Re: Love Hurts...

Cap'n Ron wrote:
The long scale Fender Strat and Tele necks create more tension on the
strings and so you have to work a little harder to bend notes.

This has always confused me. Why does a longer scale make the tension higher? If we exaggerate both ways, it would seem to be the other way around:

1. If the distance between the nut and and bridge were 1 inch then the tension would be quite high.
2. If the distance was 10 feet, it would be very easy to push down.


A longer string must be brought to a greater tension to reach the same pitch as a shorter string.

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Les Cargill
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