Anyone modded one of the SX SST 3/4's?

[tdu]

I thought about getting one of these and putting a Filtertron in the bridge. I have never played a shortscale guitar, but I thought it might a fun guitar.

Anyone done anything similar? Opinions?

[Carl Dummann]

I bought a powder blue one last year. It was a great guitar. Tuners worked but needed to be replaced sometime, and I had to file the fret ends. The only other thing I did was put on new strings. The setup was fine out of the box. Quality about the same as my MIM Squier.

Pickups are standard size, they would not be hard to replace.

I donated it to a school this summer. Now I am waiting for the 3/4 Teles to get back in stock. Jay says they are due in around the first of the year.

Carl

[tdu]

Carl, I have read the specs but it's hard to picture the guitar in my head. How much smaller is it than a standard Strat? Is the body any thinner (they don't list that spec)?

Thanks

[Carl Dummann]

It may be a bit thinner than a standard Strat. The 1 1/2" nut makes chords a little more challenging for a sloppy player like me, but I never noticed it on solos. I used it in my arm chair with no problems, can't play a standard guitar there at all. On a stool or standing, it was the same as a standard.

My granddaughter made off with my 1/2 sized acoustic and now I really miss that SX. I may not last until the Teles come, might have to get the short scale SST ASH Natural.

Carl

[SimpleOne]

Originally Posted by Carl Dummann

The 1 1/2" nut makes chords a little more challenging for a sloppy player like me. Carl

The "Douglas Peragro Traveler", further down on the same page as the 3/4 scale SST, has a wider neck at the nut. More expensive though....oh heck here are the specs...

Douglas Peragro Traveler BK

A Great Travel Guitar or Guitar for Younger Beginners!
# Finally! A short scale (24" scale length) guitar with a full size quality alder body!
# Perfect for many musical styles including rock, jazz, blues and Christian
# Dual cutaway solid Alder body allows access to the highest frets
# The body is contoured for hours of comfortable play
# Three single coil pickups, one volume and two tone controls plus a five way pickup selector switch create all of today’s great sounds
# Vintage fulcrum bridge with six adjustable saddles and tremolo arm included
# Truss rod adjustable Maple
# Maple fretboard with 21 jumbo frets and dot inlays
# Actual weight is only 7.5 lbs
# Overall length of guitar is 37" Width at widest point is 13:
# Width of the neck at the nut: 1 5/8"; at the 21st fret: 2 1/8"
# Neck radius: 13.7" (350mm) Scale length is 24”.

!00 bucks vs. seventy and no skunk stripe on the neck of the Peragoneck...but still this is the one I have thought to get ...maybe someday. Doug

[tdu]

It also has that horrific new Rondo headstock though :( . The SX 3/4's still have the old headstock till the stock runs out.