| Official Luthiers Forum! http://w-ww.luthiersforum.com/forum/ |
|
| What Gibson scale to use on a fret scale? http://w-ww.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10123&t=38884 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | dzsmith [ Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What Gibson scale to use on a fret scale? |
I'm working on a new guitar and will order SM's Gibson fret scale. There are three normal scales and one long scale. I plan to use one of the normal scales. Does anyone have a preference to which scale to use? I plan to use a 16" radius rather than 12". These scales supposedly match Gibson guitar samples. 24-9/16 24-5/8 24-3/4 Thanks for advice, Dan |
|
| Author: | Stuart Gort [ Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Gibson scale to use on a fret scale? |
I use a 24.6" Les Paul scale with a 10.5"-13.4" compound radius fretboard. I doubt too many people could tell the difference between the three you listed when playing them. |
|
| Author: | Mike Baker [ Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Gibson scale to use on a fret scale? |
I use 24.562", which I think is equivelent to 24 and 9/16". I use it because that's the one I first used, so I'm set up for it. And also because it's the shortest of Gibson's 24 and 3/4" scales. When I think Gibson I think short scale, so I want as much difference between Fender's 25.5" and Gibson's scale( the two scales I use most often). That's 24.562" in my book. But I think I see more builders using 24.625" or even 24.75". But I agree that you most likely won't be able to feel the difference. There might be some tonal difference between 24.562" and 24.75", but with everyhing else that goes into building a guitar, I doubt anyone could actually physically hear it. |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 5 hours |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|