The answer for me is is that apart from being physically easier they are a lot of fun to play. I like the different, more rubbery sound compared to a long scale. My Mustang also works really well with effects. My Precision is still getting plenty of game time as it can do some things the JMJ can't. It's nice to have a choice. i know they are quite faddy but that's what made me try one to see what all the fuss is about. It's certainly a different world to my first short scale which was an horrendous Avon EB0 copy.