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09-04-2019, 07:03 AM
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Capo/Guitar Idea
For some of us who like the sound of a capo'd guitar...
Have you ever thought what a guitar would sound like if it was a full-bodied guitar...ie.., Jumbo-Dread..GA that had a 21-22in scale ??? I did a search at Sweet Water and couldn't find anything.. And I don't mean a 3/4 or even 7/8 guitar I mean a Standard size guitar with a short scale to mimic a capo'd guitar... 
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09-04-2019, 07:14 AM
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What advantages would that guitar have over a dread with a capo?
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#3
09-04-2019, 07:25 AM
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09-04-2019, 07:30 AM
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Unless you also join the neck to the body at a lower fret, shortening the scale length necessitates moving the bridge higher, reaching a point where bracing and resonance changes dramatically.
Put another way; if you take a 25.5" scale length dreadnaught guitar and shorten the scale to 22" while keeping a 14 fret join, the bridge will need to be located 3.5" further north. If you don't change anything else about the guitar's shape, that brings it perilously close to the sound hole, and distant from the wide part of the top where it can vibrate at the deepest pitches. So you have to also compensate for shorter scale length by joining the neck at a lower fret, and there are diminishing returns with that approach in terms of playability.
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09-04-2019, 07:43 AM
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It's simply a matter of where my voice usually works with the songs I work on, plus it's a better angle for my left wrist. I think our best shot at that would be to frankenstein a Taylor neck with a newly cut fretboard.
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