Gibson scale length explained (I hope)

[4stringer77]

amptech, TI jazz flats also have a .106 E string that come in the 32" scale set.
http://www.juststrings.com/toi-jf324.html

[Chris P.]

Gretsch basses are 30,3 too, according too their brochures.

[amptech]

amptech, TI jazz flats also have a .106 E string that come in the 32" scale set.
http://www.juststrings.com/toi-jf324.html

Oh; thanks - but I do like the feel and sound of the thin ones. For my shortscale gibson's, .100 is about as thick as i go.
I have a .100 set of chromes on my fuzztone (with mod-bar) and a three point bridge, intonates fine.

But I like the sound of the thin Thomastik's better, the scale was just not 'short enough' on the two point.

I'll probably put Thomastik's on my whole collection the day I can afford it. I dug out a 32" epiphone 1820 from the closet the other day,
strung with thomastiks - 1995 vintage. They still tuned and sounded fine, amazing strings.

[Pilgrim]

Seems to me that as long as the bridge is installed at the correct point for the scale length - regardless of what that scale length is - and the frets are correctly positioned, then the error is due to strings, not to the instrument design. 

I may be wrong.

However, if I'm correct that doesn't mean you don't have a problem, but the answer may be a different gauge string rather than modifying the instrument.

[Dave W]

Seems to me that as long as the bridge is installed at the correct point for the scale length - regardless of what that scale length is - and the frets are correctly positioned, then the error is due to strings, not to the instrument design. 

I may be wrong.

However, if I'm correct that doesn't mean you don't have a problem, but the answer may be a different gauge string rather than modifying the instrument.

You're right. The actual uncompensated scale length is still twice the nut-to-12th distance. If the bridge is in the right location, then it's a string problem.