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Guitar Neck Scales
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The scale of a guitar neck is the length of string between the nut and the bridge.
History
Most Fender electric guitars, including the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Esquire, and Jazzmaster use a scale length of 25.5 in. A few Fender models such as the Jaguar use a scale length of 24 in. Fender has also built some 3/4-size student guitars with a scale length of 22.5 in or shorter.
Gibson uses a scale length of 24.75 in on many of its electric guitars, including the Les Paul, Flying V, Explorer, SG, and ES-335. Gibson has used other scale lengths on various models through the years.
Summary
- 20.7 in (527 mm):
- Squier Bullet Mini
- Rickenbacker 320 and 325, notably John Lennon's most famous guitar
- 22.5 in (572 mm), known as "3/4 scale" in Fender sales literature:
- Fender Musicmaster
- Fender Duosonic
- Fender Mustang
- Some Musicmaster II and Duosonic II
- 22.72 in (577 mm):
- Fender Stratocaster Junior
- 22.75 in (578mm):
- Gibson 3/4 scale Les Paul Junior and Melody Maker
- 24 in (610 mm), confusingly called "full scale" in Fender sales literature:
- Fender Jaguar
- Most and current Fender Mustang
- Most Musicmaster II and Duosonic II
- Fender Bronco
- 24.75 in (629 mm):
- Gibson Les Paul
- Gibson SG
- Original Gibson ES-150
- Fender Cyclone
- Rickenbacker most electric guitars (including 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 620, 650, 660)
- 25 in (635 mm)
- Most Paul Reed Smith guitars
- 25.5 in (648 mm), closest to the classical guitar scale:
- 27 in (686 mm)
- Fender Jaguar Baritone Special HH (tuned B-B)
- 29.25 in (743 mm)