Wow, what are the specs on this thing? That is beautiful.
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Originally posted by Mincer View PostWow, what are the specs on this thing? That is beautiful.
No clue on weight or anything. The hardware is kind of whatever stuff he had around at the time, pickups are obviously PATBs, 3 way, volume, tone, and he’s adding a PRS-style coil split. He asked if I wanted a push/pull or a toggle, I said whatever you have on hand is fine.
Oh yeah, one of the coolest features... a wood nut. I didn’t ask, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he did it so the open and “fretted” notes have a more similar tone.Last edited by JB_From_Hell; 01-22-2021, 08:08 PM.“I can play the hell out of a riff. The rest of it’s all bulls**t anyway,” Gary Holt
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I wanna hear what this thing sounds like!Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by Mincer View PostI wanna hear what this thing sounds like!“I can play the hell out of a riff. The rest of it’s all bulls**t anyway,” Gary Holt
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Originally posted by beaubrummels View PostFretless guitar? Wanna see the Falbo pics right away, but for playing demonstration, I'll wait for that 59th demo video“I can play the hell out of a riff. The rest of it’s all bulls**t anyway,” Gary Holt
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Originally posted by JB_From_Hell View Post
I’m torn between not showing it to any of my local guitar buddies for like a year, or taking it straight over to jam with one of them before I’ve even plugged it in. You gotta be fearless to really embrace something like this
I also removed the frets from a Mexican strat around the same time which was cool for solos and playing stuff that sounded like Nile.
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Originally posted by Nsatke81 View Post
A couple of years ago I removed and filled the frets from a Yamaha nylon string classical guitar. If you close your eyes and play slowly at first making sure all your notes are in tune, it helps a lot. Also, try to phrase horizontally with lots of slides for register shifts rather than jumping from string to string. You will hear the qualities of the fretless more. It didn’t sound like an oud as I had wanted but it was still pretty cool.
I also removed the frets from a Mexican strat around the same time which was cool for solos and playing stuff that sounded like Nile.
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Also, cool to see another fretless enthusiast“I can play the hell out of a riff. The rest of it’s all bulls**t anyway,” Gary Holt
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So a client has been wondering about having me make one of his cheap Epiphone Les Paul's into a fretless. I have some maple veneer I could glue into the slots. If he pops for it I'll take pix of the process.aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever
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And he did... It went well. Frets came out easily. Seems Epiphone used wood binding on the neck and notched the frets. Usually only see that on high end stuff. Filled the fret slots and sanded the board smooth. It had been dyed black, and sanding revealed the grain of the fingerboard. It's quite attractive. No idea on the species - it had no odor, so it's not rosewood. Got the action down to a gnat's hindquarters, so now it makes all the right rowr-rowr noises. I might up the string gauge from 10's to 12's to help the sustain. No need to bend strings anymore. I think the client will like it. Posting pix next...
aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever
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aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever
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Originally posted by ICTGoober View PostAdministrator of the SDUGF
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aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever
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Nice work there. I have one of those guitars (tomato burst and chrome parts) and was thinking a few months ago it would be a good candidate for this kind of job.Originally posted by dominusYour rant would sound better with an A8 magnet, it'll beef it up some without sacrificing some of the whine.
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