markdavid Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 As per title, anybody know of any short scale jazz basses? , since getting my squier jaguar short scale i have been bitten by the short scale bug, would love a short scale jazz but not even sure if such a thing is available in the uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Fender Japan made/make one, a 62 Reissue style model number JB-62SS. Whether you will find one for sale in Europe i don;t know but importing from Japan is painless and usually works out a little cheaper even with duty etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Speak to Allthumbs on this forum. He has his own range of s/s basses in a Jazz configuration and the reasonable too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Not tried the Fender Japan short scale, although I do own a medium scale Japanese Jazz (32"). The medium scale is a lot of fun, although I feel like the 30" might be a step too far for me. Maruszczyk also do a very nice looking 30" scale Jazz, that said, they'll build anything you want in any scale: http://www.public-peace.de/index.php/bass-guitars/maruszczyk/elwood/4-string/343-elwood-4p-3-tone-sunburst-short150226 Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdavid Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Thanks, some good suggestions there , have just found some short scale sx jazz basses on rondo music, shame they are nto uk based but may be worth me looking into but for $120 i imagine the quality may be hit or miss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Well there's the short scale fender jazz think it was part of the modern player range. They ain't made anymore but I've seen them fairly cheap used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryer Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I have a couple of Hagstroms, which are short scale. Not sure if they are jazz type tho'. ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaby Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I bought one of these, fantastic for the money, £69. http://www.dv247.com/guitars/jandd-jb-mini-4-string-mini-bass-guitar-black--214224 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All thumbs Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) The Fender Modern Player short scale jazz is a lovely bass (if you can find one) but has only 18 frets (might not be an issue for you). As ead pointed out there is my own SWB-1 Standard now available to pre-order which you'll find in the affiliates section with a 5% discount. This was originally my own personal project but so many people started asking if they could buy one that I decided to try and make it happen. :-) The Richwood 3/4 basses are lovely, but a bit small and very hard to find. Then there are the SX offerings available via Rondo in America. Also Shredneck I've noticed do a P-J bass here - [url="http://www.shredneck.com/?page_id=1616"]http://www.shredneck.com/?page_id=1616[/url] That's all I can think of at the mo' Edited December 1, 2015 by All thumbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmsheep Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Just picked up a SX SB301 bass off e-bay for the grand old sum of, errr, I'm kind of ashamed to say this, but I got it for less than £30 (thank god for BASE guitars!!) OK, so it's got a couple of dings and scratches, but under £30!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 [quote name='jimbaby' timestamp='1448971374' post='2919644'] I bought one of these, fantastic for the money, £69. [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/jandd-jb-mini-4-string-mini-bass-guitar-black--214224"]http://www.dv247.com...r-black--214224[/url] [/quote] That looks smart - how does it play and is it heavy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 [quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1451002385' post='2937853'] That looks smart - how does it play and is it heavy? [/quote] Be interested to know about this one too. Have an awful case of GAS for a shorty, but don't want to spend an awful lot since I haven't had one in my hands for 20 years (and it was a beat up 70's fender mustang an acquaintance wanted a ton for... Being a poor student I declined like a moron...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snifferxxx Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) New on here and first post to say I got this J & D for Christmas, first impressions are very good, yes end product not finished totally perfect the frets are a bit sharp but the sound is better than I expected for the money, have also got the ss Squier Jag at the same time and this feels a lot better in my hands but on first listening to both the sound is not to different, will be able to comment better in a couple of weeks after playing around a bit more with both. Edited December 26, 2015 by Snifferxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Short or mid? I don't know of any true short scale (30 inches) scale, but SX, Fender Japan, and some others make 32 inch mid scale basses that have good reviews. About twenty years ago I played on a friend's Squier 32 inch scale P-bass that was really nice. We can't get the Fender Japan instruments here in the USA, but you might be able to get them in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I saw this band in 2015, massive bass sound and a short scale Burns Marquee I believe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yorHgYo1bSU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryer Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I have a Steinberger Spirit on which I removed the top two frets to make it 31" scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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