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Topic: Fender Trapezoid Pickup Guitars |
Tony Oresteen
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2022 4:35 pm |
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Did the Fender trapezoid guitars come in multiple scale sizes (like the Stringmasters did) or were they all one scale?
Thanks!
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
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Douglas Schuch
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Valencia, Philippines
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Posted 27 Nov 2022 4:51 pm
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Someone may correct me on this, but it is my understanding that they were all short-scale, i.e. 22.5 IIRC.
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Jeff Mead
From:
London, England
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Posted 29 Nov 2022 3:17 pm
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| Yes, all 22.5" scale. |
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Tony Oresteen
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2022 9:25 pm
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Thanks Doug & Jeff.
So Fender went from 22.5" to 26" scale length and after a year dropped the 26" scale for 22.5" & 24.5" scales ? Wow!
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
PedalMaster D8 |
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Jeff Mead
From:
London, England
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Posted 30 Nov 2022 6:26 am
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| Tony Oresteen wrote: |
Thanks Doug & Jeff.
So Fender went from 22.5" to 26" scale length and after a year dropped the 26" scale for 22.5" & 24.5" scales ? Wow! |
Yes, but the 22.5" trapezoid models were still in production alongside the 26" Stringmaster so Fender had short scale steels in continuous production up until they stopped making steels altogether. |
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Tony Oresteen
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2022 12:52 pm
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Thanks Jeff. Good to know and it makes sense.
I actually like the 26" neck for baritone.
Baritone on the 22.5" & even the 24.5" necks seems weak to me.
Buddy Merrill did "South" on the Lawrence Welk Show and when he jumps to his 4th neck for the baritone part (1:40) I found it weak and tinny. I think he is on a 22.5" scale quad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcipRLzk4zM
Longer scale means bigger strings!
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
PedalMaster D8 |
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