With a small footprint, narrow neck and light body, the Vox Mark V mini is easy to play a mini guitar with a short scale that still plays like a regular guitar. Mark V mini guitars draw inspiration from the iconic Vox phantom shape, which has held a special place in musicians hearts since its debut in the 1960s. Mark V mini guitars feature a 476 mm short-scale neck, but by stringing it with heavier-gauge strings, it can be tuned to standard tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E).The nut is the same size as a regular guitar, but the 476mm length is three-quarters the scale. And yet, because of the clever design and the standard tuning, the Mark V mini guitar can be played just like a standard guitar with no need to adapt your chord fingering. In fact, because of the shorter scale neck, your fingers can stretch further and play chords not possible on a standard neck-length guitar!