Hey guys I'm thinking of buying the edge strat. Not an edge fan at all but a massive Yngwie fan and it's the only strat that I've played with the big headstock that I love the feel of.
Only problem I ran into was I found doing 1 and a half step bends difficult (which I do a lot). I didn't get why untill I realised I'm used to playing an Ibanez with big frets and a 16 inch radius fretboard. The edge has med Jumbo's and a 9.5 inch radius fretboard so I have two options:
1) scallop the board which supposedly makes bending and vibrato way easier (I'm weary about doing this as I've never played a scalloped board, there's none near me that I can try and its no going back
2) get a refret and maybe flatten out the radius. I will at least be certain that I will get it back playing well because it'll be like my ibanez/other fenders that I have liked bending on. Only problem is that new frets plus flattening the board will be mega expensive (correct me if I'm wrong)
Also - Yngwie uses scallops with huge frets. Scallops with medium Jumbo's should give me that effortless bending thing I hear about right?(sorry if this is a silly question!)
Cheers guys! \m/
Only problem I ran into was I found doing 1 and a half step bends difficult (which I do a lot). I didn't get why untill I realised I'm used to playing an Ibanez with big frets and a 16 inch radius fretboard. The edge has med Jumbo's and a 9.5 inch radius fretboard so I have two options:
1) scallop the board which supposedly makes bending and vibrato way easier (I'm weary about doing this as I've never played a scalloped board, there's none near me that I can try and its no going back
2) get a refret and maybe flatten out the radius. I will at least be certain that I will get it back playing well because it'll be like my ibanez/other fenders that I have liked bending on. Only problem is that new frets plus flattening the board will be mega expensive (correct me if I'm wrong)
Also - Yngwie uses scallops with huge frets. Scallops with medium Jumbo's should give me that effortless bending thing I hear about right?(sorry if this is a silly question!)
Cheers guys! \m/
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