Scale length consistency
Hi folks - perhaps a very basic question. If two tenor guitars each have a 23" scale, would the note to note and chord to chord reaches be pretty similar? I ask because I really love GDAE tuning and although I have a Fender Tenor Telecaster and a recently acquired tenor banjo, it wasn't until i got (today) a cheap Recording King tenor that I thought, 'Oh yeah, these reaches just feel easier" and I'm not sure if it's the neck or maybe even that it's acoustic. It's strange because this RK is not set up well, has rough fret ends, etc. But, I see some real potential.
I could spend a hundred bucks and get a good set up (though not sure the neck is even straight), or I could return it, without a problem and get something a little better. Unlike six strings, or mandolins, it's just not that easy to test drive much, especially in these times. I almost had a tenor built last year and now I'm kicking myself a bit.
So any feedback on that question greatly appreciated and if there's a model in the $500-$1500 range that is viewed to be great and highly playable, of course, I'd be interested to know. My experience with vintage instruments has often been that while they are cool and look great, I find that neck shapes seem to have really evolved and that's where it all seems to come together most. Therefore, I lean to something more modern. That may be a false position though.
Girouard A5
Girouard F5
Eastwood Mandocaster
Fender Tenor Telecaster (GDAE)
Collings O1A
Recording King Tenor Guitar
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