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

Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars
Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977 Bass Guitars

Fender Music Master Bass w/Replacement Neck White 1977

£765.00
Sandberg Florence 4-String Short-Scale Bass Soft-Aged British Racing Green Bass Guitars
Sandberg Florence 4-String Short-Scale Bass Soft-Aged British Racing Green Bass Guitars
Sandberg Florence 4-String Short-Scale Bass Soft-Aged British Racing Green Bass Guitars
Sandberg Florence 4-String Short-Scale Bass Soft-Aged British Racing Green Bass Guitars
Sandberg Florence 4-String Short-Scale Bass Soft-Aged British Racing Green Bass Guitars
Sandberg Florence 4-String Short-Scale Bass Soft-Aged British Racing Green Bass Guitars
Sandberg Florence 4-String Short-Scale Bass Soft-Aged British Racing Green Bass Guitars
Sandberg Florence 4-String Short-Scale Bass Soft-Aged British Racing Green Bass Guitars
Sandberg Florence 4-String Short-Scale Bass Soft-Aged British Racing Green Bass Guitars

Sandberg Florence 4-String Short-Scale Bass Soft-Aged British Racing Green

£1,665.00
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars
Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967 Bass Guitars

Hagstrom 8 String Bass Red 1967

£2,070.00
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970 Bass Guitars

Gibson EB-1 Brown 1970

£2,915.00
Danelectro Shorthorn 3412 Copper 1960s Bass Guitars
Danelectro Shorthorn 3412 Copper 1960s Bass Guitars
Danelectro Shorthorn 3412 Copper 1960s Bass Guitars
Danelectro Shorthorn 3412 Copper 1960s Bass Guitars
Danelectro Shorthorn 3412 Copper 1960s Bass Guitars
Danelectro Shorthorn 3412 Copper 1960s Bass Guitars
Danelectro Shorthorn 3412 Copper 1960s Bass Guitars
Danelectro Shorthorn 3412 Copper 1960s Bass Guitars
Danelectro Shorthorn 3412 Copper 1960s Bass Guitars
Danelectro Shorthorn 3412 Copper 1960s Bass Guitars
Danelectro Shorthorn 3412 Copper 1960s Bass Guitars

Danelectro Shorthorn 3412 Copper 1960s

£995.00
Kay Model K5965 Bass Sunburst 1953 Bass Guitars
Kay Model K5965 Bass Sunburst 1953 Bass Guitars
Kay Model K5965 Bass Sunburst 1953 Bass Guitars
Kay Model K5965 Bass Sunburst 1953 Bass Guitars
Kay Model K5965 Bass Sunburst 1953 Bass Guitars
Kay Model K5965 Bass Sunburst 1953 Bass Guitars
Kay Model K5965 Bass Sunburst 1953 Bass Guitars
Kay Model K5965 Bass Sunburst 1953 Bass Guitars
Kay Model K5965 Bass Sunburst 1953 Bass Guitars
Kay Model K5965 Bass Sunburst 1953 Bass Guitars
Kay Model K5965 Bass Sunburst 1953 Bass Guitars

Kay Model K5965 Bass Sunburst 1953

£2,301.00
Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss Bass Guitars
Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss Bass Guitars
Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss Bass Guitars
Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss Bass Guitars
Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss Bass Guitars
Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss Bass Guitars
Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss Bass Guitars
Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss Bass Guitars
Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss Bass Guitars
Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss Bass Guitars
Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss Bass Guitars
Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss Bass Guitars

Sandberg Greenline VS4 Short Scale Creme High Gloss

£1,934.00
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars
Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968 Bass Guitars

Gibson EB-2 Bass Sunburst 1968

£2,762.00
Supro Pocket Bass (logo missing)  1960s Bass Guitars
Supro Pocket Bass (logo missing)  1960s Bass Guitars
Supro Pocket Bass (logo missing)  1960s Bass Guitars
Supro Pocket Bass (logo missing)  1960s Bass Guitars
Supro Pocket Bass (logo missing)  1960s Bass Guitars
Supro Pocket Bass (logo missing)  1960s Bass Guitars
Supro Pocket Bass (logo missing)  1960s Bass Guitars
Supro Pocket Bass (logo missing)  1960s Bass Guitars
Supro Pocket Bass (logo missing)  1960s Bass Guitars
Supro Pocket Bass (logo missing)  1960s Bass Guitars
Supro Pocket Bass (logo missing)  1960s Bass Guitars

Supro Pocket Bass (logo missing) 1960s

£611.00
Reverend Sentinel Bass Guitar Iconic Blue and Teardrop Two Tone Case Bundle Bass Guitars
Reverend Sentinel Bass Guitar Iconic Blue and Teardrop Two Tone Case Bundle Bass Guitars

Reverend Sentinel Bass Guitar Iconic Blue and Teardrop Two Tone Case Bundle

£1,228.00
Reverend Thundergun Special Bass Metallic Bordeaux Bass Guitars
Reverend Thundergun Special Bass Metallic Bordeaux Bass Guitars
Reverend Thundergun Special Bass Metallic Bordeaux Bass Guitars
Reverend Thundergun Special Bass Metallic Bordeaux Bass Guitars
Reverend Thundergun Special Bass Metallic Bordeaux Bass Guitars
Reverend Thundergun Special Bass Metallic Bordeaux Bass Guitars
Reverend Thundergun Special Bass Metallic Bordeaux Bass Guitars
Reverend Thundergun Special Bass Metallic Bordeaux Bass Guitars

Reverend Thundergun Special Bass Metallic Bordeaux

£998.00
Music Man Short Scale StingRay Bass Midnight Confetti Bass Guitars
Music Man Short Scale StingRay Bass Midnight Confetti Bass Guitars
Music Man Short Scale StingRay Bass Midnight Confetti Bass Guitars
Music Man Short Scale StingRay Bass Midnight Confetti Bass Guitars
Music Man Short Scale StingRay Bass Midnight Confetti Bass Guitars
Music Man Short Scale StingRay Bass Midnight Confetti Bass Guitars
Music Man Short Scale StingRay Bass Midnight Confetti Bass Guitars
Music Man Short Scale StingRay Bass Midnight Confetti Bass Guitars
Music Man Short Scale StingRay Bass Midnight Confetti Bass Guitars

Music Man Short Scale StingRay Bass Midnight Confetti

£2,073.00

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