Fender Japan Smart Size series

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:19 pm

Fender Smart Size series

ST57SS

ST62SS

JB62SS

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:02 am

Wait what?

SCALE: 285mm

285mm = 11.22"

So the length from nut to bridge is less than a foot? How? Why? The basses are 14" scale. Pretty cute though.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:25 am

It says in the description that it's 85% that of a standard guitar. I don't know if that means scale or body size. I think that would make sense for the scale as that would be a 21.675" scale.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:28 am

Fuck, love the Jazz Basses.

I take it these are overhead compartment-able.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:28 am

Smart people are smaller?

h8mtv · Post by **h8mtv** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:34 am

I want one of those basses.

mixtape · Post by **mixtape** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:35 am

HNB wrote:Smart people are smaller?

Works for me. I'd like my Jazz Bass now. Although the sonic blue Strat with the bridge hot rails is not bad for a Strat.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:53 am

Fender, you idiots.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:57 am

Fender's Target Demographic?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:15 am

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:19 am

I WANT TO FILL IN THE TUNING MACHINE HOLES ON THE J AND PUT GUITAR MACHINES ON THEM

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:20 am

NUT WITDTH 40MM

pretty sure that wouldn't work at all with 13's

Post by **dots** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:50 am

Sloan wrote:Fender, you idiots.

kinda hafta +1 this, sadly. their devoted base has been clamoring for years decades to see more variety, so fender answers by essentially offering small replicas of what they have been building for almost 60 years.

BillClay · Post by **BillClay** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:18 am

WOULD YOU TAKE A FUCKING LOOK AT HOW SMART THE SIZE OF THESE FICKING GUITARS ARE!?!?!

+11111111111 for max intelligence1!

Phil O'Keefe · Post by **Phil O'Keefe** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:39 am

jcyphe wrote:It says in the description that it's 85% that of a standard guitar. I don't know if that means scale or body size. I think that would make sense for the scale as that would be a 21.675" scale.

That seems about right. I was going to guess in the 22" - 22.5" scale range based on the comparison pictures.

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:26 pm

Certainly looks 22" ish.

It would be fun to have, just so I could look like a total GIANT playing it.

James · Post by **James** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:20 pm

jcyphe wrote:

2013 Official Fender Color Chart

George · Post by **George** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:24 pm

Don't see a problem, but surely the 80s Bullets would be better reissued? And what about a Mussy bass with a jazz pickups?

I dunno, I think people would look a bit silly playing these.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:46 pm

Fenders attempt of the squier mini? ha.

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:48 pm

As much as a shorter scale would make the J-bass the most desirable four-stringer I could ever wish for, this is taking it a bit too far...even for me.