Quote Originally Posted by sunvalleylaw View Post
So Doug, tell me why you wanted short scale? I would like to get into bass a little bit, if only to make myself more versatile if I ever get a little band put together. I went looking at basses and saw a similar pickup configuration in a full scale. Curious as to why you wanted the shorter one.
Because I have a closet full of short scale pants!

My hands hurt quite a bit of the time, so a lower string tension is appealing. People with similar problems like arthritis like the shorter scale, so that was a good indication. Otherwise, I'd go with a standard 34" scale I suppose.