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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on June 12, 2017 at 5:38pm

Smaller box's may need a shorter scale to plot the bridge in the ideal spot. Also looks like your necks are already made, how will you change the scale lengths?  Just wondering.

Cheers Taff 

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Permalink Reply by JL on June 13, 2017 at 1:30am

since you already have necks on them, figure out where your bridge will sit, figure out how big your headstock on the already attached necks will be, the difference is your scale, make minor adjustment to tweak it longer/shorter to a scale length you can work with (24, 24.5, 25, 25.5 in, or 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 cm)

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Allison on June 13, 2017 at 2:11am

I left out some info, only one neck is cut to length, the rest aren't. I had a pic with my fat finger in the way so I didn't include it. For whatever reason, I like the shorter neck and that may be a vanity thing. I also play a Strat but I think I like the playability of Gibson's scale better because the looser strings are easier to bend. That's probably not a huge issue with the CBG.

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on June 13, 2017 at 1:46pm

You could consider a uke or two. Four lengths to choose from, good match for smaller boxes.

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