Comments on: Choose the Guitar Neck Scale Length That Fits..

By: Daniel R. Lehrman

Daniel R. Lehrman — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:45:47 +0000

They make hi quality 3/4 sized guitars. Go to Guitar Center and play a bunch of guitar until you find one you like.

By: aaron

aaron — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:29:05 +0000

a great post. but i really wanna know bout a guitar’s neck width. my fingers are kind of short and i want to know if a regular les paul or prs would suit me. i’m really fascinated by prs tremonti se which has a wide neck. can i play it?

By: Daniel R. Lehrman

Daniel R. Lehrman — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:42:18 +0000

Pitch only. A short length is better for smaller hands. I like the longer Strat scale.

Let me know,
Danny

By: James

James — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:38:12 +0000

Thank you for the information on the reasoning for the 2 scale lengths. Does the distance from the nut to the bridge make a difference in the pitch or tuning of the guitar?

By: Dean Adkins

Dean Adkins — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:42:11 +0000

Nobody has been able to answer this. I have a Westone with a 25.5″ scale over 24 frets. I cannot change the trem system to a Floyd because that sets the intonation back too far (1/2″ too far leaves it 1/2 step flat on notes above the 12th fret).
My question to you; can I change the neck to a 22 fret job and bring the 12th fret in to compensate for the 1/2″ I need to lose on the tremolo?

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:31:05 +0000

Mitch I hope you got the answer by now, but since I’m here: if you cut the length of any string in half, the tone jumps 1 octave. This means the neck length & fret configuration on any guitar must be set so the 12th (octave) fret is exactly half the length from the 2 ends of the string (i.e. from the bridge to the nut). For a given body the neck size is not 100% predetermined, but a longer neck must have wider-spaced & fewer frets; and a shorter neck must have closer-together & more frets.

By: Mark Main

Mark Main — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 06:20:13 +0000

An interesting study by luthier and scientist R.M. Mottola (Mottola, R.M. “Sustain and Electric Guitar Neck Joint Type” American Lutherie #91, 2007, p. 52.) where he documents that there was very little difference in sustain between the 3 basic neck types and that they findings were completely the opposite to commonly held beliefs. Here are the rankings with BEST sustain listed first:

1. Bolt-Ons (e.g. most Fender guitars) — BEST SUSTAIN
2. Set Necks (neck is glued to the body with a tenon joint; e.g. most Gibson guitars)
3. Through Neck (necks & body made from the same piece of wood) — WORST SUSTAIN

By: wp

wp — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:41:26 +0000

PRS necks are 25″ scale…and you’re right it makes a very big difference on which neck you get…also if you replace a neck it makes all the difference in terms of intonation…..

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By: Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:51:05 +0000

i have a question…
i have a guitar that i pieced together, and its neck is the wrong scale…
i never had the original neck, and i have no idea how to figure out what scale it needs.
i cant set the intonation, and im positive its the neck.
i cant seem to find any sort of formula to figure out what neck i need…
can you help me? ha.

thank you!

By: Guitar Rock

Guitar Rock — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:00:23 +0000

The neck is so important. My acoustic has a wide neck and better for finger picking. My electric, G&L, has a narrow neck like a fender and is great for solos.

By: Ovidiu - GuitarFlame

Ovidiu - GuitarFlame — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:46:08 +0000

Interesting post. Also to consider the width of the neck in case of small hands. Or the radius. Have posts on this topics, I guess they should be interesting, I like this kind of posts

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:18:26 +0000

neck size definitely makes a difference. thanks for making it all make sense.