(Basses with modified) scale length

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Thomas Erickson

Isn't this like what bass guitarists say about long scale guitars sounding "tighter"? I've played them and I'm pretty sure it isn't the case; there are a lot of factors involved, most of which seem pretty arbitrary. Not to be argumentative, of course - just sayin'...

I think longer being deeper is not equal to being tighter. Longer is more flexible, therefore maybe NOT tighter. There are many factors that go into 'tighter'. With all the basses of the same length have you played over time I am sure you found some tighter and some looser. Length was not the issue there. Also, some were deeper and some were not.