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Topic: Bar Slants & Neck Scales |
Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Jun 2004 10:50 am |
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All my steels have 22 1/2" scale necks. I didn't actually plan it that way, that's just how it is. Now I'm having a triple neck Remington Steelmaster made for me, and when the question of which scale is better for bar slants comes up, opinions vary. I would have thought 22 1/2" would be easier for slants than 24 1/2", but the fact is I don't think I've ever played on any other scale neck. So - the question is - which scale is better for slants?
Rick
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Jun 2004 11:40 am
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I believe the general idea is that 22,5" scale is best for slants, especially on the first five frets.
In my opinion longer scales have better tone and sustain, so it can be a tough deciscion sometimes.......
Steinar
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2004 1:07 pm
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Jerry Byrd has repeatedly maintained stedfastly that 22.5" was the best for slants. And when one considers that NO player on this earth has slanted better, I gotta go wid him.
Icidently, he also says 3/8" string spacing is the best. Again, I must concur.
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Denny Turner
From:
Oahu, Hawaii USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2004 5:08 pm
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I must agree with Carl (and JB) and most other Pickers, that a short scale is best for slants; But that is conditional upon the first 3-5 frets being used for slants; And I find that using the entire neck is more rewarding ...although some Players avoid the "difficulty" (ie. practice?) of slants on the first 3-5 frets. But, then again, slants on a short scale are more difficult to intone above the 12th fret, than on a long scale. SO, if a Player plays mostly above and avoids slants on the first 3-5 frets, then a longer scale opens up the fret spacing quite noticeably above the 10th fret, making slants up past there noticeably easier.
Aloha,
DT~
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