Typical Guitar Scale Lengths

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We often get asked about the scale lengths of original brand name guitars. Here they are:

Scale Lengths of most Electric guitars:

Single Scale[edit]

• 18 in (457.2 mm)
  
  • Ashbory bass

• 20.7 in (527 mm):
  
  • Rickenbacker Electro (student model) Es-16, Rickenbacker 1996, 320 and 325, notably John Lennon's most famous guitar
  • Squier Bullet Mini

• 22.2 in (564 mm)
  
  • Ibanez Mikro GRGM21

• 22.5 in (572 mm), known as "3/4 scale" in Fender sales literature:
  
  • Fender Duosonic
  • Fender Musicmaster
  • Fender Mustang
  • Fender Some Musicmaster II and Duosonic II

• 22.72 in (577 mm):
  
  • Fender Stratocaster Junior

• 22.75 in (578 mm):
  
  • Gibson 3/4 scale Les Paul Junior and Gibson Melody Maker
  • Ibanez Mikro RGM55
  • Squier Mini

• 23.5 in (597 mm):
  
  • Gibson Byrdland
  • Peavey T-15

• 24 in (610 mm), confusingly called "full scale" in Fender sales literature:
  
  • Brian May Red Special
  • DGW (Durango Guitar Works) All models
  • Fender Bronco
  • Fender Jag-Stang
  • Fender Jaguar
  • Fender Mustang most models, including current production
  • Fender Most Musicmaster II and Duosonic II
  • Ibanez ORM1
  • Vox Mark III (Teardrop)

• 24.5 in (622 mm):
  
  • Mosrite guitars
  • Paul Reed Smith 245 series guitars
  • Paul Reed Smith Santana Signature series

• 24.6 in (625 mm):
  
  • Gretsch most electric guitars

• 24.75 in (629 mm):
  
  • Epiphone most electric guitars (including Casino, G-310, G-400)
  • ESP Maverick now it calls ESP MV
  • Fender Cyclone
  • Fender Stratosonic
  • Fender Tele-Sonic
  • Gibson most electric guitars (including Les Paul, most Les Paul Juniors, Flying V,Explorer, SG, Firebird, ES-175, ES-330, ES-335)
  • Gibson ES-150 (original version)
  • Gibson L-20 Acoustic
  • Godin most electric guitars
  • Guild most electric guitars
  • Ibanez Artcore series
  • Rickenbacker most electric guitars (including 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 620, 650, 660)

• 25 in (635 mm)
  
  • Danelectro guitars
  • Dobro resonator guitars
  • Patrick Eggle most electric guitars
  • Paul Reed Smith most electric guitars

• 25.125 in (638 mm):
  
  • Vox Virage II
  • Vox Virage Series 77, 55, 33, 22

• 25.2 in (640 mm):
  
  • Selmer Maccaferri Grande Bouche Model
  • Rufus Radian, Vector and Axis models

• 25.5 in (648 mm), closest to the classical guitar scale:
  
  • Fender most electric guitars (including Esquire, Telecaster, most Stratocasters,Jazzmaster)
  • Fender Stagemaster 24 Fret Guitars
  • Gibson L-5
  • Gibson Super 400
  • Gibson Johnny Smith Model
  • Gibson J-30
  • Gretsch some models
  • Ibanez most electric guitars
  • Jackson most electric guitars
  • Kramer Striker
  • Schecter 6-string electric guitars
  • Squier most electric guitars
  • Steinberger most electric guitars