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Joseph Barcus
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Volga West Virginia
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Posted 7 May 2007 11:25 am |
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| whats the +/- of a 24 1/4 inch neck to a 24 inch scale neck? |
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 7 May 2007 11:39 am
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| 1/4 inch? |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 7 May 2007 12:06 pm
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Is this a trick question?  |
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Mike Shefrin
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Posted 7 May 2007 12:14 pm
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Curt Langston
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Posted 7 May 2007 12:48 pm
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| The Emmons does in fact seem to have slightly more sustain and a bigger sound but I couldn't say whether this is due to the scale of the guitars or not. |
Indeed it does Mike.
My Sierra keyless has a 25 inch scale, and it has exceptional sustain. |
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Joseph Barcus
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Volga West Virginia
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Posted 7 May 2007 12:51 pm
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| yes I think thats what the guy wanted me to ask. you guys are covering it well. Joe |
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Jerry Roller
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Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 7 May 2007 1:59 pm
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I don't think a 1/4" makes any difference in the tone of a guitar and I don't think that should be an issue in choosing a guitar.
Jerry |
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Mike Shefrin
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Posted 7 May 2007 2:22 pm
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
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Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 7 May 2007 3:47 pm
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| Having owned both, 24" and 24 1/4, I don't thing that the extra quarter inch has as much to do with sustain as the overall length of the guitar does. JMO I have no experience with the 25 inch scale guitars. |
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richard burton
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Britain
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Posted 7 May 2007 9:21 pm
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The height of the strings above the body/ neck makes for a difference in tone.
I've found that the lower the strings are to the body, the poorer the tone.
Only in my opinion, of course |
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Brendan Mitchell
From:
Melbourne Australia
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Posted 7 May 2007 10:47 pm
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| Like the 1/4" involved in circumcision , it's no skin off my nose . |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 8 May 2007 12:12 am
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I don't know about the difference (if any) in sound, but the longer the scale length, the easier it is to intonate up the neck. Even 1/4 inch makes a difference.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 8 May 2007 5:35 pm
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| whats the +/- of a 24 1/4 inch neck to a 24 inch scale neck? |
IMHO, for the average player, not a thing. All other things being equal, I don't think anyone but some of the top pros would actually be able to tell the difference!
That's only about a 1% change (in total string length), and that's simply not enough to be what I would term "significant". |
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