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04-07-2021, 06:17 PM
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That 24" scale on Emerald X7
For those of you who play this guitar, do you find that switching to another guitar with a longer scale becomes more difficult and visa versa. It would seem (especially for playing live and singing) you need to know where you're fingers are going without looking at them a lot, and having different scale lengths could hinder this.
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#3
04-07-2021, 07:44 PM
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My X7 is my shortest scale; all my other guitars are 24.6", 24.875", and 25.5". No problem at all moving between guitars (and I do so frequently).
The X7 is my most comfortable acoustic guitar, because of that compact size (body). I think the 1 3/4" nut width keeps it from feeling tight.
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#4
04-07-2021, 07:51 PM
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I had a 24" guitar (Martin D Jr.) but it was a bit too short for me. I do agree Kerbie and Captain Jim though, that the neck profile and nut spacing made a huge difference and that is probably why I kept the Martin as long as I did. I find medium or medium light strings work better - and certainly the carbon fiber can handle it!
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#5
04-07-2021, 08:06 PM
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Playing a 24” scale is basically like playing a 25.4” scale with a capo in the first fret. When you play with a capo, do your fingers know where to go? Mine seem to figure it out pretty much immediately... When I had an X7, I never had any problem going back and forth between that and the other acoustic I had with a 25.4” scale...
-Ray
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04-07-2021, 08:30 PM
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Thanks all. The reason I ask, is that when I go from a digital keyboard where the keys are shorter and narrower and then back to an acoustic piano with standard size keys, it takes awhile for my fingers to adjust. And I sing when playing guitar, and when performing, I don't want to be looking at my fingers. This happens when I have to "jump" up or down the neck at a considerable distance. So if I'm playing a couple of different guitars with different scale lengths, the "jump" would be different.
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When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down, “happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. —John Lennon
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#8
04-08-2021, 04:26 AM
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While I can play a 25 1/2” scale guitar just fine, I prefer a shorter scale right around 24.875 ", as it’s less of a stretch for my fingers, and the reduced tension is nice, too.
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#9
04-08-2021, 07:32 AM
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health problems have brought me closer to the world of short scale guitars since some years. now the guitar I use the most is a Taylor GS Mini which has a scale of even 23.5 ". Previously I used an old Fender Gemini II from the 80s with a 25.5" scale. I had no problems in automatically recognizing the correct frets where to put my fingers, maybe at the beginning a few more looks but more for insecurity than for real necessity. Both guitars have a shorter nut width than the standard 1 and 3/4", so I haven't found the exact differences previously described by other users but I suppose that it is more difficult to get used to a different nut width, or a different radius, than a shorter scale. When I go back using the Fender now I find it more uncomfortable for several reasons: the higher tension of the strings, having to spread the arms more as the most used frets are further away from my body, hugging a bigger guitar leads to an unnatural shoulder position. I personally find only advantages from using a short scale guitar.
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#10
04-08-2021, 06:45 PM
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Thanks Domen and seannx for sharing the pluses about short scale necks and smaller bodies.
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When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down, “happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. —John Lennon
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