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Tell me about this fanned frets

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:58 pm
by devideva
like this guiter here
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/msg/3907563426.html
I'm not affiliated.

Re: Tell me about this fanned frets

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:02 pm
by dubkitty
fanned frets are intended to give the bass strings a longer scale length, and thus more string tension, than regular frets. this tightens up the bottom end (TWSS). it's much more common to see fanned frets on a bass or a seven- or eight-stringed guitar because the lower pitches benefit most from added string tension, keeping the low bass string from going all flooby when down-tuned.

Re: Tell me about this fanned frets

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:21 pm
by devideva
I suppose the 'how does it feel' questions are sort of like how does sex feel? But that's what I am asking sort of. Is it sloppy and slippery or tight and needs a work out?