kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Are absolutely awesome to play on. If you can ever get your hands on an electric with one it will blow your mind.
Seriously fun.
Seriously fun.
Flat fretboards.....
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Re: Flat fretboards.....
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Edgecrusher
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Re: Flat fretboards.....
My warlock has a dead flat fret board... with the kahler having height screws for individual strings you can get down right low and dirty with it.
My warlock has a dead flat fret board... with the kahler having height screws for individual strings you can get down right low and dirty with it.
kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: Flat fretboards.....
I dont find it makes them harder in the slightest.
flat fretboards yeah, playing chords is for suckers
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I dont find it makes them harder in the slightest.
Falloffthebonetone
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Re: Flat fretboards.....
Always wanted a completely flat neck electric with a WIDE neck and string spacing for finger style stuff. They suck for slide guitar obviously but there's like what... 8 of those guys left?
Always wanted a completely flat neck electric with a WIDE neck and string spacing for finger style stuff. They suck for slide guitar obviously but there's like what... 8 of those guys left?
koshikas
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Re: Flat fretboards.....
personally i have no issues with flat wire assuming it is just like playing a classical guitar (which is my only experience with those) except for those full-blown barre chords, but i suck at that anyway. however with the electrics, the flatter they get, i feel i need some time getting used to the absence of the radius. all of a sudden my muting technique seem not so great, and though there are no limits to how far you can bend, the feeling doing it, is little strange. having said that, both issues could be more or less be because of the skinnier necks that those almost flat fret wires were on.
personally i have no issues with flat wire assuming it is just like playing a classical guitar (which is my only experience with those) except for those full-blown barre chords, but i suck at that anyway. however with the electrics, the flatter they get, i feel i need some time getting used to the absence of the radius. all of a sudden my muting technique seem not so great, and though there are no limits to how far you can bend, the feeling doing it, is little strange. having said that, both issues could be more or less be because of the skinnier necks that those almost flat fret wires were on.
treyhaislip
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Re: Flat fretboards.....
I prefer a 9.5 radius personally...just not a huge fan of the flat boards...
I prefer a 9.5 radius personally...just not a huge fan of the flat boards...
Archer_of_Fish
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Re: Flat fretboards.....
I am big on compound fingerboards. My ANdersons have a 12-14 compound radius that I love.
I am big on compound fingerboards. My ANdersons have a 12-14 compound radius that I love.
treyhaislip
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Re: Flat fretboards.....
I've found a love hate relationship with compound boards...I grew up on Charvels (because those were the guitars my dad used and taught/passed down to me.) Ever since owning my first American Fender with a 9.5 board, I've never gone back to compound (except for the Charvel my dad used in the studio and gave me to...he ordered it new before I was born and gave it to me...so I'm never getting rid of it.)
But I'm not a shredder–prefer chords and even my lead playing is usually incorporated into a chording position...
I've found a love hate relationship with compound boards...I grew up on Charvels (because those were the guitars my dad used and taught/passed down to me.) Ever since owning my first American Fender with a 9.5 board, I've never gone back to compound (except for the Charvel my dad used in the studio and gave me to...he ordered it new before I was born and gave it to me...so I'm never getting rid of it.)
But I'm not a shredder–prefer chords and even my lead playing is usually incorporated into a chording position...
El Supremo
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Re: Flat fretboards.....
My only guitar that has a completely flat fretboard is my classical guitar. Really have to work harder for chords, but that's part of the deal.
For my electrics I prefer the compound radius om my Jackson, but the 7.5" radius on my '52RI is just really comfortable for chords. Never had my thumb cramp up when comping on my Tele.
My only guitar that has a completely flat fretboard is my classical guitar. Really have to work harder for chords, but that's part of the deal.
For my electrics I prefer the compound radius om my Jackson, but the 7.5" radius on my '52RI is just really comfortable for chords. Never had my thumb cramp up when comping on my Tele.
Re: Flat fretboards.....
Kramersteen-
I could not be more with you. Every guitar I have I flatten out, by hand, the wood between the frets, this gives me a flat fretboard effectively. I then radius the frets to 20" - string it up, tune it with a raised nut (very high about half an inch off the fretboard) this way while the neck is bent in it's full string tension, I flatten out the center with a FLAT fine sander, loosen the strings, smooth the frets with a StewMac tool, and hand taper the fret edges. I can bend anywhere and have NO string buzz, plus there is plenty of room for my fingers to get under the string and really grab it to bend without hardly any wood dragging on my fingers.
I love it. I almost PM'd you about this but now I don't have too. I am currently making my first re-fret from scratch. Just removed the old frets from a Squire neck and am in the process of flattening the fingerboard. I bought the highest, widest frets I could from StewMac, but the only problem is I had no idea how hard just the nickel/silver frets were! I have some strong industrial strength wire cutters but they are clearly not enough. Almost broke my hand.
Have to get a professional fret cutter from LMMI or StewMac before I can go any further. Cheapest ones I can find are 30 bucks, so that will be worth it.
Any advice is welcome if you can think of anything. Thank you,
Steve Buffington
Kramersteen-
I could not be more with you. Every guitar I have I flatten out, by hand, the wood between the frets, this gives me a flat fretboard effectively. I then radius the frets to 20" - string it up, tune it with a raised nut (very high about half an inch off the fretboard) this way while the neck is bent in it's full string tension, I flatten out the center with a FLAT fine sander, loosen the strings, smooth the frets with a StewMac tool, and hand taper the fret edges. I can bend anywhere and have NO string buzz, plus there is plenty of room for my fingers to get under the string and really grab it to bend without hardly any wood dragging on my fingers.
I love it. I almost PM'd you about this but now I don't have too. I am currently making my first re-fret from scratch. Just removed the old frets from a Squire neck and am in the process of flattening the fingerboard. I bought the highest, widest frets I could from StewMac, but the only problem is I had no idea how hard just the nickel/silver frets were! I have some strong industrial strength wire cutters but they are clearly not enough. Almost broke my hand.
Have to get a professional fret cutter from LMMI or StewMac before I can go any further. Cheapest ones I can find are 30 bucks, so that will be worth it.
Any advice is welcome if you can think of anything. Thank you,
Steve Buffington
