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Old 12-11-2008, 04:31 AM   #10 (permalink)
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^ Can I ask why? I like Gibsons myself.
The short scale length results in a guitar with a very dark tone because the strings are under less tension to achieve the same pitch.

They don't handle downtuning well and even in standard they can feel 'flappy' to some people who prefer a guitar that has more tension and thus note definition.
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