Perfect intonation frets

[esandes]

how are bends on these?

 

[Mincer]

Well, first, I doubt they are 'perfect' but unless everyone else in the band uses them, it might be an issue. As far as bends go, it is probably fine. It is much easier to bend on a scalloped board, though.

 

[ICTGoober]

Many of the players who use them have no problem bending. And they are closer to perfect compared to straight frets.

 

[Chistopher]

I've said this time and time again when it comes to "more perfect" ways of building a guitar. The human ear is not trained to enjoy perfection, it is trained to enjoy what it is familiar with.

 

[Zerberus]

As far as playability goes, there is no difference to a traditional guitar, assuming an equal level of proficiency on the part of the person installing the frets.

True temperament frets will sound more in tune in some keys, and less in tune in others. despite common misconceptions, these systems of altering fret positioning are not new and have been experimented with for literally hundreds of years, always with this exact same result. This is why equal temperament (= equally out of tune in all keys) has been the de facto standard for centuries. But it is in fact possible to for example build an istrument with frest that plays perfectly in tune In for the key of E..... but god forbid you try to play something in teh key of G on it, wou will happily tear your own ears off.

And as soon as you start playing in a band with other members that aren´t turue temperament fretted, you will start running into dissonance issues on some of the more extreme mismatches.

 

[Oldmanmetalhead]

how are bends on these?

Bends are for boomers LOL

 

[jeremy]

bends are for boomers eh? tell that to my buddies 13 yo kid. hes pullin them things like a mofo!

 

[Rex_Rocker]

He goes over the bend thing here.