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NKGP · 01-06-2012, 09:39 AM

Pics first:

RG-25,5"-24 frets

RG-26,5"-24 frets

RG-26,5"-21 frets

FR-25,5"-24 frets

FR-26,5"-24 frets

FR-26,5"-21 frets

- Normally I tune my guitars to drop B, but now and then I go lower. Since I want to keep tension and want to sound tight I thought "why not add an inch to the scale length".
Question: will this difference be noticeable?

- I'm not the tallest guy in the world, but my hands are pretty big. I had a 27,5" guitar once and the thing that annoyed me the most was that the lower frets were further away from the body of the guitar. Taking a bar chord on the first fret wasn't easy so I thought "why not give up 3 frets for a normal nut-body distance".
Question: Does this have a negative consequence?

So as you probably noticed, I've put the regular guitar first, then the one with the longer neck, and then the same one except the neck is missing 3 frets and is shifted towards the body. This both for the RG and the FR.

Personally I think the RG26,5"21 looks like a toy, but the FR26,5"21 looks even more classy than the original.

What are your thoughts?

01-06-2012, 09:39 AM	#1
NKGP ss.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Belgium Posts: 59 Thanked: 5	Help me decide: Scale Length (25,5"-26,5") / Shape (RG-FR) / Frets (24-21) w/ mockups Pics first: RG-25,5"-24 frets RG-26,5"-24 frets RG-26,5"-21 frets FR-25,5"-24 frets FR-26,5"-24 frets FR-26,5"-21 frets - Normally I tune my guitars to drop B, but now and then I go lower. Since I want to keep tension and want to sound tight I thought "why not add an inch to the scale length". Question: will this difference be noticeable? - I'm not the tallest guy in the world, but my hands are pretty big. I had a 27,5" guitar once and the thing that annoyed me the most was that the lower frets were further away from the body of the guitar. Taking a bar chord on the first fret wasn't easy so I thought "why not give up 3 frets for a normal nut-body distance". Question: Does this have a negative consequence? So as you probably noticed, I've put the regular guitar first, then the one with the longer neck, and then the same one except the neck is missing 3 frets and is shifted towards the body. This both for the RG and the FR. Personally I think the RG26,5"21 looks like a toy, but the FR26,5"21 looks even more classy than the original. What are your thoughts?