PRS for example have decided to split the difference (between Fender and Gibson) and make their guitars, including the custom 24 fret, at a 25” scale.
If you are a fan of the 24.75” Gibson scale you would probably prefer your 24 fret version to be just that. Just as there is no ‘perfect’ scale length for standard guitars, there is no difference for a 24 fret guitar. The answer to that should be obvious by now. The perfect scale length for a 24 fret guitar You don’t ‘squeeze-in’ the extra two frets, you add them after the 22 nd. The same will of course be true to any other scale length.
The 22 nd fret will be in the same place whether you install the 23 rd and 24 th frets or not. Lets take a look at the fret spacing on a 25.5” scale length guitar. So similar guitars such as a 22 fret Stratocaster and a 24 Supercaster will still have the same 25.5” scale length. The scale length is the measured from the bridge to the nut and is defined as twice the length between the nut and the twelfth fret. 24 Fret Guitarsĭifferent guitars may have different scale lengths but the addition of the two frets will not change the scale length. I am also going to try and stick to facts and stay away from personal preferences and myth. We’ll take a look at the musical, practical aspect, the aesthetics and the construction aspects of it. We’ll take a look at the pros and cons of having those two extra frets so we can weigh them and make a more calculated decision. The vast majority of guitars have 22 frets, a few models like older Fenders, have only 21 frets but more and more 24 fret guitar s are popping out in stores in the last few years.
At first glance you would say sure, 24 frets would give you a bigger range of notes, but is there any reason you would not want that?
Whether you are shopping for a new guitar, a kit guitar or if you are thinking of building it on your own you may have come across guitars with 24 frets and you may be wondering if that is the way to go.