27" scale neck

[swarfrat]

Just FTR, D'Addario EJ18's, 14-59, tuned C# to D on a 28.0" scale length and I'm digging it. Nice balance between 1) my longer, skinny string at higher tension theory (it does make a difference, the 16's it came with lacked the sparkle  acoustic guitars usually have because it's such a fat string) 2) not giving up too much of the range, 3) enough string to get the top moving,  4) keeping the body resonance happening in the right spot of the fingerboard.

Unfortunately (or fortunately, it's been a fussy day), my co-star is asleep in the next room, and I can't give it a proper thrashing with the quarter for a pick until tomorrow.

 

[yddeds]

i've never owned a baritone but i've seen way more with 27" scales than 28 5/8" inch from companies that i imagine know what they're doing so if it was offfered i'ld probably go with 27 over 28 5/8

 

[swarfrat]

Carvin just announced their 27" scale 7 and 8 strings.