COMMON SCALE LENGTHS

Guitar # frets scale   Bass # scale

Classical short 20 650 mm frets
Classical long 20 660 mm Fender 20 34.000"
Fender 25-1/2" 21 - 25.500" Fender short scale 20 30.000"
Stratocaster & vintage (Musicmaster, Bronco, &
Telecaster 22 - Mustang)
modern
Fender Jaguar 22 24.000" Banjo # frets scale
Fender Duosonic & 19 22.500" Gibson 22 26.250"
Mustang 26-1/4"

Fender Bajo Sexto 24 30.1562" Long-neck 25 32.250"

Baritone Telecaster 32-1/4"
Gibson 24-3/4" 22 Varies, see Tenor 19 22.250"
above 22-1/4"
Gibson 'Byrdland' 22 23.500" Vega 22 27.000"
27"
Gibson long scale 20 25.300"
(used on acoustics)
Mandolin # frets scale
Guild acoustics 20 25.625"
25-5/8" Gibson F5 29 13.875"
Guild electrics 21 or 22 24.750" Gibson A model 22 14.125"
24-3/4"
Martin standard 20 25.340" Dulcimer # frets scale
25.4" (Dreadnought, Short 18 25-26"
OM) Standard 18 26.5-27"
Martin short 20 24.840" Long 18 28-30"
24.9" (0, 00, 000)
National 20 25.000" Ukulele # frets scale
Paul Reed Smith 22 or 24 25.000" Standard 12 13-14"
Concert 18 14-15"
Tenor 18 16-18"
Baritone 19 20-24"

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