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Could basses be shorter ?

Grambo
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Grambo
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10/29/2006 9:50 pm
I've often wondered if Electric basses could be re- designed with a shorter neck.
i was thinking that they would probably have to have thicker strings ?

But I don't know ?
if you always take the lazy route
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Lordathestrings
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10/30/2006 1:39 am
Tuning shorter strings to bass pitch means making them thicker and/or allowing for the slop that results from the lower tension.

That means higher action, and more neck-bow, which might not be popular with players.
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Grambo
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10/30/2006 1:46 am
Hmm, thanks.
if you always take the lazy route
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