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 Limited Edition Classic Vibe '60s Precision Bass Sonic Blue 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Limited Edition Classic Vibe '60s Precision Bass Sonic Blue 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Limited Edition Classic Vibe '60s Precision Bass Sonic Blue 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Limited Edition Classic Vibe '60s Precision Bass Sonic Blue 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Limited Edition Classic Vibe '60s Precision Bass Sonic Blue 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Limited Edition Classic Vibe '60s Precision Bass Sonic Blue 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Limited Edition Classic Vibe '60s Precision Bass Sonic Blue 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Limited Edition Classic Vibe '60s Precision Bass Sonic Blue 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Squier Limited Edition Classic Vibe '60s Precision Bass Sonic Blue 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Squier Limited Edition Classic Vibe '60s Precision Bass Sonic Blue 2024

$ 6,162.00
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Shell Pink 2021 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Shell Pink 2021 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Shell Pink 2021 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Shell Pink 2021 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Shell Pink 2021 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Shell Pink 2021 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Shell Pink 2021 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Shell Pink 2021 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Shell Pink 2021 Bass Guitars / 5-String or More

Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Shell Pink 2021

$ 8,715.00
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender American Performer Mustang Bass 3-Color Sunburst

$ 17,781.00
PRS Private Stock Short Scale Hollowbody Bass 4 Natural w/ Smoked Burst 2018 Bass Guitars / 4-String
PRS Private Stock Short Scale Hollowbody Bass 4 Natural w/ Smoked Burst 2018 Bass Guitars / 4-String
PRS Private Stock Short Scale Hollowbody Bass 4 Natural w/ Smoked Burst 2018 Bass Guitars / 4-String
PRS Private Stock Short Scale Hollowbody Bass 4 Natural w/ Smoked Burst 2018 Bass Guitars / 4-String
PRS Private Stock Short Scale Hollowbody Bass 4 Natural w/ Smoked Burst 2018 Bass Guitars / 4-String
PRS Private Stock Short Scale Hollowbody Bass 4 Natural w/ Smoked Burst 2018 Bass Guitars / 4-String
PRS Private Stock Short Scale Hollowbody Bass 4 Natural w/ Smoked Burst 2018 Bass Guitars / 4-String
PRS Private Stock Short Scale Hollowbody Bass 4 Natural w/ Smoked Burst 2018 Bass Guitars / 4-String
PRS Private Stock Short Scale Hollowbody Bass 4 Natural w/ Smoked Burst 2018 Bass Guitars / 4-String
PRS Private Stock Short Scale Hollowbody Bass 4 Natural w/ Smoked Burst 2018 Bass Guitars / 4-String
PRS Private Stock Short Scale Hollowbody Bass 4 Natural w/ Smoked Burst 2018 Bass Guitars / 4-String

PRS Private Stock Short Scale Hollowbody Bass 4 Natural w/ Smoked Burst 2018

$ 109,063.00
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Blue 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Blue 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Blue 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Blue 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Blue 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Blue 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Blue 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Blue 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Blue 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Music Man StingRay Short Scale Blue 2019 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Music Man StingRay Short Scale Blue 2019

$ 40,404.00
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Gibson EB-2 Sunburst 1967

$ 58,009.00
Hofner H500/1-62 Sherwood Green 2022 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner H500/1-62 Sherwood Green 2022 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner H500/1-62 Sherwood Green 2022 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner H500/1-62 Sherwood Green 2022 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner H500/1-62 Sherwood Green 2022 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner H500/1-62 Sherwood Green 2022 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner H500/1-62 Sherwood Green 2022 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner H500/1-62 Sherwood Green 2022 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner H500/1-62 Sherwood Green 2022 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner H500/1-62 Sherwood Green 2022 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner H500/1-62 Sherwood Green 2022 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Hofner H500/1-62 Sherwood Green 2022

$ 49,039.00
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Natural 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Natural 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Natural 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Natural 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Natural 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Natural 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Natural 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Natural 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Natural 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Natural 2020

$ 10,475.00
Hofner 500/2 Custom Shop T. Petersson Goldtop 2007 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/2 Custom Shop T. Petersson Goldtop 2007 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/2 Custom Shop T. Petersson Goldtop 2007 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/2 Custom Shop T. Petersson Goldtop 2007 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/2 Custom Shop T. Petersson Goldtop 2007 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/2 Custom Shop T. Petersson Goldtop 2007 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/2 Custom Shop T. Petersson Goldtop 2007 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/2 Custom Shop T. Petersson Goldtop 2007 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/2 Custom Shop T. Petersson Goldtop 2007 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Hofner 500/2 Custom Shop T. Petersson Goldtop 2007 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Hofner 500/2 Custom Shop T. Petersson Goldtop 2007

$ 54,488.00
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ White 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ White 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ White 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ White 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ White 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ White 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ White 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ White 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ White 2024 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ White 2024

$ 12,764.00
Jackson JS Series Concert Bass Minion JS1X Neon Green 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jackson JS Series Concert Bass Minion JS1X Neon Green 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jackson JS Series Concert Bass Minion JS1X Neon Green 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jackson JS Series Concert Bass Minion JS1X Neon Green 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jackson JS Series Concert Bass Minion JS1X Neon Green 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jackson JS Series Concert Bass Minion JS1X Neon Green 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jackson JS Series Concert Bass Minion JS1X Neon Green 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jackson JS Series Concert Bass Minion JS1X Neon Green 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Jackson JS Series Concert Bass Minion JS1X Neon Green 2020 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Jackson JS Series Concert Bass Minion JS1X Neon Green 2020

$ 3,521.00
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String
Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972 Bass Guitars / 4-String

Fender Mustang Bass Competition Burgundy 1972

$ 61,530.00
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