Budget Guitars with 2 5/16" or 2 3/8" Bridge String Spacing - Page 2

JBMINN · #16 01-18-2021, 10:17 AM

I have a Guild GAD 30R and have always felt that it had roomy string spacing. Just measured it and found it to be 2 3/8". That's with a 1 3/4" nut width and a 25.5" scale. I think it's a very good sounding guitar and if you're patient you can usually find them in the $500 to $600 range on Reverb.

mikethebook · #17 01-18-2021, 10:24 AM

Sounds good! I'll check that out. Thanks very much.

docwatsonfan · #18 01-22-2021, 05:36 PM

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Fitness1 I've never heard of an RK BR341. Are you sure you don't mean a Blueridge? That's worth me checking out anyway.

I did look at the RK G6 000 14 fret model because it has 1 3/4" and 2 1/4" plus a shorter scale which, ideally, I would prefer but I'm put off by a chunky neck (starting at 23mm deep) which might make fretting the bottom string with my thumb more of a challenge higher up the neck. I'll look at the 12 fret model but I imagine the neck may be much the same but maybe you could comment on that. Thanks.

the rk I owned had a medium neck, not too chunky but not thin

I just picked up a Loar L0 18 VS , an L00 lookalike
00 size, but with a 15" lower bout, and about 000/ OM thickness
1 13/16" nut width , 2 5/16 saddle spacing, 24 3/4 scale
solid red spruce top, laminate back and sides
burst finish like the old Gibsons....

the neck has a slight v shape which I have quickly come to really admire!
Neck profile is not chunky at all, so comfortable, and the guitar sounds really nice!

I got mine for $259 used and couldn't be happier!

mikethebook · #19 01-23-2021, 02:46 AM

That sounds ideal for me. I'll check it out. Thanks very much.

Wellington · #20 01-23-2021, 08:57 AM

You can buy lots of Guild Westerly series for 500 new with a wide string spacing.

mikethebook · #21 01-23-2021, 10:23 AM

I've looked at Guild Westerly guitars and the M140 has 2 1/4" string spacing but I don't know of any other models that have a wider spacing than that. But I'd love to hear more details if you could point me to any.

Wellington · #22 01-23-2021, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mikethebook

I've looked at Guild Westerly guitars and the M140 has 2 1/4" string spacing but I don't know of any other models that have a wider spacing than that. But I'd love to hear more details if you could point me to any.

Shoot you're right, they're 2 1/4, not 2 3/8.

mikethebook · #23 01-23-2021, 03:17 PM

No problem. Thanks for trying!