking Bass White Gloss 2013 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hagstrom Viking Bass White Gloss 2013 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hagstrom Viking Bass White Gloss 2013 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hagstrom Viking Bass White Gloss 2013 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Hagstrom Viking Bass White Gloss 2013

$ 10,473.00
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