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Old 10-11-2007, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by runner2002 View Post
There's a difference in tone also. A short scale guitar has more of a snap to it - a more persussive quality that I find works well in swing and blues music, while a log scale guitar has more sustain that I think is more bluegrass friendly.
That's interesting. I've always described longer scale instruments as having MORE snap and a percussive quality because of the higher tension. Shorter scale guitars feel "floppy" to me.
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