[quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1502276175' post='3350377']
[i]"Very surprised at the suggestions that a shortscale sounds just like a longscale. Quite clearly YMMV, but every shortscale I've owned (= lots) sounds markedly different to a longscale, with a greater degree of "thuddiness" which works very well for some things (blues, reggae, quite a bit of light jazz) but not so for other things." [/i]
May I ask which are the musical styles that you consider a short scale to be less suited? - just curious..
My Mustang does a mean P Bass tone and I'm yet to find a musical style where a P bass doesn't work
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I have no doubt that your Mustang is a great bass, and plenty of great rock songs have been recorded using one. The same is true of Hofners, Mosrites, and any number of shortscale basses.
But if I got a call to play on a rock gig I'd be more inclined to reach for a Precision or a Thunderbird than for a Mustang.
No bass does a meaner P bass tone than ... erm ... a P bass.