Chris Horton Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 how do, Please can anyone recommend small bass guitars suitable for kids to play ? Thats it really Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 I just remembered that there is a bass guitar maker that makes decent travel bass guitars that are small but I can't think of the brand. Doh !! Does anyone know the company that I am thinking of ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Dunno. But we have a Daisy Rock bass and it's great! I'd be happy to gig it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 How small a bass/kid? A Squier Jaguar Short Scale looks ( and sounds ) like it would be a terriffic bass for an older child/ younger teen. Any smaller than that and I am presuming you would be looking at a kind of "mini " bass, such as a Samick MCR1 Corsair . Just don't make the mistake someone I know did by lending his teenage stepdaughter his Music Man bass to see if she enjoyed playing the bass( she did) and thus giving her the expectation that all basses were that good. It turned out to be a very expensive Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudburst Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 What about an old Fender Musicmaster Bass? Would that still be a bit big? Probably they are getting expensive these days. So perhaps one of the Mustang/Bronco reissues? Or a Steinberger type thingy. Or a violin bass? CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Tanglewood do mini electric guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Kala U Bass would work too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudburst Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Or you could try to find one of those 'mini' Stingrays that Pino plays? They look pretty darn small. CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 Thanks for the suggestions so far. It is definitely an "mini" bass of some kind that I am after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 [quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1347214655' post='1798133'] Or you could try to find one of those 'mini' Stingrays that Pino plays? They look pretty darn small. CB [/quote] Ooooh , sounds interesting , I've not seen them before Do you have any pickies of the bass ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 My daughter has a smaller Flea bass and loves it. Is it a small Wall? No. Is it fine and dandy? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Definitely check out the cheaper copies of the violin bass. Shortscale, lightweight, small body size, usually a good tone through a practice amp, and some are very cheap indeed, e.g. Harley Benton and similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Depends on your budget but I bought a lefty short scale Precision off this lot in the US. WIth tax/import cost me just over £100 http://www.rondomusic.com/bassguitars4.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1347217802' post='1798190'] Definitely check out the cheaper copies of the violin bass. Shortscale, lightweight, small body size, usually a good tone through a practice amp, and some are very cheap indeed, e.g. Harley Benton and similar. [/quote] That's a good suggestion , thanks Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I was gonna suggest to the wife we have kids, but I misinterpreted the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1347220512' post='1798254'] I was gonna suggest to the wife we have kids, but I misinterpreted the title. [/quote] Brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Is this the travel bass you're thinking of? [url="http://www.travelerguitar.com/products/bass/"]http://www.travelerguitar.com/products/bass/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 http://www.ibanez.com/BassGuitars/model-GSRM20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I got my son the very short scale Harley Benton off Thomann, for the princely sum of £60. For the money it's absolutely fantastic. Incidentally, it's also got an FSC sticker on it, which made me laugh when Warwick introduced an FSC bass and charged megabucks because of its certification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoker Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hofner Club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 The Ibanez Mikro that Lefty J posted about is 28.6" scale . If you want a 24" scale 4 or 5 string bass , Mo Clifton could make you one ; [url="http://www.cliftonbasses.co.uk/page11.html"]http://www.cliftonba....uk/page11.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluRay Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Epiphone EB0 might be ok. They go for between 100 and 150 [url="http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/epiphone-eb450-bass-guitar-ebony.html"]http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/epiphone-eb450-bass-guitar-ebony.html[/url] BTW I bought a Ibanez Mikro electric guitar, 6 stringer (I know I know) for my 9 year old son - and he loves it. Its a really nice little guitar, and ideal for him. However I got it from Thonmann and the factory set up was terrible. It was unplayable really. I ended up (in a panic) having to pay to get it sorted locally to avoid birthday dissapointment. I guess Thonmann would have sorted it if I'd had time, but it was just one of those things. The Mikros are great - but you might expect to have to set it up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Tanglewood Elfin? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/49584-tiny-bass-porn/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/49584-tiny-bass-porn/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1347213856' post='1798120'] Kala U Bass would work too [/quote]Definately this. They are tuned the same as regular basses. It all depends how small a child we are talking and what their expectations are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 How small? If you want smaller than 30" short-scale, have a look at the travel basses from[url=http://www.fernandes.co.jp/products/zo.html]Fernandes[/url]. The Pie-Zo (also known as the Nomad in the US) is only 25½" scale and has a built-in amp and speaker. Pignose used to do one too, but it's not currently listed on their web site, although if you may be able to find a second had one. I have the HK version of the Pie-Zo. It's a very playable instrument: [IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/BigRedX/DSC03107.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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