Members ianlange11 Posted June 29, 2015 Members Share Posted June 29, 2015 Just wondering, from those who have played them, and impressions of those who have not. Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted June 29, 2015 Members Share Posted June 29, 2015 I play 25.5" and 24.75" so it would feel quite comfortble. As for the effect on sound,I'm not sure how much difference there would be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted June 29, 2015 Members Share Posted June 29, 2015 My PRS felt very similar to a strat scale length. It felt MUCH higher tension that a LP though. So I dont think the length vs feel is linear. Not in my experience anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted June 29, 2015 Members Share Posted June 29, 2015 String gauges ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 I played a Yamaha Image (MSG) for several years with 10-42 until my band tuned down to A=432 at which point I changed to 10-52. I also played a Strat and a 335 at the time using the same string gauges. I found that the Yamaha was somewhere in between the Gibson and the Fender in terms of both feel and sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 I own 24" Brian May Gibsons with 24 .75"most and 25.5"Rd Prs 25" and Fender they all feel fine with a slight adjustment period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 25" scale? Why play a wimpy short scale - man up and get a baritone. Add a few more strings (cables, actually), tune it in the cellar and you've got a real guitar Seriously - my preference is always long scale guitars - I'll always build Gibson clones as 24.75 but my favs are 25 or longer. Increased tension is great for downtuning, slide and the blues. (the 12 string above is 26.6, tuned C to C and strung really heavy for a 12. It frickin' roars) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ianlange11 Posted June 30, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 Does anyone else have the experience that knotty does, that 25" scale feels more like a Fender (25.5) than a Gibson (24.75)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 It feels 1/3rd fender and 2/3rd's Gibson, lol. Personally, I really like the 25 scale, had PRS's, had a custom strat neck made with that scale, the SZ's I've owned are 25.1 so they're close too. It's probably my favorite scale but there is no way in knowing unless you try one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 I struggle with anything less than 25.5 in terms of the lack of snap and the teeny fret spaces up high, but I've heard great sounds come from them. I definitely don't think a PRS feels more like a Strat than a LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 9-42 on both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 I struggle with anything less than 25.5 in terms of the lack of snap and the teeny fret spaces up high' date=' but I've heard great sounds come from them. I definitely don't think a PRS feels more like a Strat than a LP.[/quote'] Yeah it always surprised me but to me it always had more of a strat feel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 I like 25.5 and tend to 'over slide' when I go like from open to 12th area on a short scale. I have to actually look, but that is just a reflex thing.Somehow a short scale lacks a feeling of being resonant and alive ( if that wording makes sense?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 Remember to turn it regular and toast both side equally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 It takes a little time readjusting to the scale length when I switch from one to the other, especially in the upper frets which are closer together on a short scale, but that usually subsides quickly. I have long thin fingers so the distance between frets isn't a big issue on shorter scales. I played Violin for many years and the note fingering is extremely tight. Short scales tend to be a bit more finicky getting in tune too because small tuner changes make larger differences in pitch. Having high ratio tuners on shorter scale necks helps allot with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 I don't see 24.75 as "short scale". I have mainly played that, and play 25.5, and played 25, when I was a Danelectro freak some dozen years or so ago. I honestly don't feel that much of a difference, if the guitar is set up properly. Tonally, the difference between the three is minimal UNLESS it's a 24 fret neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ianlange11 Posted June 30, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 I've always been a Fender guy and whenever I try I can never fully adjust to a 24.75 scale guitar. I'm not sure if it is the scale or the neck's back contour, fretboard radius, or something different all together. However I can see the benefits of just a little less tension. Perhaps the 25.1 is a perfect medium, as its pretty much in the middle of the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 IDK, I'm a fan of both short and long scale guitars with some qualifications. I favor 10 - 46 for my string guage as anything less and I hear a decrease in tone and experience an increase in breakage and tuning issues. However, I also have some tendonitis, carpal issues to contend with which makes me favor the playability of short scales. But being that the only guitars I have that are over 25' are Strats (and a Hamer Mirage II) which have trems, I'm able to float the trem in a way in which I have similar tension to my LP types. Long scale hard tails are not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 Guitarpeltunnel getting older scks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 True dat. Starting to get the paraphrased side of Thoreau: "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted July 1, 2015 Members Share Posted July 1, 2015 I like 25.5 and tend to 'over slide' when I go like from open to 12th area on a short scale. I have to actually look, but that is just a reflex thing. Somehow a short scale lacks a feeling of being resonant and alive ( if that wording makes sense?) Sure. You don't hear the term " buttery " in reference to many Strats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted July 1, 2015 Members Share Posted July 1, 2015 I think they're alright. i prefer les paul or strat scale lengths though. but PRS has their own sound which isn't bad. i don't see why i wouldnt use them. but theyre expensive and i can live without them lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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