25.5” Gibson LP

[Exo-metal]

They snap bc they have a scarf joint or am I wrong. I would think a non scarf joint/one piece would solve it but I know it causes more waste and for a company that size it makes sense not to do it.

 

[Alpha Stryke]

They snap cuz people drop em. Don't drop em, no problem.

 

[TheGreatGreen]

They snap bc they have a scarf joint or am I wrong. I would think a non scarf joint/one piece would solve it but I know it causes more waste and for a company that size it makes sense not to do it.

I would think they'd be snappier because the longer scale length would mean more tension on the strings, so they'd transfer vibration and detail better.

 

[Exo-metal]

I would think they'd be snappier because the longer scale length would mean more tension on the strings, so they'd transfer vibration and detail better.

Snap is a reference to a broken headstock mentioned earlier by another member not tone related.

 

[TheGreatGreen]

Snap is a reference to a broken headstock mentioned earlier by another member not tone related.

Gotcha, I thought because @itsgoodnow mentioned it in a tonal context, that's how you used it too. Makes more sense you meant the headstock breaking way though.

 

[chumbucket]

They did a 27" Buckethead LP as well.

I don't think his are really Gibsons though. They were a custom job from J.T. Riboloff. Axl footed the bill when he was in GnR.

 

[67mike]

I don't think his are really Gibsons though. They were a custom job from J.T. Riboloff. Axl footed the bill when he was in GnR.

Gibson made a run of them, I was considering buying one.

 

[chumbucket]

Gibson made a run of them, I was considering buying one.

Oh okay, I didn't know that. Where they baritones?

 

[itsgoodnow]

Oh okay, I didn't know that. Where they baritones?

Buckethead had a baritone made by Gibson. They did a “standard” and a “studio.” Gibson did a separate run of Gibson studio baritones. They were in different colors and, notably, had a regular sized body. The buckethead had a slightly oversized body so the proportions looks right for the neck.

 

[chumbucket]

Buckethead had a baritone made by Gibson. They did a “standard” and a “studio.” Gibson did a separate run of Gibson studio baritones. They were in different colors and, notably, had a regular sized body. The buckethead had a slightly oversized body so the proportions looks right for the neck.

The story that I had heard about his baritones was that they were made by Riboloff at his shop when he was no longer working for Gibson.
Gibson probably would have never blown up the body to match the scale.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

The lightest one at Sweetwater is 10lbs, and that's with 9 hole weight relief. Gibson really needs to find some "mahogany" that isn't ultra-dense mystery sapwood.

Gibson has always done long scales - L5s and Super 400s were always 25.5. Not offering it at least as an option on the flagship solidbody seems like an odd choice.

One of their flagship acoustics is 25.5" as well, and has been since long before Fender was a company.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

*Predicts Fender will sue Gibson -
IDK if i could get my hand around my chunky 68 RI LPC neck if it were 25.5"
I say let Fender be Fender & Gibson be Gibson.

Gibson has been producing 25.5" scale guitars since the 1930s.

 

[VonBonfire]

Anybody here who is advocating for a 25.5" scale LP needs to unfriend me right now.

 

[skoora]

I could see digging it for lower tunings but a pass for me at anything above D standard. Might help intonation as well.
Well shit, it’s a pass for any occasion at 6K.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

Anybody here who is advocating for a 25.5" scale LP needs to unfriend me right now.

Tbt due to an injury to my hand I don't get on with 25.5" scale guitars as well anymore, so it's 24.75" for me. I refuse to play real short scale guitars like Mustangs and shit. It's way too cramped, and looks ridiculous on a 6' tall man. Maybe if I was half-hobbit

 

[VonBonfire]

Tbt do to an injury to my hand I don't get on with 25.5" scale guitars as well anymore, so it's 24.75" for me. I refuse to play real short scale guitars like Mustangs and shit. It's way too cramped, and looks ridiculous on a 6' tall man. Maybe if I was half-hobbit

I was playing the old ladys thinline tele after I got home from tonights gig. It sounds so good...but I gotta work so much harder bending on that longer scale.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

I was playing the old ladys thinline tele after I got home from tonights gig. It sounds so good...but I gotta work so much harder bending on that longer scale.

I started on and played a Strat for years, and am perfectly comfy on the 9.25" radius and 25.5" scale for bends and vibrato. That's with 10-46 strings in E std.

For me it's about the fret hand stretch. The shorter scale allows me to play certain things I'm either straining to play or flat out no longer can play on a 25.5" scale guitar.