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Old May 7th, 2008, 01:26 AM   #3 (permalink)
Nick JD
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I've just been talking with my gal about this. She wants a small scale bass - like a mustang bass with a 30 inch scale.

I've got a couple of unfretted necks and some wood for a body, and I noticed that there's about 5 inches of wood behind a tele bridge...

So I think I'll make her a 29" scale, four string bass using a tele neck but just fretting it to a 29" scale and place the bridge on the very edge by the strap button.

If you're not worried about having less than 18 frets, a baritone could easily be made with a standard tele neck.
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