42" for me seems to work well. I've played on basses from 37"-42" and I thought all along that because I have smaller hands I should use a sub-41" string length. My luthier built me a bass with a very nice thin thin making the 42" string length very easy to play on. In fact it's easier than the Hungarian Solo Bass with a 40" mensure. I think a lot of it has to do with action, neck width and set-up. I also prefer a D neck
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