NBD: MIM Precision

[kidsmoke*]

Nut width on a p-bass is 1 3/4 or 1 5/8 inches. Jazz is 1.5. That's a general rule. You have odd ones, like the p-bass special that has a p body, j neck, and both p and j pickups.

Thanks...that's what I was looking for. I understand WHAT string spacing is(thx PBP)....what I'm wondering is what kind of discrepancies are we talking about and where do they show up (eg Gibson = 24.5 and Fender = 25.5)

[piebaldpython***]

Thanks...that's what I was looking for. I understand WHAT string spacing is(thx PBP)....what I'm wondering is what kind of discrepancies are we talking about and where do they show up (eg Gibson = 24.5 and Fender = 25.5)

Not sure what your question is here TIO??? But, scale length of course can throw off your "note playing" if unsighted (not looking at the neck). Also, different scale lengths dictate that you string your git differently. The longer the scale, the less tension of string and the shorter the scale the more tension you want on a string.

So, if you're playing 11s on your Fender Strat, you may want to go to 12s on your Gibson. Again, this is a common topic on the Lap Steel forums.

[Eric***]

The longer the scale, the less tension of string and the shorter the scale the more tension you want on a string.

I think you mean it the other way around: there will be more tension the longer the scale length is, so given the same string gauge and tuning, a 25.5" scale guitar will have more tension than a 24.75" scale guitar.