When I started playing, it was on an Alvarez acoustic that was given to me by a friend, and I didn't know scale length from a hole in the wall. I was just trying to learn to play a guitar! When I moved to electric a year ago, I did some research before buying my first real electric (this was right after the Wal-Mart, dip my toe in the water first, First Act guitar fiasco). I decided on the 24 3/4" scale length simply because everything I read told me that the 25 1/2" was more challenging to a beginner (and I figured even with a bit of acoustic experience, I was still a beginner in so many ways). I now have several 25 1/2" guitars (Fender Strat, Schecter C-1 Elite, Ibanez A-E), and I love playing them all, but every now and then I still pull out the 24 3/4" Dean EVO XM (yeah, it was a beginner) and have some fun, because it feels easy to play (sounds nice, and people like the looks of it too).
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