Every bit a Les Paul, this new model has one significant change: a longer scale length. Changing the scale length from the Gibson standard 24-3/4" to to 25-1/2" may seem small, but the resulting differences are huge! Longer scale length gives this Les Paul a new voice. The normal scale length for a Fender is 25.5″, but the normal scale length for a Gibson is 24.75″. How to measure a guitar's scale length While you could try to measure a guitar's scale length by measuring the distance between the nut and the bridge, you're not going to get an accurate result.
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What is the Gibson Scale Length? Likewise, Gibson has used a lot of different scale lengths over their history as well. You have everything from like a 23 and a half inch scale on the Byrdland, up to a 25 and a half inch more "Fender-style" scale on the Les Paul Long Scale. Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Long Scale Posted on Jul 10, 2014 by Tim Reynolds Nobody will disagree that the iconic Gibson Les Paul guitar is famous for having a tone that's warm and mid-rangey, and synonymous with huge power chords bathed in glorious gobs of British-style tube distortion. This is a Les Paul built by the Gibson Custom Shop. It's made with 25,5" scale, that's why it's named Les Paul Long Scale. The body has two single cream bindings and a georgeous flamed maple top.Equipped with two custom bucker pickups, a mahogany body, mahogany neck with a '59 style nec. Features a mahogany body with maple top, V2 '60 profile neck with Indian rosewood fretboard, Custombucker pickups, and a Strat-style 25.5" scale length. Available in Antique Gold, Washed Cherry, and Iced Tea. Also produced with a '59 neck profile.
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Heritage Cherry Burst nitrocellulose finish. Neck: Mahogany set neck. Slim V2 '60 neck profile. Bound rosewood fretboard with split parallelogram inlays. 1.687" nut width. 25.5" scale length. Electronics/Hardware: Two Custombucker pickups. Two volume and two tone controls with gold top hat knobs. Gibson Custom's commitment to quality. Gibson's Custom Shop took extra care with every detail of the CS Les Paul Long Scale. Every Gibson Custom guitar receives an ultra-precise Plek Pro setup, which optimizes the fretboard and nut for incredibly accurate intonation and a just-right feel. Check out this long-scale Les Paul here: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/CSLPSLSAGNH/Mitch Gallagher demonstrate the Gibson Custom CS Les Paul Long Sc. 'Scale length' refers to the distance between a guitar's nut and its bridge. So in other words, a guitar's scale length is determined by the gap between the two main components that seat its strings. It can therefore be thought of as the measurement of the maximum sounding length of a guitar's strings. How Do You Measure Scale Length?
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We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. This is an interesting comparison!!! Everybody knows and loves the Gibson's standard J-45, but have you ever heard it with a longer scale length?? Watch as w.
The advantage to the long scale is that it gives you more room between frets when you play way up the neck. I have a 27 fret ESP with a short scale and the last 5 or 6 frets are so close together that they're almost unusable. retrorod All Access 4.4k Most Gibson models have a scale length of 24-¾", but that exact figure has varied somewhat over the years. It's not uncommon to find recent Gibson guitars that have a 24-⅚" scale length. Fender's most iconic models (the Stratocaster and the Telecaster) clock in at 25-½" with models such as the Jaguar having a shorter 24" scale.
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A bold and powerful icon of rock, check out the range of Gibson SG Guitars here at Andertons Music Co! Free next-day UK mainland delivery available! Fender. One of the most common scale lengths is the Fender 25-1/2" guitar scale. Found on Stratocasters®, Telecasters®, and the huge variety of instruments inspired by them as well as the replacement, and custom parts available for them. The 25-1/2" produces a rich, strong, bell-like tone, and defined low-end. Gibson.
