Guitar-Scale Basses ~ Luthiery Laboratories

Guitar-Scale Basses

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Basses built with the scale length of a guitar, typically 25.5 inches.

Stratocaster Micro Bass 1

Stratocaster Micro Bass 2

Guitar-Scale Basses

Stratocaster Micro Bass 1

Eden paddle-head guitar neck converted to bass. Strings are lower four of 5-string set, unwound to fit 25" scale.

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Stratocaster Micro Bass 2

Originally all red, refinished in black burst. Eden paddle-head guitar neck converted to bass. Strings are lower four of 5-string sets, unwound to fit 25" scale.

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Bass Projects

Audiovox 736 Replica Bass

Audiovox Gibson-style Bass

Audiovox Ukulele Bass

Audiovox Fretless Bass

Audiovox Danelectro-style Bass

Audiovox Electric Upright Bass

BC Rich "Osprey" Bass

Brownsville Violin Bass

Cowbell Bass

Danelectro Silvertone 1443 Bass

Danelectro Pro-1 Bass

Fender Jazzmaster Bass 1

Fender Jazzmaster Bass 2

Fender Jazzmaster Bass 3

Fender Stratocaster Bass 1

Fender Stratocaster Bass 2

Fender Stratocaster Micro Bass 2

Fender Stratocaster Micro Bass 1

Fender Stratocaster Fretless Bass

Fender Stratocaster Bass VI

Fender Stratocaster Uke Bass

Fender Stratocaster Bass IV

Fender Telecaster Bass

SX Precision Bass

Gibson Fenderbird Bass 1

Gibson Fenderbird Bass 2

Gibson Reverse Fenderbird Bass

Kubicki Bass

Mosrite Bass

Schwinn Stingray Bass

Rickenbacker 325 Bass 1

Rickenbacker 325 Bass 2

Rickenbacker 325 Bass 3

Rickenbacker 4001 Bass 1

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Conversion Necks

A conversion neck is one that can convert an instrument from one scale length to another with no other modification. A common conversion is 34" to 32". By overhanging the 20th fret, or leaving it off, you can use the stock bridge location on the body, just adjust for intonation. Such a neck will work on any standard bass body. A conversion from 34" to 30" requires overhanging two frets, or losing one or both.

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