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Hi all.

are there any basses out there that would fit a smallish 9 year old ? my boy is starting to take a real interest in bass (more importantly MY bass) i bought him a childs 6 string to try and satisfy his curiosity , but he has learnt the opening line to "another one bites the dust" amongst other bits and bobs on bass and is becoming a serious risk to my guitars. he just wants a bass ! anyone know of anything very light and very short scale that is not going to break the bank ?
any advice would be appreciated
cheers
bob

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all good advice chaps. I think as long as the action is fairly playable he wont be too fussed about sound perfection. i will invest in a "proper" bass for him or even give him one of mine when he proves its not just a 5 minute fad. as for the ibanez , that is beautiful looking ! i really like the look of that, i prefer short scale so i may just buy one for myself er... just to see if it will suit him. gonna have a trawl through the interweb to see if there is anything 1/2 scale that he can tinker with

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[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1483967199' post='3211452']
Check Ebay for a Tanglewood Electric Elf, EB-18 - these are great little basses with 19.75 inch scale length, I bought one for my lad when he was 9. Even a regular short-scale bass will be 30" which is a long stretch for small hands.
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+1 for these. I bought one for myself after sustaining a shoulder accident which meant I couldn't reach a long scale neck,
or carry a full size bass for a few months. They are really just a mini-precision, and sound fantastic!!
Perfect for what you need I reckon, and not stupid dear either - think mine was around £95 a few years ago, and
have occasionally seen them s/h for around £50.

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Then again, for a Beatles fan perhaps - [url="http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/bass/classic-25-electric-bass-guitar-596839"]http://www.musicrada...s-guitar-596839[/url]
25" scale too, might be okay.

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There is no doubt he will find a short scale easier to play with small hands. If you want to give him every encouragement. Its a bit like starting someone off cycling on your old bike. Sure its a bit too big, and the crank length is not right for him, but he will grow into it. For me, not the way to go.

Is it him that wants to play the bass or is it you that would like him to play? If he is sure he wants to give it a good go then a short scale could last him forever if he wants. I have played loads of long scale basses without any problem but I am a little guy with small hands and playing my first short scale was a revelation. I have used short scale for the last 31 years. They are not toys and lose nothing sound wise if you get a decent one.

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Check out one of these:

https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbp90bk_shortscale_ebass.htm?ref=search_prv_4

I picked one up recently and it's brilliant. I did change the strings for some decent ones, and I gave it a quick set up. I've gigged it too and it rocked.

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[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1483995647' post='3211869']
Not teeny tiny but at £40...

[url="https://www.gumtree.com/e/westfield-bass-guitar-34-sunburst/v1%7C201777399014%7C0"]https://www.gumtree....01777399014%7C0[/url]
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If this is the 24/25-inch scale version then it is a great buy. I have one and strung with cut-down flats sounds just like a full size Precision. Very rare. Someone please buy it.

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