Does scale length make a big difference on string tension?

The original shortscale guitars; Mustangs, Duo-Sonics, Musicmasters, Jaguars, Broncos, Jag-stang, Jagmaster, Super-Sonic, Cyclone, and Toronados.

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8s lolwut? i thought those were reserved for the hello kitty 3/4 guitars? i've heard of them but no one around here actually carries them
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yes, im sure of this since i own a 22.5 scale vintage duo, a couple 24 scales, and a few 25.5 scales.
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There's a tension equation on the D'addario site. The difference in tension between a 25.5" vs. 24" or 22.5" can be 20%.
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you probly meant 25.5 sale on the last.
so does 20 percent mean an overal space on the fretboard vs energey exerted to bend to a certain note?
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Noirie. wrote:
Mityushikha wrote:Does anyone use heavier than 10s on Japanese Jags and Jazzmasters? I've heard that the spring is too weak to set up the vibrato locking system properly.
I think it was aen who put .011-.070s on his Jag. Seemed to work fine.
Yar, on the 69, but I had the trem all locked up. I did put that same set on my CIJ Jazzmaster though, and on the CP jag.
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Haze wrote:8s lolwut? i thought those were reserved for the hello kitty 3/4 guitars? i've heard of them but no one around here actually carries them
Backbeat Music carries them in Jonesboro Arkansas
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Haze wrote:8s lolwut? i thought those were reserved for the hello kitty 3/4 guitars? i've heard of them but no one around here actually carries them
zz top rocks them apparently, and they even de-tune. wtf.
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the higher the string guage, the better the band.

radiohead for example uses .5's.
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Gavin wrote:I'm all about the 11-52s. The difference between my 25.5" Tele and my 24" Jaguar is very noticeable, both using the same 11-52 gauge strings.
Weird. I just changed the strings on my jag and realised that I've been using 11-49s for aaaages thinking I was using 11-52s. I bought 10 packs off an eBay seller and just didn't notice that they were different. I change my strings every six months or so, so these strings have lasted me quite a while.
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