Guitar Scale?, The size.....Not pentatonic, harmonic minor, etc. |
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Guitar Scale?, The size.....Not pentatonic, harmonic minor, etc. |
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Jan 24 2008, 01:08 AM |
Could someone kindly explain the scale(s) to me. Is this the length of the neck, or the whole guitar? Or is it referring to something else? If it is referring to the neck, then I assume a longer scale length would mean that the frets are spaced further apart?? If this is the case, what guitar(s) have the longest scale lengths? Check out Andrew's excellent Theory Lessons... Here is a little help: Scales This post has been edited by kyldeee: Jan 24 2008, 01:10 AM -------------------- Music really is a way to reach out and hold on to each other in a healthy way. - Stevie Ray Vaughan |
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Jan 24 2008, 01:17 AM |
Check out Andrew's excellent Theory Lessons... Here is a little help: Scales LOL Didn't really read this part of the title: "The size.....Not pentatonic, harmonic minor, etc.", did ya? -------------------- Gear I wish I still owned:
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Jan 24 2008, 02:20 AM |
Hi.
Fret spacing is quite related to pickpup placement and total number of frets. The pickup placement I guess it is pretty much related to the vendor. About the number of frets and considering only common guitars, I guess that 24 fret will have a longest length than 22 fret so that the latest frets are still playable. The 12th fret is to be half the way from the headstock to the bridge, and the 24th fret has to be halfway from 12th to bridge. So if one wants to have playable frets on the end of the guitar, it has to be larger for 24 fret. However the size of the frets in a 24 fret guitar make a little hard to play on the first few frets... Chords with relatively big opening (such as E/G#) are a harder... -------------------- my "Thank you GMC!" video
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