ShowPony Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hi, I've been looking at buying an ES-137 and I'm wondering what the scale length is The Gibson site on one page says 24" and another says 24.75" and someone else says its the same as a Les Paul Perhaps they came out with different scale lengths. Does anyone know much about these guitars? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Should be 24.75". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonful Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hi, I owned a custom version for a while. As I recall, it was the same scale length as my Les Paul and ES 339. The custom had different pickups than the classic model. I thought it sounded great. I remember it was heavy. I found the frets not to my liking. They were pretty tall. Being a newbie at the time, I found it very challenging to get just the right amount of string pressure and get the intonation correct. Not sure if this is true across the model or if it was just my particular guitar. I would recommend that you play it and see if you have an issue with the fret height before you buy or at least make sure you can return it if it is not to your liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowPony Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks for the replies Yes try-before-you-buy is a good idea but the one I want is on the other side of the country. There's one over here and I like the way it plays but I don't like the colour. However I know its scale length is a bit shorter than a Les Paul The shop over east says their's is the same as a Les Paul, therefore (if thats true) Gibson must have changed the scale length year to year I know the ES-135 came with a variety of configurations. Some had Trapese bridge some with Stop-tail. Some had P100's some had PAFs. So I wouldn't be surprised if they tinkered with the scale length also So I'm still hoping someone can verify, did they come with different scale lengths? thanks for any replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny W. Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks for the replies Yes try-before-you-buy is a good idea but the one I want is on the other side of the country. There's one over here and I like the way it plays but I don't like the colour. However I know its scale length is a bit shorter than a Les Paul The shop over east says their's is the same as a Les Paul, therefore (if thats true) Gibson must have changed the scale length year to year I know the ES-135 came with a variety of configurations. Some had Trapese bridge some with Stop-tail. Some had P100's some had PAFs. So I wouldn't be surprised if they tinkered with the scale length also So I'm still hoping someone can verify, did they come with different scale lengths? thanks for any replies Changing hardware on a guitar model is a much different proposition from changing scale length; however, Gibson shows the scale length for the current ES-137 Classic as 24" as opposed to the 24.75" of earlier models, so it is possible that they have changed it. You should be able to get a dealer who has one in stock to measure it for you. Danny W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Firstly...the ES137 is one superb guitar... So personal opinion is to get one... I just this minute measured my ES137 Custom and the scale length is 24.75 And yes, I noticed recent quotes of 24" on the Gibson site For me it would not matter either way IMO a superb meld of ES175/Les Paul/ES335 DNA A 'versatile' tool capable of handling more musics than most With looks to die for... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowPony Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 I asked a dealer to measure nut to 12th fret for me and he said 12 and two quarter inches Btw, I've been asking too many questions and he's getting annoyed Versatile, you have a Custom. That may have a different scale length. I wish I could get one of those I like the ebony fretboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Yeah - I'm guessing that the Gibson website is wrong about the 24 inch scale length. Nice pix though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowPony Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 I just this minute measured my ES137 Custom and the scale length is 24.75 There are variations on the 24.75" scale, so can I ask what does it measure from the Nut to 12th fret and Nut to 22nd fret? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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