2012 Singlecut Questions.

jimistephen

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I have a friend that bought a Singlecut in 2012. Beautiful guitar, cherryburst, right body style. Everything I like. He never plays it. Like maybe 5-10 times since he's had it. I've played it on stage more than he's even played it. (he's an amzing drummer and wanted to start playing guitar and never did.) He has decided to sell it and I've decided to buy it next month.
Couple of question:
1. This is 25" scale, right? I believe it is, just making sure.
2. How good is the bridge with like Drop C/B tunings or should I look at replacing the bridge for that?
 
I have a friend that bought a Singlecut in 2012. Beautiful guitar, cherryburst, right body style. Everything I like. He never plays it. Like maybe 5-10 times since he's had it. I've played it on stage more than he's even played it. (he's an amzing drummer and wanted to start playing guitar and never did.) He has decided to sell it and I've decided to buy it next month.
Couple of question:
1. This is 25" scale, right? I believe it is, just making sure.
2. How good is the bridge with like Drop C/B tunings or should I look at replacing the bridge for that?
1. Yes, the scale is 25"
2. If it is the standard stoptail, I've had them tuned as low as Drop C# with NO intonation problems at all. At Drop C, it can be a little wonky, fine for some notes, a bit off for others. Any lower than that and I would look into an intonatable bridge. I would highly recommend the PRS Adjustable Stoptail (which I can no longer locate on the PRS site so here's this: http://store.guitarvaultusa.com/product_p/acc-4005.htm) or the Mann Made adjustable stoptail (https://store.guitarvaultusa.com/MannMade_USA_Intonatable_Stoptail_Bridge_Assembly_p/2300.htm)

Cheers and an early HNGD!
 
I'm not so sure about the scale length. Which model is the Singlecut? I think the SC 58 and maybe Stripped 58 were available in 2012 and I think they were both 24.5" scale.
 
The Model is the SE Singlecut. This is the Korina Singlecut, but it's still the same body.

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I actually just sold my SE Singlecut to get my Zach Myers.

Awful pic inbound...
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And as an excuse to show off the new one, here's a new family pic:
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Yeah, I'd like to have one with a more traditional 'singlecut' (read Les Paul) control lay out, but I know this guitar, like I said I've played it more than he has since he's had it. It is also being sold to help fund a digital mixer for the church so I figured why not.
 
1. Yes, the scale is 25"
2. If it is the standard stoptail, I've had them tuned as low as Drop C# with NO intonation problems at all. At Drop C, it can be a little wonky, fine for some notes, a bit off for others. Any lower than that and I would look into an intonatable bridge. I would highly recommend the PRS Adjustable Stoptail (which I can no longer locate on the PRS site so here's this: http://store.guitarvaultusa.com/product_p/acc-4005.htm) or the Mann Made adjustable stoptail (https://store.guitarvaultusa.com/MannMade_USA_Intonatable_Stoptail_Bridge_Assembly_p/2300.htm)

Cheers and an early HNGD!

It does have the standard stop tail. If Drop C# is the lowest I can go then I might put my SE Cu22 in drop B and put the Singlecut in C#.

Here's a pic of the guitar.
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Since you have it in hand so often, take a tape measure and measure from front of nut to center of 12th fret and multiply that number by 2. That is the nominal scale of the guitar. That way you know the scale!
 
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