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

Kala UBass-EBY-FL Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kala UBass-EBY-FL Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kala UBass-EBY-FL Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kala UBass-EBY-FL Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kala UBass-EBY-FL Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kala UBass-EBY-FL Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kala UBass-EBY-FL Bass Guitars / 4-String
Kala UBass-EBY-FL Bass Guitars / 4-String

Kala UBass-EBY-FL

$ 6,602.00
Hofner 500/6 Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/6 Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/6 Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/6 Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/6 Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/6 Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/6 Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/6 Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/6 Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/6 Sunburst 1960s Bass Guitars / 4-String

Hofner 500/6 Sunburst 1960s

$ 22,799.00
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green Bass Guitars / 4-String

Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Bass Satin Emerald Green

$ 17,517.00
Jay Turser JTB-40 Bass Blue Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser JTB-40 Bass Blue Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser JTB-40 Bass Blue Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser JTB-40 Bass Blue Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser JTB-40 Bass Blue Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser JTB-40 Bass Blue Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser JTB-40 Bass Blue Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser JTB-40 Bass Blue Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser JTB-40 Bass Blue Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jay Turser JTB-40 Bass Blue Bass Guitars / 4-String

Jay Turser JTB-40 Bass Blue

$ 3,521.00
Fender Vintera II 70s Mustang Bass Competition Orange Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Vintera II 70s Mustang Bass Competition Orange Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Vintera II 70s Mustang Bass Competition Orange Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Vintera II 70s Mustang Bass Competition Orange Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Vintera II 70s Mustang Bass Competition Orange Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Vintera II 70s Mustang Bass Competition Orange Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Vintera II 70s Mustang Bass Competition Orange Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Vintera II 70s Mustang Bass Competition Orange Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Vintera II 70s Mustang Bass Competition Orange Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Vintera II 70s Mustang Bass Competition Orange

$ 17,605.00
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Lake Placid Blue Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Lake Placid Blue Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Lake Placid Blue Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Lake Placid Blue Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Lake Placid Blue Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Lake Placid Blue Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Lake Placid Blue Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Lake Placid Blue Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Lake Placid Blue Bass Guitars / 5-String or More

Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Lake Placid Blue

$ 22,007.00
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Fiesta Red Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Fiesta Red Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Fiesta Red Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Fiesta Red Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Fiesta Red Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Fiesta Red Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Fiesta Red Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Fiesta Red Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Fiesta Red Bass Guitars / 5-String or More

Fender Vintera II 60s Bass VI Fiesta Red

$ 22,007.00
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony Bass Guitars / 4-String

Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony

$ 114,415.00
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony
Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony

Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony

$ 114,415.00
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Mustang Bass Sunburst 1977

$ 42,164.00
Reverend Dub King Bass Natural Hardshell Case Bundle Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Dub King Bass Natural Hardshell Case Bundle Bass Guitars / 4-String

Reverend Dub King Bass Natural Hardshell Case Bundle

$ 25,492.00
Reverend Linh Le Signature Lil Linhbacker Purple Sparkle Hardshell Case Bundle Bass Guitars / 4-String
Reverend Linh Le Signature Lil Linhbacker Purple Sparkle Hardshell Case Bundle Bass Guitars / 4-String

Reverend Linh Le Signature Lil Linhbacker Purple Sparkle Hardshell Case Bundle

$ 27,253.00
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