The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!

I thought it would make sense to have a more general thread dedicated to lovers of short scale basses, such as my self. So tell your story of how you got into short scale basses, show off your short scales, and tell their story. The scene is yours fellow short scale bass enthusiast! Inspired by this thread : I started out playing a regular 34" scale bass, a great old Aria Pro II Laser Electric Classic bass, which I by the way still own, but as I at some point g

I can't remember if I posted this more recent photo of my just 28.6" scale Ibanez GSRM20 neck + GSRM20B body Mikro Bass, that I named "Dud Bottomfeeder", but anyway here it is, possibly again : Equipped with an EMG Geezer Butler P pickup, and strung with Elixir Nanoweb coated nickel-plated roundwound hex steel core guitar strings of the gauges .080 - .062 - .046 - .036, tuned in G standard tuning, as in 3 half steps above regular 4 string bass E standard tuning.