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Post by eddiemetal on Jul 18, 2005 15:43:18 GMT -6
Mike, I was sitting here thinking... and I figured I'd ask if you have ever played a fan-fretted guitar. I haven't. If you have, what did you like/dislike about it? I have heard they can be very easy and comfortable to play once you get used to them...is this true? I also understand that one of the guys from Entombed switched to a fan-fret, and he likes it so much he uses it all the time. Thanks in advance for any feedback.
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Post by Adji on Jul 19, 2005 15:07:51 GMT -6
rusty cooley often uses fan fret guitars, ive never played one but i really dont see the point, or how it would make playing easier?
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Post by Luke on Jul 19, 2005 15:54:26 GMT -6
I never understood the concept of Fan-Fret's either  |
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Post by reid on Jul 19, 2005 22:16:19 GMT -6
I'm not 100% sure on this, but I think fanned-frets are usually applied to wider necked guitars, to put the lower and upper parts of the frets in more natural positions for the hand, rather than stretching out your hand/fingers more than normal... for example, Rusty Cooley's 8 string has fanned frets, and it seems like that puts the extended width of the fretboard into more easily playable positions for him.
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Post by Adji on Jul 20, 2005 12:38:59 GMT -6
I'm not 100% sure on this, but I think fanned-frets are usually applied to wider necked guitars, to put the lower and upper parts of the frets in more natural positions for the hand, rather than stretching out your hand/fingers more than normal... for example, Rusty Cooley's 8 string has fanned frets, and it seems like that puts the extended width of the fretboard into more easily playable positions for him. i thought it might be something like that but was never sure. |
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Post by Neoclasiccl on Jul 20, 2005 12:49:16 GMT -6
taken from the novax guitar site
Why Fanned-Fret®?
The "fanning" of the frets results from manipulating the scale length of the bass side of the neck relative to the treble side: the fret spacing is wider for the long scale and closer for the short scale.
Looking inside a grand piano, or at a harp, we see that the string lengths vary with the pitches of the strings. But fretted instruments are traditionally constructed to a single scale length, negating the benefits of scale length relative to pitch. Since there are relatively few strings on most stringed instruments, compromises are made and string gauges are manipulated for workable results. Players, accustomed to the compromises of single scale-length construction, are often pleasantly surprised by the richness and clarity of Fanned-Fret® instruments. When the fanned-fret concept is applied to the six-string guitar, the resulting instrument has a "focused" sound - clear, articulate and balanced. Some players say "more in tune" or "more accurate."
One of the real advantages of the Fanned-Fret® concept lies in its application to instruments like the seven-string guitar, eight-string guitar, five-string bass, six-string bass, baritone guitar, and mandolin. The range of tunings and number of strings force compromises that make these instruments poor performers or even impractical when constructed with the traditional single scale-length. The fanned-fret concept addresses those problems and makes these intruments playable and practical.
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Post by Bloodline on Jul 20, 2005 12:58:13 GMT -6
why do't we al go see the fan fret website ?
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