Will multi-scale guitars take over?

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Willy25

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has anyone tried them before or own one? what you guys think? will they take over in a near future and no more standard scale guitars? ive seen youtube guitarists that made the switch, and never gone back to standard. Example: Stevie T

im thinking of getting an rg 7 multi scale.. i have a 26.5, i hate that my local shop doesnt sell single strings for that low B, i have to order them!
 
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id like to try one that is 24.5" on the top and 25.5" on the bottom, just enough to make a difference but not so much as to force a big hand position adjustment
 
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I think they work better with bass than guitar, but I'm not opposed to them on guitar. I just appreciate that companies are thinking up some new ideas to make extended range instruments sound a bit better.
 
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I'm not opposed to them, but unless you are playing extended range instruments (baritones or 7+ strings) there really doesn't seem to be much need for it in my opinion. They may well become standard in that market. If so, it will be interesting to see whether one standard is going to arise over time, or whether different companies will be gunning for different approaches.
 
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jeremy said:
id like to try one that is 24.5" on the top and 25.5" on the bottom, just enough to make a difference but not so much as to force a big hand position adjustment
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Thats a good idea for Gibson and fender, they should team up. :)
 
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With millions of perfectly-functional existing guitars, it would take decades for multi-scale models to replace them. What percentage of guitars owned today are 7+ string or baritone? Doesn't seem to me like multi-scales are going to appeal to most players in the first place.
 
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After dealing with inconsistencies of strings on a 35 scale bass, I swore to never adventure into anything that required strange strings again.
 
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Willy25 said:
has anyone tried them before or own one? what you guys think? will they take over in a near future and no more standard scale guitars? ive seen youtube guitarists that made the switch, and never gone back to standard. Example: Stevie T

im thinking of getting an rg 7 multi scale.. i have a 26.5, i hate that my local shop doesnt sell single strings for that low B, i have to order them!
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For guitar, there should be plenty of winding for a 26.5. My KM7 is 26.5, and unlike 35" basses, they always fit over the nut (any 7 string set I've tried)
 
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In a world where guitarists refuse to buy a Telecaster with a six saddle bridge do you really think something as crazy as fanned frets are going to take over?
 
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I think it’s neat idea, and I love that it’s an option, but I’m not really interested in adopting it for myself anytime soon. If I walked into a guitar store one day and found nothing else on the hangers, I’d probably take to buying used guitars with a vengeance, for as long as I still could.

Similarly: I love trems, but that doesn’t mean I want one on every guitar. Same with just about any option you can name.
 
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Scalloped fretless shall rule
 
Re: Will multi-scale guitars take over?

No....

I think it's a cool concept & the multi-scale guitars that I've had the chance to play have all been fun guitars to play! However I also think guitarist as a whole are traditionalist who put a lot of emphasis on nostalgia, myself included at least to some extent.

Which is why even though they've done some really stupid stuff over the past decade or so, we'll still pay crazy amounts of money for a USA made Gibson that's made out of inassessable & often critically endangered wood species instead of spending less than half as much on a 2lb Asian made carbon fiber instrument that never expands, twists, or has any of the inherent problems associated with traditionally built Gibsons.

This is also why after 60+ years Stratocasters in their most basic forms are still the best selling sold body guitars year after year & that's true in pretty much every price range....
 
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The few I've played don't seem to make much of a difference in playability. It isn't really something anyone has to get used to, especially if the 'fan' is less than an inch.
 
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Fanned frets are way easier to play than it looks. I often tell people to play with their eyes closed and all of them feel immediately that it feels totally natural.
In fact for most people it is even more comfortable to play because it is more natural for the wrist.

And it brings also tonal benefits because the low strings with sound tight and the high string still full and warm!

I almost only build fanned fret guitars and basses in these days and people love it!
 
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ClaasGuitars said:
And it brings also tonal benefits because the low strings with sound tight and the high string still full and warm!
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That's why I don't play fanned frets. Even with the pickups slanted to account for the tonal differences, the tone across the strings is too similar. I like the high strings twangy and the low strings nice and warm.
 
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Just a quick plug...the Claas Guitar I played (was it NAMM? I don't remember) was extraordinary.
 
Re: Will multi-scale guitars take over?

No, I don't think that they will take over, the 6-string single scale is simply the classic, nothing will replace the icon of a 6 string les paul, sg, strat, or tele in the hands of a rocker
 
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