The Short Scale And 7.25 "Radius Suck"

The scale doesn't suck. The Jaguar scale is 24" from saddle to nut. The Stratocaster scale is 25.5" from saddle to nut. This is only about 5% difference in scale. All Gibson guitars, Les Pauls etc, are 24.75". Far too often is the Jaguar referred to (and dismissed) as a "short scale" guitar. There are also smaller scales than 24" used for guitars as well. For example, the 22.5" scale necks used on 'student' Mustangs, Musicmasters and Duo-Sonics etc.

Some people complain about "choking off" on these radius. A Japanese Jaguar special has a 9.5" radius fretboard.