Osiris

Who are you? - The Who

Are you actually speaking out in favour of compression? This really is heralding in the end of days.

The end - The Doors

Don't believe a word - Thin Lizzy

Slide away - Oasis

Dizzy - Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff

One second - Paradise Lost

Not quite. A different sound, sometimes darker, sometimes not, just different. No better or worse than a bigger bass, just different. I haven't measured the harmonic content but I wouldn't describe it as lacking anything, if anything the sound is, generally speaking, richer in the lows and low mids, so a different harmonic profile but not one that is lacking any harmonic content.

Too drunk to f*** - Dead Kennedy's

The devil put dinosaurs here - Alice in chains

Rhyme of the ancient mariner - Iron Maiden

Isolation - Joy Division

Was it The Members?

We are Sick on the Bus - Sick on the Bus

Sorry, I think I may have misheard you.

I want you - Inspiral Carpets

Oblivion - Terrorvision

Too rolling stoned - Robin Trower

Protest and survive - Discharge

Givin' the dog a bone - AC/DC

This was my experience too, especially being a bit of a short ar5e myself. A wrist injury eventually made playing 'normal' basses all but impossible for more than a few minutes. A mate of mine who works in health care, and is also a bass player, suggested trying a short scale to see if that helped - and it was a revelation. I could now play for hours without cramping up and the tighter fret spacing made playing feel ridiculously easy compared to my old big basses, so much so that whenever I pick up a 34" scale bass it feels cumbersome and impractical. I've slowly replaced all of basses with short scales now and can't see myself ever owning anything longer. Fnarr. While it could be a passing fad, I suspect that there will be a few existing players either picking one up or even transitioning exclusively (another mate of mine who's also been playing for decades is doing just that), not to mention new starters being attracted to the ease of playing compared to the standard monoliths. After all, it's a legal requirement that every short scale review must describe the bass as 'fun'! So I think they'll be hanging around for a while yet. While they may not eradicate the standard scale bass, they do the same thing in a smaller, lighter, more comfortable and easier to play format. Why make life difficult for yourself?

Run like hell - Pink Floyd

Riverboat song - Ocean Colour Scene

American idiot - Green Day

Wango Tango - Ted Nugent