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Topic: fender scale lengths |
Jerome Hawkes
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Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2010 2:54 pm |
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why did fender offer 3 scale lengths in the 50's? -as mass production oriented as Leo was, this seems odd - is there THAT much difference - i'm looking at a dual 8 and can you visually tell by any means or do you just have to measure them.
i know its been discussed before but what are your opinions of the various lengths.
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Lynn Oliver
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Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Mar 2010 3:48 pm
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| I think the 26" was only offered for a year or two. The 22.5" has two block markers above the 24th fret, the 24.5" has three, and the 26" has four. |
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Rick Collins
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Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2010 6:56 am
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Jerome, I have a 26" & a 22&1/2" scale lengths.
For me, the 26" is best for country and western swing.
I play the 22&1/2" scale for Hawaiian. |
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2010 8:53 am
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| Dom Franco wrote: |
What makes the longer scale better for country?  |
Dom, I really can't tell you why __ don't know for sure.
The characteristics of the 26" are quite different from the short scale.
It could be for the same reason some players prefer one pedal guitar over another.
It just suits a style of playing. |
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Dom Franco
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Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 16 Mar 2010 3:41 pm
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I have been focusing on 3 note slants and more colorful chords lately, and I am surprised that longer length scales work great.
I thought the conventional wisdom said that shorter scales made slants easier? Perhaps you don't have to twist the bar so far, but to me the extra scale length allows for better intonation...
Hmmm 
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2010 8:18 pm
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| Dom Franco wrote: |
I have been focusing on 3 note slants and more colorful chords lately, and I am surprised that longer length scales work great.
I thought the conventional wisdom said that shorter scales made slants easier? Perhaps you don't have to twist the bar so far, but to me the extra scale length allows for better intonation...
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Actually I agree with you Dom.
I don't have any problems with slants on the 26" scale, even in the lower register.
It's what one gets used to.
I play a lot of backward slants on strings one (E) and four (G) of the C6th, on some Hawaiian tunes __
could play the same notes on strings one and three as a forward slant, and I do sometimes.
I just like the sound of the plain string and the wound together, on the short scale. |
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Benjamin Franz
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Posted 17 Mar 2010 4:55 am
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| Dom Franco wrote: |
I thought the conventional wisdom said that shorter scales made slants easier? Perhaps you don't have to twist the bar so far, but to me the extra scale length allows for better intonation...
Hmmm |
Yep, the longer scale gives you a little more margin for error with intonation. |
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