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Topic: Advantages? |
Gary Watkins
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Bristol, VA
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Posted 9 May 2018 7:13 am |
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Is there an advantage from a 24 inch scale to a 24 1/4 inch scale?
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Ian Rae
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Posted 9 May 2018 7:20 am
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Manufacturers choose the scale length that works best for their design philosphy. There's no difference to the player. I have two PSGs. One is 24", the other is 25½" and they sound slightly different because they are different brands; but they are no different to play.
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Gary Watkins
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Bristol, VA
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Posted 9 May 2018 7:24 am
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| Ian Rae wrote: |
| Manufacturers choose the scale length that works best for their design philosphy. There's no difference to the player. I have two PSGs. One is 24", the other is 25½" and they sound slightly different because they are different brands; but they are no different to play. |
Thanks Ian. Does your 25 1/2" scale have longer sustain than the 24"?
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Ian Rae
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Posted 9 May 2018 10:06 am
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Yes, Gary, I guess it does a little but it's a better instrument anyway! The received wisdom is that longer scale length gives more sustain but I know of no physical reason why it should be so. How quickly the vibrational energy in the strings is dissipated will depend on many other parameters.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 10 May 2018 6:38 pm
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| Ian Rae wrote: |
| Yes, Gary, I guess it does a little but it's a better instrument anyway! The received wisdom is that longer scale length gives more sustain but I know of no physical reason why it should be so. How quickly the vibrational energy in the strings is dissipated will depend on many other parameters. |
(Yes...long clotheslines flop around more in the wind than short ones.  )
A longer string would simply allow more movement, and more movement to start means a longer decay, all else being equal. Still, like you say, there are many other factors involved, and I'm skeptical about 1/4" being enough to make a significant difference. |
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Georg Sørtun
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Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 10 May 2018 8:39 pm
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Longer total string-length for a given gauge, do mean higher tension. Higher tension tends to translate into increased sustain, but also shorter string-life on a PSG.
Total string-length does of course include string over changer and in keyhead – regular or keyless, so scale alone doesn't tell much. |
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John Goux
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California, USA
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Posted 12 May 2018 12:38 am
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24†vs 24.25†seems like an incremental difference but it does sound different. It reminds me of the difference between a Fender and a Gibson electric.
With all the variables between steels it would be difficult to generalize without the same instrument built with different scale lengths.
My personal opinion, I would say 24†has a richer midrange and better sustain above the 12rh fret.
I would say longer scale sounds bigger overall and sustains better in the low register.
This is my opinion YMMV. The shorter scale guitars are older MSA, Sho-bud, Desert Rose and GFI. The longer scale guitars are basically everything else.
It is an orange and a tangerine.
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Ian Rae
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Posted 12 May 2018 12:43 am
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I would add to what I said above by admitting that the 25.5" scale makes the bottom strings on the C6 less flobby.
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