A chance look at a frankenfender bass farcebook group now has me toying with the idea of making a 30" scale bass from a short scale neck and a Tele guitar body...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unfinished-Baritone-Bass-Guitar-Neck-22Fret-30in-maple-Rosewood-Fretboard-Block/382900546979