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Don't listen to anyone who suggests a short-scale child's bass, he'll outgrow it far too quickly and they usually sound and feel crap. Get him started on a proper bass now, and as he grows into it he'll just have an easier time, rather than having to then change to another instrument later on and re-adjust.
I've got the 5 string and the Low B is as good as my Stingray 5. It was £299 brand new. The 4 string is cheaper still.
But if you want long scale then as an alternative to the Squiers and regular Ibanez models see if you can find a Sandberg Electra series.
The Electra Series is Sandberg's budget range and they are excellent value and well worth a later pickup upgrade if he wants.
https://speakerimpedance.co.uk/?act=two_parallel&page=calculator
Neither is a Rickenbacker
Neither is a Gretsch
Or the Short scale Stingray (and budget Sterling model)
Or Guilds
Or the Sandberg Lionel
Or the Fender Japan 32 inch scale jazz and p basses.
They can sound different to 34 scale basses, but they don't actually have to, and more importantly different does not mean worse. Just different. By the same measure, extra long scale does not mean it will sound better. My old 34 scale Marleaux had the best B string I'd ever heard and that was even up against the Dingwall I had (Canadian one).
https://speakerimpedance.co.uk/?act=two_parallel&page=calculator
That said, a reasonably-sized 11-year-old boy is probably about as big as Suzi Quatro, and she used a Telecaster Bass with no apparent difficulty, so I think scale length is largely irrelevant.
An actual *child's* bass - with a scale shorter than 30" - is a different thing and not really a good idea unless you have a specific need for something that short.
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I'd start him off on the P though and only find something smaller if he continues to struggle past the normal learning period.
From what I've heard about the CV P he'll be the envy of most tween beginners.
P.s. Very cool that he's interested in bass at that age
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Was expecting it to be crap but it's actually really good.
It has a skinny neck suitable for shorter fingers...... and it's cheap.