Jazz bass with small body

[mr zed]

I used to own (and regret selling) a Fender USA deluxe Jazz - Pre 2010 with the downsized body. Sadowsky also do a Jazz with the smaller body than a regular Jazz. Are there any other manufacturers producing these?

[Geek99]

Jackson do a dinky bass 

[LeftyJ]

Warmoth still produces a (replacement) body in the old USA Deluxe style with the smaller body which might fit a Fender neck. 

[White Cloud]

Lakeland Skyline Daryl Jones ... the bomb! 

[ead]

The Sandberg California II is smaller than a regular Fender J as well.

[Reggaebass]

Not sure if you would call it a jazz but the  body on my Sandberg TT, is definitely smaller than my jazzes especially around the lower horn for easier access to the higher frets (not that I get that high 😁)

[ead]

2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Not sure if you would call it a jazz but the  body on my Sandberg TT, is definitely smaller than my jazzes especially around the lower horn for easier access to the higher frets (not that I get that high 😁)

Access to higher frets?  Burn him for he is a witch/wizzard/non-gender specific magic person.

[Reggaebass]

1 minute ago, ead said:

Access to higher frets?  Burn him for he is a witch/wizzard/non-gender specific magic person.

I know i know , what was I thinking 😂

[Drax]

Overwater Scott Devine J bass has a reduced body, and 33 scale. Not cheap though. 

[fretmeister]

Another vote for a Sandberg 

[therealting]

The Warmoth Dinky J is very similar to the Sadowsky body size. 

[itu]

I remember this Prince bassist Rhonda (Smith?) having a smaller sized body on her bass. But I do not recall the manufacturer, could have been some luthier. A call to some local wood magician could be in order?

[Geek99]

4 hours ago, ead said:

Access to higher frets?  Burn him for he is a witch/wizzard/non-gender specific magic person.

Even if he isn’t, burn him anyway!

(in true monty python style) - this talk of “higher frets” is clearly a figment of a very deluded mind. 

[miles'tone]

Bacchus do one in 33" scale..

 

https://theguitarden.co.uk/product/bacchus-wl433-33-scale-bass/

[LeftyJ]

9 hours ago, therealting said:

The Warmoth Dinky J is very similar to the Sadowsky body size. 

I meant this one: https://www.warmoth.com/Bass/Bodies/Deluxe5/Deluxe5J.aspx 

It's identical to the old American Deluxe. 

[Chiliwailer]

Lull - https://www.mikelull.com/m4v-m5v-bass

[barrycreed]

Are the G&L J basses smaller bodies?

[therealting]

3 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

I meant this one: https://www.warmoth.com/Bass/Bodies/Deluxe5/Deluxe5J.aspx 

It's identical to the old American Deluxe. 

That just redirects to the Warmoth front page for me. No worries, I know the one you mean. I still like the Dinky J though. 

[mcnach]

On 22/07/2020 at 15:38, mr zed said:

I used to own (and regret selling) a Fender USA deluxe Jazz - Pre 2010 with the downsized body. Sadowsky also do a Jazz with the smaller body than a regular Jazz. Are there any other manufacturers producing these?

 

Sandberg and Warwick make small bodied Jazz-configured instruments too. Sandberg in particular would be where I'd be looking at.