Tait Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 (edited) Me and my dad were planning on converting a guitar to travel bass. But then we realised that we had a 34" scale neck (a squier jazz bass one) and the body is too small to fit the bridge on at 34". I realise there probably isn't (mostly because my dad says there isn't) but is there any way we could make it fit ie. a different scale that would work with a 34" neck? Edited September 16, 2007 by lwtait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Well you could move all the frets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha-Dave Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Just swap the bridge for a 4 string, and make a new nut (you may get away with using 4 of the original tuners, depending on how much friction they have). Then use the .135 gauge B string from a heavy 5 string set as the E on the 25.5" scale, then the .105 E string as the A string and so on. There was a guy on TB that did the same thing to convert an acoustic guitar to bass. If you're unsure how this will feel, put the BEAD strings on your 4 string and capo at the 5th fret: instant 25.5" scale bass tuned EADG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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