Shawn Brock -> RE: Scale length longer than ordered? (Jan. 12 2012 3:34:06)
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Boys, all I know is I play the guitar, not the numbers. I think that a 660 guitar that's set up well can and will play better than a 650 guitar with a bad setup. That don't mean that I'm committed to ordering one though... I think the big deal is the extra space on the first few frets, at least that's the big deal for most of us who do a decent amount of open playing... Apparently Anders can feel the difference just as I can. Call me a wuss if you like, but when I make an investment in an instrument, playability, volume and tone are my biggest considerations. If a person is just going to spend his life barring chords, give him a 690 scale and be done with it. He will adapt, or mess up his hands trying... We all should be open to adapting to different scale lengths, in the end it will only make you a better player, but that don't mean you should choose a scale length that your not comfortable with... After all of this time I'm still wondering why the hell we don't concentrate on the neck length and the number of frets, and not the scale length? I have played guitars which have a 54 MM nut, and though I could tell it, they were still quite playable because they were set up great. Someone said that they thought it was impossible for a person to tell the difference in a 650 and a 655 scale, and all I know is that I can. That don't mean that I can't play a 655, but I can tell a difference. Its funny to me that some people think that no one can tell the difference in 650 and 655, but lots of the same people say they can always tell the difference in the nut width. This leaves me shaking my head in wonder... How is it that you can feel 1 MM of difference at the nut and not an extra 5/10 MM spread out over the neck? Maybe its being blind that makes me this way... Not having to worry about looking at the frets and my fretting hand makes a difference. Not that any of you watch your left hand or anything... Or perhaps my preferences come from my experience playing the violin for quite a few years. When you have no frets, space relationships are quite important to your left hand. You develop muscle memory in your left hand and teach your fingers to land in certain spots. Playing the guitar is much the same way to me, so maybe its that... Also I play for hours each day, and maybe that just makes my left hand to familiar with the spaces between the frets? I don't know... Maybe I just don't like change... Though flamenco should be an evolving art form, maybe I'm on the path to becoming a purest, or an old man at 30 who is set in his ways... Or maybe I just don't know jack s**t about what I'm feeling on the fretboard, but after 22 years of playing, I don't think that's the case. Of course, I could always be wrong about that too. Either way I'm glad we can talk about this. I love reading the numbers and seeing how it all comes together and hearing the thoughts of others. Who knows a 660 guitar may be in my future after all... Gosh, my posts are always to damn long!
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