Short scale

[Leon Transaxle]

It appears I am developing OA at the base of my left thumb which is beginning to make stretching my hand a painful experience at times so was thinking of trying out a short scale bass to see if that makes the faster bits of playing any less traumatic.
I don't want to spend too much as its only a taster.
The question is there's a mid 2000s Bronco with a Seymour Duncan P/U upgrade on the Bay at the moment. The price of this delivered is only about twenty quid less than a new EB0 would cost from GuitarGuitar if I got it next time I was in Brum fro a visit.
So what to go for? I can accommodate either the mudbucker tone or the single coil into what I play. Its more a question of the quality and the whole playing experience is more important.
I suppose with a Bronco there is option of a short scale Fenderbird project at a later date.

[EssentialTension]

With that choice, I'd say the Bronco definitely wins.

[henry norton]

If all you want is a taster then maybe you should get hold of a capo, detune your long scale a couple of steps and capo it at the second fret. That way you get to keep the vintage pickups and cool electronics of your current long scale whilst trying out a short scale tuning. It's not exactly the same as most shorts are a bit lighter and balance differently (not always as well), but it'll give you a good idea of the positions and stretches.

[Leon Transaxle]

Cheers Henry,
Now why didn't I think of that?
I use a capo all the time on the guitar as my limited skills means I have to transpose and capo to work round the things I'm too rubbish to play!
Never thought of applying it to the bass.

[ahpook]

[quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1338488908' post='1675382']
...detune your long scale a couple of steps and capo it at the second fret.
[/quote]

clever - i like it.

Edited June 1, 2012 by ahpook