What would be a good 6 string electric guitar with a wide string spacing that is easy for a bass player to adjust to??
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Six String guitar with wide string spacing
- Thread starter Hevy T
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- Oct 7, 2000
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I googled it cuz I was curious.
Not much info out there regarding this. Someone else asked the question here also, and got little to no response. This was what I found on a guitar forum [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] .
I'd suggest gooling it youself using "string spacing" "wide neck" "wide nut" etc. in your search. Doubt you'll get a whole lot of response here.
Not much info out there regarding this. Someone else asked the question here also, and got little to no response. This was what I found on a guitar forum [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] .
I'd suggest gooling it youself using "string spacing" "wide neck" "wide nut" etc. in your search. Doubt you'll get a whole lot of response here.
The various copies of Brian May's 'Red Special' tend towards a wide nut width (around 45 mm) but I honestly wouldn't worry about it too much.
It can vary a bit, my dad had an old vox teardrop with a very tight string spacing, but both Fender and Gibson (and their derivatives) have a reasonable string spacing that you'll soon get the hang of.
It can vary a bit, my dad had an old vox teardrop with a very tight string spacing, but both Fender and Gibson (and their derivatives) have a reasonable string spacing that you'll soon get the hang of.
Just a random thought... You may already be aware that Warwick bridges are adjustable 3 ways: Forward/back for intonation, up/down for action, and left/right for string spacing.
Your question makes me wonder if the Framus bridges are similar. That way you could set whichever string spacing you want. It might be a topic worth posting in the Warwick forum.
Your question makes me wonder if the Framus bridges are similar. That way you could set whichever string spacing you want. It might be a topic worth posting in the Warwick forum.
When I first started playing (guitar, then I crossed over to the dark side 
) a friend had an old Kramer that had a really wide neck, that helped out a lot. It was an electric, not sure what model.
) a friend had an old Kramer that had a really wide neck, that helped out a lot. It was an electric, not sure what model.
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Classical guitars. I rented a Gibson SG once for recording and I found it had a pretty wide spacing. I do not know if it was normal or not, i am not a guitar player so I only played that one.
