  We calculate the perturbative scales (q*) for the axial and vector currents
for the Wilson action, with and without tadpole improvement, using Lepage and
Mackenzie's formalism. The scale for the pseudoscalar density (times the mass)
is computed as well. Contrary to naive expectation, tadpole improvement reduces
q* by only a small amount for the operators we consider. We also discuss the
use of a nonperturbative coupling to calculate the perturbative scale.
