can you get shortscale necks with 20 frets?

[matt_citizenbass]

i'm not the biggest of guys and basically i feel like a full sized bass is a bit much for me. and completely love the shapes on music masters but they all have 19 frets i use the high register of my bass a lot in my bands songs so i need all i can get (but i hate 24 frets) and plus on the short scale basses i find it hard to reach to the top fret which i need good access to.

can anyone help me?

i might just buy a bronco then shave off a bit of the lower horn.

matt

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Sounds like you should look at Danelectros

The longhorn has 30" scale & 24 frets


The short scale version of the '63 bass has 22 frets

Edited September 1, 2008 by Jean-Luc Pickguard

[tayste_2000]

The Dearmond Starfire I'm selling is 30inch scale with 21 frets.

Your choice of red or black

[matt_citizenbass]

hey tayste i did have a look at those and they're gorgeous, but i dont have any money at the moment to spend. i'm just thinking ahead!

[SJA]

Rondo do a few SX/Brice short-scale P, J and Jazzmaster types- [url="http://www.rondomusic.com/bassguitars4.html"]http://www.rondomusic.com/bassguitars4.html[/url]

the Dean EvoXM bass is 24 fret 30in scale.
I've got the guitar version and it has excellent access at the top of the neck because of the angled neck joint.

[matt_citizenbass]

i think i've completly fallen in love with that danelectro '63 bass. its a shame they only make the aqua one in long scale. maybe its just the body size thats a problem

and they're only about £250 or less. that'll be one to save up for maybe.

[mr pablo]

Ibanez do a couple of short scale semi's that have 22 frets, I've got and AGB200 and its pretty sweet IMO

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

[quote name='matt_citizenbass' post='275053' date='Sep 1 2008, 10:58 PM']i think i've completly fallen in love with that danelectro '63 bass. its a shame they only make the aqua one in long scale. maybe its just the body size thats a problem [/quote]
I have the previous (90s - made in Korea) version of the longhorn, which looks closer to a late 50s/60s one. Its a very light & comfy bass to play and has a unique sound. It does a great punchy double-bass type sound.

The '63 comes as a short scale bass, long scale bass & guitar - The only difference between them all is the neck (& bridge ), the body, pickups and electronics are exactly the same on all of them.

[Shockwave]

[quote name='matt_citizenbass' post='274124' date='Aug 31 2008, 11:18 PM']i'm not the biggest of guys and basically i feel like a full sized bass is a bit much for me. and completely love the shapes on music masters but they all have 19 frets i use the high register of my bass a lot in my bands songs so i need all i can get (but i hate 24 frets) and plus on the short scale basses i find it hard to reach to the top fret which i need good access to.

can anyone help me?

i might just buy a bronco then shave off a bit of the lower horn.

matt[/quote]

I dont know about 20 fret short scales, but dude i fricken love your music! Please come play in Bristol, Theres a huge scene devoted to this kinda stuff.

Also, You would have a lot more luck if you try for a medium scale bass, as apposed to short. Such as a Fender Urge bass.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25396"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25396[/url]

Rob

Edited September 2, 2008 by Shockwave

[Count Bassy]

Out of interest, why do you hate 24 frets. From your description of what you do I'd have thought 24 frets would be ideal.
After all you don't have to use the last 4 frets ifyou don't want to!

[matt_citizenbass]

the frets get too small, and the neck is too long.

[Count Bassy]

Fair comment on the neck length, I get around that by playing a 32".

On the fret spacing I wouldn't have thought it mattered if you weren't going to use them anyway.

[Bloodaxe]

The older Arias may fit...

Both the Cardinal (CSB) Series and the Tri-Sound/Thor Sound (TSB) Series have a 32" scale, 22 frets & a fairly close (but not too close) string spacing

The bonus is that they're not particularly sought after so they can often be had fairly cheaply.


Pete.

[laban1]

Yes, Rondo got some nice-looking basses, Still:
I would be cautious about ordering from Rondomusic from Europe.
I have bought a couple of guitars there myself. Doubt I will do it again.

For starters: it’s expensive to import. A $100 guitar cost $268!
I think the hype is coming from US customers. It’s a lot cheaper there.

Here is how: The shipping and customs and import VAT for items from outside EU makes it expensive even though the USD is low. Example: $100 for guitar and $100 for shipping and 34% on top of the sum (yes on shipping too!) makes it quite expensive. The 34% includes customs, import VAT. And the hidden 1,5% cost VISA gets from trading in another currency.

Secondly: the guitars don’t match their pictures on the web. Even though I bought some of their premium models, they didn’t measure up! Big disappointment. I’m not to crazy about the how the pu:s sound either. Some of the necks are to fat in my opinion and I like a fat neck.

Third: Lousy terms. If you have any complaints you will get: “Items shipped are as is with no warranty”. Sure shipping is expensive, but still..

Fourth:
Customer service suck!
They will probably try hard not to give you any money back. They would try to send you some left over used crap-hardware. At least that’s my experience.

So if you think you’ll order from Rondomusic, good luck to you!
I think you’ll need it.

[neepheid]

[quote name='laban1' post='303896' date='Oct 10 2008, 02:37 PM']Yes, Rondo got some nice-looking basses, Still:
**snip**[/quote]

Please take your crusade elsewhere instead of saying the same thing in 3 different threads. OK, you've got a bee in your bonnet, I get it.