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by roballo
Sun Aug 31, 2014 7:08 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Fender MP Shortscale Strats/Teles/Jazz Basses
Replies: 63
Views: 44992

I'm curious as to the length of the fret board from inside of nut to center of the butt about 28.75" from nut to butt, and about 36" from top to bottom my bad. I meant from inside the nut to the end of the heel of the neck - the butt end of the fret board. width - a strat would be around ...
by roballo
Sat Aug 30, 2014 8:14 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Fender MP Shortscale Strats/Teles/Jazz Basses
Replies: 63
Views: 44992

I'm curious as to the length of the fret board from inside of nut to center of the butt also the width of the butt at it's widest point? same as a strat? about 2 & 3/16ths? about 28.75" from nut to butt, and about 36" from top to bottom and it's kind of hard to measure but the width i...
by roballo
Thu Aug 07, 2014 4:57 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Fender MP Shortscale Strats/Teles/Jazz Basses
Replies: 63
Views: 44992

Took it apart to see what's going on under the hood. So it turns out my qualms about the bridge PO are not unfounded, as it is actually a neck pickup! I think these are the ones that Guild is using in the Starfire IV's. The width is 1.375 and the length is 2.76, humbuckers and filters are both diffe...
by roballo
Wed Aug 06, 2014 9:23 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Fender MP Shortscale Strats/Teles/Jazz Basses
Replies: 63
Views: 44992

A couple more for scale.

Standard sized strat (copy)
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I am 5'8"
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by roballo
Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:14 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Fender MP Shortscale Strats/Teles/Jazz Basses
Replies: 63
Views: 44992

Best first post in a while. How does that harmonica looking humbucker sound? Edit: I just finished setting up the guitar and moved the pickups a little closer and it really cleared up the bridge pickup. It's still not ridiculously bright but it has more punch then before and matches the other picku...
by roballo
Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:03 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Fender MP Shortscale Strats/Teles/Jazz Basses
Replies: 63
Views: 44992

My short strat just came in today from Andertons. So far I love this thing, the body shape and proportions looks completely natural to me, not at all too small. Some things that might not be super obvious to those who are interested, since there aren't a whole lot of specs; The neck is the vintage d...