What are the quietest short-scale bass guitars available?
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HILS NEXT HNB3 - Short Scale Headless Bass - Ivory (Minor Blemish)
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£301.27 ≈ | 30 | 4 | Mahogany | 5-piece maple/walnut | Indian Laurel | Single humbucker |
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The HILS NEXT HNB3 is a 4-string short-scale (30 in) headless bass designed for portability and comfort, weighing about 5.5 pounds and coming with a deluxe padded gig bag. It uses a warm mahogany body with a 5-piece maple/walnut neck and a single humbucker with simple volume and tone controls, making it well-suited for straightforward, full-range bass tone without extra complexity. ★ Ideal forIts 30 in scale length and lightweight headless design help keep the instrument compact and comfortable, while the single-humbucker setup with passive volume/tone controls makes it a good choice for quieter, simpler short-scale bass playing with less on-board electronics. |
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Ibanez GSR20M miKro Bass - Metallic Purple with Jatoba Fingerboard
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£166.11 ≈ | 28.6 in | 4 | Poplar | Maple | Jatoba | PJ |
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The Ibanez miKro GSR20M is a short-scale 4-string electric bass designed for compact comfort, featuring a maple neck and a jatoba fingerboard. It uses Dynamix P (neck) and J (bridge) pickups in a PJ configuration for versatile tones, with simple volume/tone style controls. It suits players who want an easy-to-fret short-scale bass with a classic P/J pickup blend, including beginners and smaller-stature players. ★ Ideal forIts 28.6 in short scale and compact miKro design make it easier to fret quietly at lower string tension than longer-scale basses, while the PJ Dynamix pickups are passive for straightforward, low-noise use. |
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Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro Short Scale Bass Guitar - Brown Sunburst with Purpleheart Fingerboard
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£150.26 ≈ | 28.6 | 4 | Poplar | Maple | Purpleheart | PJ |
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The Ibanez miKro GSRM20 is a short-scale (28.6 in) 4-string electric bass built for comfort and easy playability, especially for smaller hands and travel-sized setups. It has a poplar body with a maple bolt-on neck and a purpleheart fingerboard, delivering classic bass tones from a PJ pickup layout. It's a passive instrument with individual volumes and a master tone. ★ Ideal forIf you're looking for the quietest short-scale basses, the GSRM20's passive PJ pickup setup (with separate P neck and J bridge pickup volumes) lets you blend and dial down output for lower-volume playing while staying on a compact 28.6 in short scale. |
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