Stupid guitar related questions you have been afraid to ask

[sonoftommyinDE]

ive got a question.... ernie balls are like the best guitar in the world right?????? WHY DONT I HAVE ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!?????? haha jkjk but i do have a real queston....why do ernie ball guitars have 4 tuning nuts on one side of the headstock and 2 on the other????? just to be different i guess??

 

[Larry]

What type of dot markers does EBMM use on their regular production guitars the little black dots look so perfect (no edges from being inlaid)

 

[whitestrat]

On mine, it kinda looks like that until you remove the switch. Then you can see that the B & W are soldered together on the board and the Red is hot. For both pickups. And that's Dimarzio's standard wiring scheme, so it makes sense.

So that actually means my bridge pick up is screwed ya?

 

[mb99zz]

AOK. I've got one....I think I understand the concept of scale lenghts, but does the scale affect the actual distance between two frets? The reason I ask is that I have wide hands and I find it hard to play some chords higher on the neck (closer to the pickup), because I simply can't jam my sausage links ontop of one another. It's gotten worse with age and I've wondered if a larger scale neck would have slightly more distance between frets -- thus helping my issue.

Actually...maybe I should be looking at a wider neck. I guess that's my issue

 

[ShaneV]

OK. I've got one....I think I understand the concept of scale lenghts, but does the scale affect the actual distance between two frets? The reason I ask is that I have wide hands and I find it hard to play some chords higher on the neck (closer to the pickup), because I simply can't jam my sausage links ontop of one another. It's gotten worse with age and I've wondered if a larger scale neck would have slightly more distance between frets -- thus helping my issue.

Yes, the longer the scale, the greater the distance from say, the second fret to the third will be, and so on.

 

[mb99zz]

Thanks, Shane!

 

[candid_x]

AOK. I've got one....I think I understand the concept of scale lenghts, but does the scale affect the actual distance between two frets? The reason I ask is that I have wide hands and I find it hard to play some chords higher on the neck (closer to the pickup), because I simply can't jam my sausage links ontop of one another. It's gotten worse with age and I've wondered if a larger scale neck would have slightly more distance between frets -- thus helping my issue.

Actually...maybe I should be looking at a wider neck. I guess that's my issue

The JP has a slighter wider neck. All MM have the longest available scale length - 25.5".

 

[candid_x]

Question: Why don't they measure guitar necks the way they do shoes or bowling balls? That would put me in about a Fender 3/4 size 24" . I actually had one of these old fenders thrust at me, to play in a P&W band. It got me back into playing. Great "little" guitar.

 

[whitestrat]

The JP has a slighter wider neck. All MM have the longest available scale length - 25.5".

You're forgeting the baritones and the Silo bass guitar...

 

[paranoid70]

AOK. I've got one....I think I understand the concept of scale lenghts, but does the scale affect the actual distance between two frets? The reason I ask is that I have wide hands and I find it hard to play some chords higher on the neck (closer to the pickup), because I simply can't jam my sausage links ontop of one another. It's gotten worse with age and I've wondered if a larger scale neck would have slightly more distance between frets -- thus helping my issue.

Actually...maybe I should be looking at a wider neck. I guess that's my issue

They have a name for folks like you - bass players.

(just kiddin bro)

 

[RocketRalf]

You're forgeting the baritones and the Silo bass guitar...

I doubt you could do standard tuning on those. The regular JP is his best bet.

 

[whitestrat]

I doubt you could do standard tuning on those. The regular JP is his best bet.

I have a baritone (27") 7 string. It's tuned to standard tuning. It's fine. 9s will feel like 10s, and so on so forth. I think the silo bass guitar isn't right, but the JP baritones will be fine.

 

[Dr.WTF]

I have some question? but don't actualy know how stupid it is, and was it there before, but i realy badly want to know ! I'm just living in another country, and here was some talks that latest MM guitars are made of indian rosewood coz Ernie Ball out od brazil rosewood coz of some stupid federal law. Did i use something , and it is realy true ? What kind of wood using in MM guitars , does somebody know there ?

 

[paranoid70]

Different models use different wood species (i.e. the Silhouettes use Alder, the Morse uses Poplar...). Check Welcome to the Ernie Ball Music Man Company for the specs of each guitar model - it indicates the wood used.

Also, if you are referring to that lawsuit brought up against Gibson a few months ago, Music Man was not affected as they used a different type of wood.

 

[Slav123]

I got one; why was the plastic for the back-plate covers (trem and electronics covers) changed from the smooth to the textured style? I really liked the old and unnoticeable smooth style. The older smooth style blended in with the black back better...

OLD:

NEW:

Slav

 

[wolf5150]

I've got a question ...............

How can I persuade Spud to swap his 3xP90 Al for my PRS ????

 

[Big Poppa]

the new plates provide for a little better shielding

 

[Slav123]

the new plates provide for a little better shielding

I had a feeling that there was a good reason for the change. Thanks BP! You and your guys are always on top of the innovations that other companies don't even think about.

Thanks again and Happy New Year!
Slav