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The purpose of this post is just to share what I've discovered about the SX 24" scale guitars, in case the information will be of any use to others. Someone mentioned they didn't like the 1-1/2" nut width on the 24"-scale SX's. However, there's a good bit of extra space on the fingerboard for altering the string spacing, and I've been having my luthier cut me a new Graph-Tech nut that gives me about an additional 5/32". This gives me about the same string spacing as my modern Squier Jagmaster. The fact that the strings are unusually close to the edges of the fingerboard is also useful for increasing the reach of my thumb. With no other guitar do I have the reach to do the F chord with the first and second strings barred by the index finger and the sixth string stopped by the thumb.

I bought my 6yr old one of those about a year ago. The stock pickup was crazy hot, like 22k if I remember correct. I changed it and worked the action and nut, now this thing rocks. One of the better $70 I ever spent. It plays more comfortably on the couch than any other guitar I've ever played too.

I never knew 1.5" nut width existed until I read about it and I measured my Mustang Bass and was like, oh snap! No wonder I can do all those crazy string skips easier on that one.

h8mtv wrote:I bought my 6yr old one of those about a year ago. The stock pickup was crazy hot, like 22k if I remember correct. I changed it and worked the action and nut, now this thing rocks. One of the better $70 I ever spent. It plays more comfortably on the couch than any other guitar I've ever played too.

I just added to my collection the Furrian, the little Telecaster style version, and it's just exceptionally comfortable for seated playing. Not to mention that the workmanship is completely unbelievable for a hundred dollar guitar - you can pay a lot more for a guitar with worse fingerboard and fret dress.

I liked feel of the neck on my sx short scale strat. I had the old headstock one.

David B. Klein wrote:

h8mtv wrote:I bought my 6yr old one of those about a year ago. The stock pickup was crazy hot, like 22k if I remember correct. I changed it and worked the action and nut, now this thing rocks. One of the better $70 I ever spent. It plays more comfortably on the couch than any other guitar I've ever played too.

I just added to my collection the Furrian, the little Telecaster style version, and it's just exceptionally comfortable for seated playing. Not to mention that the workmanship is completely unbelievable for a hundred dollar guitar - you can pay a lot more for a guitar with worse fingerboard and fret dress.

I am trying so hard not to buy one of those... the black on black with maple neck is calling to me.

I say go for it. I really want one too.

The little Strats are no longer available, but Kurt tells me the Furrians will be back. While I was deciding on the color, he ran out of the sunburst ones - but I had basically decided on the vintage white anyway. It's really pretty....

Did they ever make these with rosewood fretboards?

I don't know if they ever were available with rosewood, but they sure aren't now. I find I'm getting to like the maple, but I'm thinking of getting a custom neck from USA Guitars with rosewood and my choice of frets, radius, etc.

Narco Martenot wrote:Did they ever make these with rosewood fretboards?

I am pretty sure they did. The sst57 was maple, but they had one that was a 62 something or other and it was rosewood.

Cur, I thought Narco was referring to the Furrians. Agreed that the SST's came in both rosewood (62) and maple (57). I actually have a tobacco burst 62.

Sorry, I was referring to the 24" guitars.

Narco-

The SST is Strat-style and the Furrian 3/4 is Tele-style but both are 24" scale with 1-1/2" nuts. I don't know of any Furrians with rosewood, but these may have existed because Rondo had the little Furrians in previous years. Cheers, David