We find that using a short scale will most often make a guitar’s tone softer and warmer. The shorter scale also makes the guitar feel easier to play due to less string tension (when compared to a long-scale instrument).
Considering this, are Fender Mustang short scale?
Moderately priced at $189.50, the original Mustang was a dual-pickup, 22-fret, medium-scale guitar that owed much to the Duo-Sonic, although it had an offset waist like a Jazzmaster. A very few 21-fret short-scale models were also built. The Mustang was the first Fender student model with a vibrato system.
One may also ask, are short scale guitars better for small hands? Short scale length guitars result in an easier reach between frets for those guitar players with small hands. The tradeoff is softer action and less string tension, which tonally has less snap and more warmth.
In this manner, are short scale guitars worth it?
Scale length can have a significant effect on playability. All factors being equal (string gauge, string length beyond the nut and saddle, break angles, and so on), shorter scales produce lower string tension, are more elastic, easier to fret, and require less arm extension.
Are the frets smaller on a 3/4 guitar?
Although a ¾ guitar is significantly larger than a ukulele it is still small enough so that children or grown-ups that don’t have long fingers can play them without struggling to reach low notes.
| ¾ guitar | Full size guitar | |
|---|---|---|
| Scale length | 24 inches or less | 24 inches or more |
| Frets | 18 or less | 19 or more |
Do short scale guitars sound different?
Guitars with short scale lengths tend to sound warmer and a tad fuller than guitars with longer scales, as the lower amount of tension allows their strings to vibrate more freely.
Does PRS make a short scale guitar?
A 24.5″ scale is the shortest stock scale length for PRS.
How does scale length affect guitar sound?
The greater spacing of harmonics on strings that span a longer scale gives an impression of greater chime and shimmer, and yields a tighter low E. Alternately, strings on a shorter scale instrument yield more closely packed harmonics and increase warmth, thickness, and “fur” in the tone.
What guitars have a 24 inch scale?
What is Scale Length
- 24″ (610mm) Fender Jaguar, Fender Mustang.
- 24.5″ (622mm) Paul Reed Smith Santana Signature series.
- 24.75″ (628mm) most Gibson and Epiphone models.
- 25″ (635mm) most PRS, Carvin, and Danelectric models.
- 25.5″ (648mm) most Fender, Ibanez, Jackson, Kramer, Schecter, Squier, and Steinberger models.
What is the standard scale length for an acoustic guitar?
Among acoustic guitars, the most common scales are clustered around 25.4–25.5 inches and 24.75 inches. However, to determine the scale of a guitar, you can’t just measure from nut to saddle, since the bridge saddle positions are moved or compensated away from the theoretical scale point to correct intonation.
Which guitars have shorter scale length?
Fender does have short-scale models – namely the Jaguar, Mustang, and Duo-Sonic (which we review below) – which are all 24″. The interesting thing is the Gibson full-length guitars are shorter by default. Les Paul scale length is usually smaller (around 24 ¾”) and their SG and Melody Maker models are also 24 ¾”.