Question MM necks and what's a tone block..

[cionian]

Hi All..

Two questions.. As some of you know, an SMY2D is my first MM guitar and one with a strat scale neck.. Have any of you found the transition from a gibson scale to strat scale somewhat of a challenge? For example, having to up your game to sound better because mistakes are not hidden?

Also..what on earth is a tone block?

 

[guitfiddle]

I haven't found it much of a challenge. I switch back in forth between the two when I need to without a struggle.

A tone block is simply a block of wood (quite often mahogany) that is inserted into the body of a guitar made from other woods in order to change the tonal characteristics of the guitar.

 

[yellowv03]

I switch from 24.75 to 27.5 with no issue. How exactly does a short scale hide mistakes?

 

[ozzyrules]

Comfort level promotes good tone. Like Eddie says "Tone starts in your fingers".

 

[Gio_Force_One]

for me its always been easier to play on a longer scale neck. i like the tension on the strings better.

 

[doesitmtter]

I play both. The longer scale is more of a fight but not much harder to play.

On strats i always felt it was the single coils that pulled out mistakes, not the scale length.

 

[ScoobySteve]

All EBMM tone blocks are mahogany.

It is a pocket of wood that starts from the neck pocket and extends to the bridge. The pickups essential sit on it. And it adds a cool touch of resonance and sustain to your tone.

It's a beautiful thing!

Also, I've been playing Les Pauls for about 7 years. The transition was no problem. I've always had massive hands, so it's never been an issue for me. I still occassionaly play a Les Paul. But not by choice. you will love the EBMMs!!!

 

[cionian]

Tone block..makes sense; I was thinking it was something to do with tremolo stability..

Scale length..it's possible that it's the pickups that make the difference although I've had Kent Armstrongs in my Hohner L59 which was a breeze to play however the radius was almost flat as opposed to MMs which have quite a curve to them.. But the pickups possibly are much more high def as playing chords even when distorted come through as opposed to sounding mushy..

 

[Decreed One]

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[straycat113]

I understand where the OP is coming from as all I ever played and owned were 25.5 scale length guitars and anytime I played a Gibson it felt much easier to play, but I do not prefer that scale length. Funny thing is I really think it is how the guitar is constructed as I have always found you had to fight a bit with a Fender Strat or Tele, yet an EB guitar is much smoother to play and they both have the same scale length. I used to play a lot of acoustic guitar and at onetime owned 4 yet I never even thought about any of that, it is like just pass the acoustic and play. Go on a six month bender of noting but acoustic guitar and when you first pick back up an electric it will feel like a toy.

 

[luv]

I used to play a lot of acoustic guitar and at onetime owned 4 yet I never even thought about any of that, it is like just pass the acoustic and play. Go on a six month bender of noting but acoustic guitar and when you first pick back up an electric it will feel like a toy.

+1. It's amazing how easy an electric is to play after playing a lot of acoustic for a few days/hours.

 

[Roubster]

Here you go regarding the tone block:

Actually is starts in the neck pocket and continues just past the bridge...I looks like an absolute vodka bottle.....

It actaully enhances the mids.

I think its really cool and definitely adds more punch and also sounds a bit more tight I would say.

Regarding short scale guitars, I've always played a super strat style guitar, and whenever I pick up a LP or something like that it just feels uncomfortable to me personally in every aspect including the rubbery tension of the strings. But thats only because I am so used to playing guitars like I stated before.

 

[misterB]

for me its always been easier to play on a longer scale neck. i like the tension on the strings better.

+1 EXACTLY what he said.