Short Love

Of those shown in the “Guitar World Best short-scale basses 2022” article, only one is offered in a left hand model (a similar Höfner Ignition, Pro Edition), but there are some other short scales offered in LH by Gibson and Ibanez that might be considered. See the Left Handed Bass Instruments (Lefty Bass) topic, where there are the following number of left handed short scale basses shown below by brand (I mark them with §):

  • Danelectro - 1
  • Eastwood - 7
  • Gibson - 1 (Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass)
  • G&L Guitars - 1
  • Guild - 1
  • Hagstrom - 2 (these seem nice, at least I’m attracted to them)
  • Harley Benton - 1
  • Höfner - 7 (all of their LH are short scale; the Pro Edition Ignition LH is model HOF-HI-BB-PE-L-SB)
  • Ibanez - 1 (the popular GSRM20L “miKro”)
  • Revelation - 1 (a 6 string model)
  • Sire - 1
  • Spector - 1
  • Warwick - 1

That’s 26 models, but I suppose not all would make the Guitar World list. If you don’t see a brand on that list, then the brand doesn’t currently offer a short scale bass in left hand orientation, that I’ve found. If anyone knows of any others, please let me know and I’ll add to the list.

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