Short scale acoustic ?
Basjoe
cheapie, but over the years I've come to really enjoy playing it. It's
now getting too old to take to gigs (traditional English folk/dance
music) and I'm ready to consider getting a replacement.
The Fender has a scale length of approx 24 and 3/4 inches (about
630mm) and the width of the neck at the nut is 1 and 3/4 inches (about
48mm).
I'd really appreciate some advice about who makes guitars in this
size. I can't really afford to commission a luthier to build one for
me. My budget would extend to about £500, but I might be persuaded to
pay more for the right guitar if there was really no choice.
Many thanks in advance for your help.
Graham
Chesterfield UK
Eliud
Look at www.seagullguitars.com. All of their instruments, with the
exception of the parlor) have a generous nut width (1.8") and a 24.8"
scale length. I don't know of any other guitar maker in this price
range with such player-friendly specs.
Regards,
Eliud
Eliud
One other thought, if you hurry, you might still be able to buy a
beautiful Fylde Ariel at www.samusic.com for £825. It has very similar
specs but represents a much finer instrument.
Wait a minute, you're in the UK! You should be looking for a deal on a
used Fylde Goodfellow or Ariel.
Keep me posted.
Eliud
Big Bone Bailey
Basjoe wrote:
Graham, I don't savvy pounds, and don't have a currency converter hand.
So I can't direct you to something local. But as to US manufacturers:
24.75" is a common Gibson scale, on guitars ranging from small bodies to a
SJ-185. While many may be beyond your budget new, there is always the
used market. Most have a narrower neck, however. Martin 00's and 000's
sometimes come with a 24.9" scale, but not (unfortunatly) the -15 series.
The Martin 000-28 Eric Clapton is 24.9" and with a 1 3/4" nut, and is one
of my favorite designs. You might look at the new 00-18V as well, but it
might be priced too high. There does seem to be more short-scale guitars
out there than there was 5 years ago, so you do have options.
Tony Weber, who owns a McAlister at 24.75" and a Froggy Bottom at 25"
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A Nengineer
or thereabouts.
I've noticed, though, that your guitar prices match the "number" of the
equivalent US dollars. That is, you seem to be paying about 2.5 to 3 times
as much for a guitar as we do in the States?
Is that true?
And if so, why? What gives? Are you including VAT or something, and are your
taxes THAT much?
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This is a good online currency converter.
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David Kilpatrick
A Nengineer wrote:
> Now, IIRC the British pound is going for something like US$2.50 or US$3.00
> or thereabouts.
>
No - $1.59 at the moment. You pay about the same in dollars for many
guitars, but some models are cheaper here. Example, Lowdens - you can
expect to pay either less, or the same as, US price and that includes
our VAT which is 17.5 per cent.
David
David Kilpatrick
Basjoe wrote:
The obvious choice is a Simon and Patrick, or Seagull, S6 model -
laminated cherry or mahogany body (but one which works sonically) and a
cedar top, very good 630mm neck with a decent width, as already
commented. Depending on electrics, cutaway etc - from £295 to £495.
David
Eliud
The guitar in question is priced at $1350. The £ is at about $1.64.
That's how I came up with £825. But YMMV.
Eliud
Matt Hayden
Perhaps one of the Larrivee Parlours (I believe they're called Cherubs
in the UK - at least Guitarist mag reviewed them under that name last
year) would suit you - they're 24" scale.
mh
Ty Ford
<eli...@hotmail.spam.com> wrote:
>Basjoe wrote:
>> Many years ago I bought a Fender F45 acoustic. At the time it was a
>> cheapie, but over the years I've come to really enjoy playing it. It's
>> now getting too old to take to gigs (traditional English folk/dance
>> music) and I'm ready to consider getting a replacement.
>>
>> The Fender has a scale length of approx 24 and 3/4 inches (about
>> 630mm) and the width of the neck at the nut is 1 and 3/4 inches (about
>> 48mm).
>>
>> I'd really appreciate some advice about who makes guitars in this
>> size. I can't really afford to commission a luthier to build one for
>> pay more for the right guitar if there was really no choice.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance for your help.
>>
>> Graham
>> Chesterfield UK
>
>Look at www.seagullguitars.com. All of their instruments, with the
>exception of the parlor) have a generous nut width (1.8") and a 24.8"
>scale length. I don't know of any other guitar maker in this price
>range with such player-friendly specs.
>
>Regards,
>
>Eliud
>
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