Members thumper247 Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 Today my husband came home with a new Fender P Bass Jr. for me. He was all excited. Needless to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fran da Man Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 Tell him to upgrade you to a Mustang or Bronco bass. The Jr. is only 28 inch or so plus it's discontinued the others i mentioned are 30 inch. BTW: Welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deep Bass Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 I have always wanted to try one of those. Who cares if it's smaller, as long as it sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 Tell him to upgrade you to a Mustang or Bronco bass. The Jr. is only 28 inch or so plus it's discontinued the others i mentioned are 30 inch. BTW: Welcome to the forum It's listed as 29 & 3/5" on the Musician's Friend page (also discontinued). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deep Bass Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 It's listed as 29 & 3/5" on the Musician's Friend page (also discontinued). Mustang Bass Fender Mustang Bass Features: 30" scale length Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fran da Man Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 29 & 3/5" Thats a typo for sure, plus i never seen a bass measured outside of the standard 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, or 1/16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted July 19, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 19, 2007 Anything can be used to make music and anything that is used to make music can be taken seriously. However, I do get your point and would say that I've never actually seen anyone play that bass. More importantly, you don't connect with that bass and it is much more important to connect with your instrument than it is to have something other people take seriously. If you don't take it seriously or don't connect with it, it'll just never be the right bass for you. I also want to commend your husband on trying to do something really nice for you. Even if the outcome wasn't quite right, it sounds like he was thinking and trying to do something cool and meaningful. As long as you let him know you think he was really cool for trying to do something so nice, he would probably be pretty excited to help you find another bass with which you connect. If it were me, I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thumper247 Posted July 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 That is funny that you are arguing over the Mustange... because that is the other one that he was looking at for me. Unfortunately, it was sold. ( We live by Woodwinds Brasswinds.. now taken over by G. C. ) You see... he is a drummer and he is always trying to find me a new bass instead of buying himself new drums. We play together in different bands and I know he meant well. I just think it looks like a bass trying to be a guitar. It is difficult to find short scale... because that is what I perfer to play so he grabbed this one. Perhaps a little too hasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigPigPeaches Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 Boy, I feel your pain. The other day my girlfriend went out and bought me a new bass instead of buying herself some shoes and... ...ummm... what the hell are you complaining about again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 Mustang Bass That's for the Mustang, this thread is about the Precision Jr. I'm just repeating what I read here: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-P-Bass-JR.?sku=511330&src=3SOSWXXA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 For what it's worth Guitar Trader quotes it as 28.59": http://www.guitartrader.com/itempg.icl?dirpage=dir2&itmid=41889 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 29 & 3/5" Thats a typo for sure, plus i never seen a bass measured outside of the standard 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, or 1/16. You've never visited websites for overseas luthiers, then. Most folks actually measure in mm, not inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted July 20, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 20, 2007 You've never visited websites for overseas luthiers, then. Most folks actually measure in mm, not inches. Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deep Bass Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 That's for the Mustang, this thread is about the Precision Jr. I'm just repeating what I read here:http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-P-Bass-JR.?sku=511330&src=3SOSWXXA Ah okay, I thought you were talking about the Mustang. There's still a typo on that page: on place says 29-3/5" and the other says 28-3/5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 Exactly! Well, I can't actually speak for how exactly they measure, just that they measure in mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted July 20, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 20, 2007 Precisely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deep Bass Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 That is funny that you are arguing over the Mustange... because that is the other one that he was looking at for me. Unfortunately, it was sold. ( We live by Woodwinds Brasswinds.. now taken over by G. C. ) You see... he is a drummer and he is always trying to find me a new bass instead of buying himself new drums. We play together in different bands and I know he meant well. I just think it looks like a bass trying to be a guitar. It is difficult to find short scale... because that is what I perfer to play so he grabbed this one. Perhaps a little too hasty. The Mustang is a pretty good short scale bass, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 Today my husband came home with a new Fender P Bass Jr. for me. He was all excited. Needless to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fran da Man Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 You've never visited websites for overseas luthiers, then. Most folks actually measure in mm, not inches. 3/5ths of a milimeter? or even 3/5ths of a centimeter wouldn't be listed that way. It be listed in tenths or hundreds which leads right back to milimeters...then that would be listed in tenths or hundreds or thousands...not no 3/5ths. Unless of course the bass is liquid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deep Bass Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 3/5 = 6/10 = 0.60, which is about 0.59. So assuming Guitar Trader is correct, the scale length is 28.59 inches (726.186 mm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassred Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 I played one in a store when they first came out, I thought they'd be a great travel bass, something to take on a plane.. I'd rock one, just because it would be funny to see the bass smaller than the guitar! The sound was pretty f'in good, but they wanted the same $$ as for a MIM P-bass....No way I'd pay that kind of scratch for a kids sized axe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulyWally Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassred Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 Size is one of the reasons I love me Schecter, my Jazz bass5 string eats me up, the Schecter is a better looking body size on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted July 20, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 20, 2007 3/5 = 6/10 = 0.60, which is about 0.59.So assuming Guitar Trader is correct, the scale length is 28.59 inches (726.186 mm). Not likely that Guitar Trader is correct, I think. A big deal is made out of the Jr being 10% downsized. Normal P scale is 34". 10% less is 34"-3.4"=30.6", or 30 3/5 inches. 28 3/5" ought to be far too small, at 84%. Even 29 3/5" is only 87%. It's not a bad idea, though. 10% smaller in all dimensions should make it more than 25% lighter. Of course, it has to sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deep Bass Posted July 20, 2007 Members Share Posted July 20, 2007 Not likely that Guitar Trader is correct, I think. A big deal is made out of the Jr being 10% downsized. Normal P scale is 34". 10% less is 34"-3.4"=30.6", or 30 3/5 inches. 28 3/5" ought to be far too small, at 84%. Even 29 3/5" is only 87%.It's not a bad idea, though. 10% smaller in all dimensions should make it more than 25% lighter. Of course, it has to sound good. I was wondering about the 10% smaller spec and if that referred to just the body, or both the body and neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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