Jags: very short scale?

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Jags: very short scale?

Post by fourmations » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:33 pm

howdy y'all

i have three 25.5" scale guitars and one 25.1" scale guitar,
the 25.1" guitar feels so much different even with that marginal difference,
i can definately notice the difference in the width of the frets, so......

Do you (owners of both) find it easy to switch between the JM and Jag?

i cant imagine being able to play a Jag at 24" and then take the jump back to 25.5" or vice versa!
when i can notice .4" difference on my own guitars


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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by Sullivan » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:41 pm

That was my problem with the Jag. I've got an AVRI, love the look and sound, but the neck and I don't get along. I'm so used to 25.5 even Gibsons feel weird to me. The 24 is noticeably short.

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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by i love sharin foo » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:44 pm

I personally have few problems switching between the 24 and 25.5" scales and honestly, even the 30" scale of the VI. I think it is something that you get used to over time.

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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by berlinbetty » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:07 pm

  What guitar has a 25.1 scale?  ??? 
  I think it must have something to do with neck thicknesses myself.  Some 24 necks I feel right at home on and others just feel too small.  I played a RI Mustang at a local shop and liked it, so I went out and got a vintage Mustang and hated it.  In fact, if anyone's in the market for a 71 Mustang in sunburst, I'm going to be getting rid of it soon...
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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by sookwinder » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:35 pm

no issues changing between scales ...
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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by Pumpkin » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:09 pm

No problem here,although i don't use a 25.5 anymore but i used to use one and a jaguar and had no problem.

Only thing thats annoying is when ya run out of frets on a jazzmaster half way through a song.Its not a problem cause ya just bend the note but it creates hesitation at times.

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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by DB » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:58 pm

Scale length changes don't bother me anymore, nor do most neck profiles or radius.  Playing bass, guitar, baritone guitar, 6 string, 12 string, short scale bass helps.  The more different stuff you play the more flexible you become.

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EDIT:  It is important to note that I don't play any of these instruments particularly well.  ;)
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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by RumorsOFsurF » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:21 pm

No probs here!  I overbend a little with my CIJ Jag, but other than that.  I love the neck on that guitar soooo much!   :'( Makes me emotional...
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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by djetz » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:34 pm

I have a Strat and a Jag. They feel different, but it's not a big deal, and I don't really prefer one to the other in terms of being comfortable.

The reason I went for a Jag rather than a Jazzmaster is that I wanted the shorter scale - it's an intersting change, and I think that sort of thing expands your playing. I don't want to get stuck in a comfort zone, I want to broaden my possibilities. I think the so-called defects of the 24 inch scale are not defects, they're new opportunities.
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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by fuzzking » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:45 pm

I'm recently playing on my Jag a bit (just too lazy to get the JM out of the case), and it's been giving me a hard time
switching between short-/longscale since ages. Takes a day or two until my hands can remember where the intervals
are on the one as opposed to the other. That may have to do with that I don't look at the neck when I'm playing, mostly
I hang in front of the TV or look around. Also, chording on the shortscale is a bit of a problem (I haven't got very huge
hands but spiderleg-fingers). Especially with the A-size neck. I'm still waiting for an opportunity to switch the Jag for a
JM for that reason (though I really love it, because I've had it for so long, but mostly it just sits in the corner for the
above reasons).
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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by gogothegogo » Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:35 am

I play tele and jag

I use them both for different sound, but I prefer Jag scale as it is easier to play.
I feel relaxed when I switch from Tele to Jag

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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by fenderjapan » Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:22 am

I got one tele and a jag.
No problems to switch from my tele to the jaguar, when i switch back the only thing is that the tele neck feels much bigger.
But i don't have any trouble with that

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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by luau » Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:05 am

I'm kind of like FUZZ_KING. I don't have much trouble with 24", 24.75", and 25.5" provided that I play one of each somewhat frequently. If I ignore one for a few weeks then it takes me a bit of playing time on the ignored one to get automatic again. My shortscale bass takes focus and concentration (you aren't playing a guitar, you aren't playing a guitar, ...) and probably always will as I just don't play bass enough.
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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by berlinbetty » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:26 am

chrisjedijane wrote: honestly, does anyone listen to anything I say?
  So, what kind of guitar has a 25.1 scale...?
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Re: Jags: very short scale?

Post by luau » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:35 am

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