Back to school! Short Scale Basses

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Back to school! Short Scale Basses

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👆 It's that time again - Back to school! Start term off the right way by picking up one of these short scale basses!
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@kijekuyo9494 4 жыл бұрын

For those of you watching this wondering about purchasing a short scale bass, I am not a student, a child, or a guitar player, and I have average-sized hands, but I bought a Squier Jaguar SS short (30") scale because it sounds great, has a comfortable reach, feels good against my body (much like a Jazz), and is light to wear on my shoulder. After playing it and listening to it, I don't know why people need a 34" neck on their basses, unless perhaps they have large hands. All things equal, the strings will be a little looser (which some people might prefer), but you can tighten them up (reducing fret rattling) by getting heavier gauge strings and/or flatwounds, which require more tension.

@alexanderking9462 4 жыл бұрын

i came here to say this. i am quite new at playing bass and started on a frankly very heavy full sized bass and couldn't play for more than a little while at a time due to the weight, picked up a short scale which weighed less than a third of what I started with and found it much easier.

@McDoinky 4 жыл бұрын

... Or you can just get short scale strings. Do people not know about short scale strings? I feel like no one ever acknowledges the fact that they’re a thing.

@khafidkhafi 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 16, I bought the short scale bass cause the regular sized ones make me look like I'm holding a bloody tree. Yes, I'm awfully short.

@kijekuyo9494 3 жыл бұрын

@krisnackles ʕ•ع•ʔ I'm short, too, and it really makes a difference in appearance. The body of my Jaguar SS also has a rather streamlined look compared to the Jazz and Precision, which adds to the effect.

@zenmaster6780 3 жыл бұрын

Weight?

@AMBowers29 5 жыл бұрын

Bought the Jackson Minion bass about a year ago because I have 3 kids and it's in my lap on the couch for every Andertons video

@DoctorIntrepid 4 жыл бұрын

Short-scales: for beginners like Paul McCartney and Stanley Clarke. Common guys, you're great players but you might want to look into things a little bit.

@Jacob-Laeby 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Bruce and Mike Watt never really got anywhere with their bass playing because of the fact that they both played short scale basses. Another cautionary case is Justin Medal-Johnsen, what an absolute beginner hack bass player. Also what is even a beginner bass, sure beginner bassist makes sense, but how does an instrument become a beginner?

@Isaiah-ft5nx 3 жыл бұрын

Les Claypool plays on a 32” piccolo bass.

@aaronwebb1548 3 жыл бұрын

@@Isaiah-ft5nx Yeah but he could strum the line on a flagpole and sound incredible, the man clearly has an arrangement with some sort of demonic entity.

@Bi_scotti_5 2 жыл бұрын

As well as Tina Weymouth and Tim Lefebvre! Absolutely killer bass players in their own right

@jazzman1954 Жыл бұрын

You guys forgot Andy Fraser. Another beginner bassist!

@dincorcelles 5 жыл бұрын

I could listen to these guys bass jam all day🎶🎶🎶

@davidf2281 5 жыл бұрын

Lee's playing for that minute or so from 14:12 is BEAUTIFUL.

@michaelsnydermusic 3 жыл бұрын

I love how Nathan always acts shocked and surprised when he’s finished the opening jam and looks down to see what he’s playing like it just got put in his lap. “What have we here?!”

@loganjenkins7459 5 жыл бұрын

"Probably the smallest pickups I've ever seen." Piezo pickups: am I a joke to you?

@Superdelphinus 3 жыл бұрын

Shout out to whichever engineer set that jam up at the beginning - beautifully recorded bass sounds

@Lowtech14 4 жыл бұрын

That Mustang bass is the bomb

@pleromicpastry5445 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta have it in surf green!

@charlielucas3386 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! The Mustang ROCKS!!! 😎🤘🏻

@bflo1000 3 жыл бұрын

@@pleromicpastry5445 Great color, along w the powder blue.

@TheLocalZeroChannel 5 жыл бұрын

Who bothers to thumbs-down youtube videos? And what's to not-like about this.... other than the good mood, good humour, great playing and useful information?

@pleromicpastry5445 4 жыл бұрын

I find it annoying that they continually say these instruments are for kids when there are many famous pros who play short scale. They say the same thing on their other short scale bass video. I thumbed it down but youtube counts any interaction as a good thing and it helps to make the video more suggested. So it's worse for the channel if you don't vote at all.

@effess8698 5 жыл бұрын

That little Jackson sounds awesome

@filnn 5 жыл бұрын

That intro jam though :D

@badscrewold3162 4 жыл бұрын

This Gibson LP Jr looked and sounded great! I don't usually say that about any Gibson but here you are :D

@khattiseitap3367 2 жыл бұрын

I always loved the sound Jack Bruce got during his days in Cream, and I understand that he used a short, scale bass.

@donniebenjamin1990 Жыл бұрын

🤌🏾🤌🏾💯💯

@donniebenjamin1990 Жыл бұрын

He is why I’m a Gibson Guy

@Diesel415 4 жыл бұрын

The tone is why I also play short-scale.... suits some musical styles perfectly.

@kijekuyo9494 3 жыл бұрын

It's a great reggae bass.

@gingataff 5 жыл бұрын

They all sounded really good, but for the money the Ibby and Jackson are amazing value. Can’t believe the tone of the Jackson for the cost and size though!

@michealfrancis770 5 жыл бұрын

I have a Vintera Mustang. Put on a set of D`addarrio medium scale strings and this little beauty is a shrunken P bass. Might sound even better with a set of flats.....

@christocr 5 жыл бұрын

Depends on the sound you want. My Mustang sounds tons better with rounds, and kind of muffled and dead with flats. My P-bass on the other hand sounds pretty good with flats. The shorter scale on the Mustang seems to take some of the clarity and definition away when using flats. The first thing I did when I got a JMJ Mustang was switch it to rounds. It sounded killer with rounds. (I've since traded it for another Mustang because I didn't like the baseball bat size neck compared to most all other Mustangs)

@lassesuurmunne8340 4 жыл бұрын

Just tried flats. Super also with flats. I’m glad medium scale strings also work. Short scale strings can be tough to find here in Finland

@jamesh4083 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. they just jammed on a tool song. On short scale basses no less.. Love it!

@dustmytez 4 жыл бұрын

Holy smokes. I love the sound of that gibson

@UnpleasantDog 5 жыл бұрын

Best intro ever! Nice groove.

@ThomasG77 5 жыл бұрын

Another great opening jam.

@leFoodeater 5 жыл бұрын

A short-scale bass with flats and you are home

@hylas99 4 жыл бұрын

These guys are to damned good. What grooves.

@thehowlingterror 5 жыл бұрын

Good mix of styles. Guitar channels take note...

@MrVinB 5 жыл бұрын

Short scales need more love, great vid! Still hoping the Supro epic deal of a while ago will be extended to their short scale basses sometime in the future.

@justie1220 5 жыл бұрын

Okay let’s take a second to talk about two things. First: £169 for that Jackson bass?!?! And secondly, MORE METAL OUTROS PLEASE!

@haveguitar 5 жыл бұрын

Great demo, loved your playing... entertaining bass jamming!!

@grizelda4526 5 жыл бұрын

Hurray! A new episode!

@miguelr246 4 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a vid dedicated to "medium-scale" basses. That ibanez was sweet for the price.

@sailingmaster 5 жыл бұрын

Very very nice work lads.

@ironrangerw6r1 4 жыл бұрын

I going to be looking into one of these someday. But getting my 5 year old daughter started with a ukulele bass

@Shelsight 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! You should look up Stephen Cox's ubass channel on here. He's a very patient, melodic teacher and always answers Qs...

@davids9192 5 жыл бұрын

Always entertaining and informative. Thank you lads!

@charlesbassiste 5 жыл бұрын

the gibson really killed everything, quite surprised! especially with the splitting option.

@bflo1000 3 жыл бұрын

It actually sounds like a BASS, LOL. If a bass can't produce that kind of low end, it's not for me.

@AveMcree 5 жыл бұрын

Y'all smoked that bass-line!

@madbassist2004 Жыл бұрын

Crazy good intro jam, these guys are such good players

@jedjen7473 5 жыл бұрын

I've got a 67 Sakai Japanese copy of an EB1 SG body short scale and it's great, different tone to my Epiphone EB3 and my T-bird

@bflo1000 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you! some of those MIJ copies are close to the originals.

@rtroiani 2 жыл бұрын

I have a few expensive full sized, but I always go back to my Ibanez Mikro. Sound and playability really up the "fun" factor.

@cookiemobers5650 Жыл бұрын

Love my short scale Scheter Banshee. I'm a smaller person and for some stuff I play, the short scale is much better.

@jasondorsey7110 Жыл бұрын

The purists think you should play a longscale strung with flats and never use a pick...the irony is, none of the purists are music legends like Jack Bruce or Paul McCartney

@johno1405 5 жыл бұрын

Great playing

@glennselwitz1377 5 жыл бұрын

If you keep doing these great two bass jams ..you know somebody is going to put you on tour..mark my words...you will get rich...

@rickc2102 5 жыл бұрын

Glenn said it so it must be true

@wademiyataki9221 5 жыл бұрын

Man, the pickups look huge on that Jackson!

@c.j.mcelroy6157 3 жыл бұрын

Bass Lee with the fresh Adidas kicks !!!!!!!!!!! Also my kind of basses. I'm 20 and only 5'7 with hands smaller than most. Plus I love that single pickup sound. My personal golden rule FOR JUST ME if I ever got to play in a band is one pickup for the studio bcuz I like the upright sound. And two pickups live for a deadly live treble ! Happy New Year and stay well from the Midwest USA !

@johnny_rotvar 5 жыл бұрын

do a eric johnson without busting the bank. He has the best tone and his fingers are magical.

@ShredAimlessly92 5 жыл бұрын

Johnny Rotvær most of his tone is his fingers performing black magic all over the fretboard, so which pedal would we need for that part...??

@matthewdevlin6798 5 жыл бұрын

Get MARK KING in there for a demo!

@marklennard219 2 жыл бұрын

John Waite from “The Babys” is a short scale bass player! Check out The Baby’s playing live at The Pinstripe Club!

@DemoDick1 5 жыл бұрын

That outro actually had me listening to two bassists trading without fast forwarding. That's not an easy feat.

@WarrenPostma 5 жыл бұрын

I want that purple one! I'm Canadian, I'm curious what you guys think of Godin bass guitars. Wicked good playing lads.

@cedcobasse 4 жыл бұрын

Hi. I have 2 Godin, they are awesome, really better than my us fenders

@luigi.zanini 4 жыл бұрын

ibanez srm-d200 13:52

@kenh5317 4 жыл бұрын

Come for the pretty shiny things. Stay for the pretty shiny jams.

@lionelmaalikduvalsaint415 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldve loved to see the Gibson SG bass and a semi hollow, like the Guild or Gretsch. Nonetheless, great video, as always!

@bflo1000 3 жыл бұрын

I have the SG. It's a great little bass despite the lousy 3-pt bridge, buy IMO it's overpriced. I wish it had the original sidewinder pup, THEN it would be well worth it!

@jahsus23 5 жыл бұрын

Jaco is monitoring the chat

@MG-vo7is 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@user-gl7xm3kf3y Жыл бұрын

No growl in them shorties, that's the difference.

@RefresherMD 5 жыл бұрын

Hope to see your look on upcoming squier cv 60s mustang bass!

@simongarcia5358 5 жыл бұрын

I never knew bass was bigger guitar hero had me thinking they are the same size as guitars for some reason. Didn't find out till I started playing real guitar.

@rickc2102 5 жыл бұрын

About 37% bigger scale length, yup.

@Invert_Scrub 4 жыл бұрын

If Chappers and the Captain were bassists.

@TSBASSIST 5 жыл бұрын

Name a more iconic duo than Nathan and Lee

@theparttimepunk 5 жыл бұрын

Chappers and the Captain?

@danielhoskins4690 5 жыл бұрын

Laurel and Hardy?

@rickc2102 5 жыл бұрын

Sonny and Cher

@vincentbull 5 жыл бұрын

Peters and Lee

@rosewoodfretboard 4 жыл бұрын

Bartles and Jaymes.

@patrickcarroll1754 5 жыл бұрын

I still have small hands. Great vid!

@ivanlowjones 4 жыл бұрын

Do you smell like cabbage?

@patrickcarroll1754 4 жыл бұрын

Everyday. Soap does nothing.

@ivanlowjones 4 жыл бұрын

@@patrickcarroll1754 To paraphrase Austin Powers, "Only two things in the world scare me, nuclear war..........and carnies. Circus folk, they smell like cabbage....and have small hands".

@bishopm4401 4 жыл бұрын

That Jackson just looks like a guitar that let itself go just a little bit

@bflo1000 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a mini P bass w a hockey stick headstock.

@BassAdvisor 4 жыл бұрын

I loathe Jackson headstocks. Well, I hate all about their looks. But for the price it's far the best option. It sounds really good indeed.

@bflo1000 3 жыл бұрын

I hate the Ibby. Just looks cheap.

@GreenmanXIV 5 жыл бұрын

I had an Ampeg plexiglass, short scale, much prefer my PB.

@adammartin8026 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could get past the look cuz that Mustang bass sounds amazing

@Bottomdweller 4 жыл бұрын

That intro jam is sweet!

@Vikingvin2006 10 ай бұрын

Bill Wyman. Alan Lancaster. Jack Bruce. Etc

@luisg6163 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what an intro

@KevinShi618 4 жыл бұрын

Can you guys review the Gretsch Junior Jet bass? Seems like a popular shortscale option

@JordanEdgar 4 жыл бұрын

I have one of those and i absolutely love it!

@Shelsight 4 жыл бұрын

They reviewed it in their last shortscale post, about 2 years ago - should be on here. It was Lee's favourite of the bunch. I bought one from a friend after seeing the review and love the classic look & tone. And gretsch quality. I'm nowhere near Royal Blood level with my pedals but it's a bonus seeing what i *could* do with it if I put the time in..!

@JordanEdgar 4 жыл бұрын

@@Shelsight didnt know they already did it, gunna look it up! Cheers

@christocr 5 жыл бұрын

They need to make the Jackson in a 30 inch scale with that same body shape and headstock (just slightly larger). I'd buy it.

@TheTyrkiskpeper 5 жыл бұрын

There is the David Ellefson signature model, can't remember if it's available with p pickups, though

@jimster805 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTyrkiskpeper medium scale?

@H_Oscarsson 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Just aweosome!

@richardsefecka6552 2 жыл бұрын

As always a great video. Please don’t ignore the Hofner Beatle bass (ignition series ) which is also a short scale bass

@ReadBetweenTheFrets 6 ай бұрын

Bit of a miss from Gibson imo. But that vintera is a beast!

@MegaAppleshit 4 жыл бұрын

So do short scale basses have a reduced range? I am really liking that little purple guy and found a neon green one locally. I had to sell my old bass a few years ago and want to get back into the groove. I almost bought an acoustic bass before the covid invasion and now I am flip flopping between an acoustic and the Jackson.

@CrystaIian1 3 жыл бұрын

what do you mean by reduced range?

@wetpaperbag1346 3 жыл бұрын

They're still tuned EADG

@michael_caz_nyc 3 жыл бұрын

I am Torn between: these 3 Short Scale"s: Stingray from Sterling by Music Man, Fender Mustang PJ or the G & L Fallout? Any Input would really Help this guitar player in need of it?

@zatoichiable 3 жыл бұрын

they have short scale rickenbaker?

@ironrangerw6r1 4 жыл бұрын

They sound good but you guys are also playing premium amps

@elbowstancenow1519 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@Thomas.harding 4 жыл бұрын

Shame they don’t do them Jackson mini basses left handed

@bradenr4463 5 жыл бұрын

Have you guys tried the tmb30?

@thefilmandmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Video about bass tone and scale length ..

@BassAdvisor 5 жыл бұрын

Damn the horrible rocker Jackson headstock. Because the bass kicks ass. I had expectations in the Ibby. Awful clancky sound. After the Fender, the Jackson comes seconds to me.

@lordimpaler3899 4 жыл бұрын

Are the Jackson Minion Bass bodies just guitar sized?

@recordlabeldao7820 5 жыл бұрын

Ibanez best sounding bass

@leascaart 4 жыл бұрын

I heard amp buzz while you played the Gibson. But it sounds great otherwise.

@bflo1000 3 жыл бұрын

It's has a HB, so there shouldn't be noise.

@kbcarroll 5 жыл бұрын

Needs Squier Bronco!

@BigBerias 4 жыл бұрын

That looks so funny lol

@edbstrung 4 жыл бұрын

So I've heard a couple of people tell me that the shorter the scale the thicker the low end. Can anyone verify that is true? I do remember seeing a local all girl band from San Fernando Valley, CA ...bassist had a Danelectro Longhorn, I believe a short scale bass and seeing that band live, that bass BOOMED.

@CrystaIian1 3 жыл бұрын

100%. normal scale basses have harmonics that ring out, giving it more mid and high tones. Short scales have the most fundamental frequency ringing out, thus giving the thickest low end. Short scales would definitely work more with pop music today, since it is more about the sub-presence than the actual tonality.

@Jamie_kemp 5 жыл бұрын

not first

@OzziePete1 5 жыл бұрын

Yes you were! :-)

@Jamie_kemp 5 жыл бұрын

@@OzziePete1 thought I'd be a trend setter 😂

@skooterbrah 3 жыл бұрын

Love the Les Paul Jr. bass, but three point bridges are absolute shite!

@jazenka99 5 жыл бұрын

I'm going to Royal Blood the sh*te out of these! :)

@guitaristssuck8979 5 жыл бұрын

21:00 it's Jambi by Tool

@yigitcengil2465 5 жыл бұрын

Guitarists Suck It's The Pot

@plaash7396 5 жыл бұрын

that ibanez is just TREBBLE

@brumm3653 5 жыл бұрын

Nice carpet.

@cskeise 3 жыл бұрын

💙👊😎

@marcionobrega5117 5 жыл бұрын

Huooooooooooooo😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

@frankadams4792 4 жыл бұрын

As soon as they started saying that shorties are just for kids and beginners you know they’re a couple of wankers that have no idea what they’re talking about.

@miguelnewmexico8641 Жыл бұрын

they never said "just"

@harryburnett7086 3 жыл бұрын

Short scale for beginners and students ,uh not so many advanded players and pros use and have used them

@rockymoetuffy 3 жыл бұрын

dont tell me, let me guess... they dont make a left handed version, sucks man, it's always the same

@dontall71 4 жыл бұрын

"Back to Bassics"

@keithdesign6231 5 жыл бұрын

where is the gretsch bass? and please don't solo the whole time.

@rickc2102 5 жыл бұрын

There's no new Gretsch. These are all new models.

@AlanAHAPartridge 3 жыл бұрын

The Gibson Junior sounds fabulous

@edbstrung 4 жыл бұрын

@kenh5317 4 жыл бұрын

In general, this is true.

@McDoinky 4 жыл бұрын

You get much less of the high overtones you typically get from a full size bass because of the shorter string length, and that emphasizes the lower frequencies.