Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
Sounds cool, but no can do, homeslice. I'm too tone deaf to play fretless.
Sounds cool, but no can do, homeslice. I'm too tone deaf to play fretless.
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
Yeah, see? All kinds of downsides to this new-fangled gizmo. Who really wants that kind of complexity? (Just kidding. I'm exactly the kind of hack who needs frets, inlays, and giant animal balloons in order to know where to put his fingers.)
Oooooh, I bet that would be good. The EBow might have some fun applications, too.
Yeah, see? All kinds of downsides to this new-fangled gizmo. Who really wants that kind of complexity? (Just kidding. I'm exactly the kind of hack who needs frets, inlays, and giant animal balloons in order to know where to put his fingers.)
Oooooh, I bet that would be good. The EBow might have some fun applications, too.
kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
yeah i have that on my to build list. Still if i had the chance i would go for the Shawn lane vigier
yeah i have that on my to build list. Still if i had the chance i would go for the Shawn lane vigier
jmh151
Active member
Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
Bumblefoot uses them quite well. He has a doubleneck- fretted/ fretless you can see him use in some videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxDd9aZgu-o
Bumblefoot uses them quite well. He has a doubleneck- fretted/ fretless you can see him use in some videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxDd9aZgu-o
Ashurbanipal
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Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
The Vigier Surfretter has been around for quite a long time now; something of a niche thing, admittedly, but has been in production consistently.
The Vigier Surfretter has been around for quite a long time now; something of a niche thing, admittedly, but has been in production consistently.
PFDarkside
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Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
Pretty cool and unique.
What amazes me is Jeff Beck can approach that with a fretted guitar and whammy bar!
Pretty cool and unique.
What amazes me is Jeff Beck can approach that with a fretted guitar and whammy bar!
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
This triple-neck has a fretless on it. Fun starts at about 2:00.
This triple-neck has a fretless on it. Fun starts at about 2:00.
T ROCKER
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Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
I've got a fretless neck; I took the frets out of a Snow neck . Snow was a company owned by Robert Godin way back when he was still making bolt-on Normans and hadn't jumped into the electric business , other than making after-market necks.
This particular neck I got for next to nothing because it had a very slight twist, which is no issue at all on a fretless. I glued tiny strips of maple in the slots where the frets used to live and smoothed it right down, although it didn't take too much work since it's an ebony board.
The guitar is very fun to play - very useful in those rare instances when you want to do something completely unique. With an Ebow it's a whole new instrument. The maple lines make it very easy to hit the notes almost spot-on, and the only real learning curve is remembering to slide, instead of bend. Guitar fetish is where I would look if I was thinking of acquiring a cheap neck to experiment with before spending a heap of cash; I think some of their factory buy-out necks are already fretless last time I looked ....
I've got a fretless neck; I took the frets out of a Snow neck . Snow was a company owned by Robert Godin way back when he was still making bolt-on Normans and hadn't jumped into the electric business , other than making after-market necks.
This particular neck I got for next to nothing because it had a very slight twist, which is no issue at all on a fretless. I glued tiny strips of maple in the slots where the frets used to live and smoothed it right down, although it didn't take too much work since it's an ebony board.
The guitar is very fun to play - very useful in those rare instances when you want to do something completely unique. With an Ebow it's a whole new instrument. The maple lines make it very easy to hit the notes almost spot-on, and the only real learning curve is remembering to slide, instead of bend. Guitar fetish is where I would look if I was thinking of acquiring a cheap neck to experiment with before spending a heap of cash; I think some of their factory buy-out necks are already fretless last time I looked ....
Myaccount876
Amira-Maker
Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
I can imagine it makes playing pieces that use microtuning a hell of a lot easier than on normal guitars.
I can imagine it makes playing pieces that use microtuning a hell of a lot easier than on normal guitars.
frankfalbo
In Fluence Y'all
Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
I made a fretless Tele with 2 Parallel Axis Trembuckers. Sounds great. The board is a thin, hard Rosewood laminate, and I soaked it with superglue. So its impregnated. That said, I would like it if it were harder. Maybe not metal but ebony at least. I just used spare parts.
They are a blast and I recommend everyone poke around on one if you have the chance. I use it live for "Baby Please Don't Go" and sometimes on "Honky Tonk Woman" and sometimes if the wind is blowing just right I'll grab it for a wild card!
I made a fretless Tele with 2 Parallel Axis Trembuckers. Sounds great. The board is a thin, hard Rosewood laminate, and I soaked it with superglue. So its impregnated. That said, I would like it if it were harder. Maybe not metal but ebony at least. I just used spare parts.
They are a blast and I recommend everyone poke around on one if you have the chance. I use it live for "Baby Please Don't Go" and sometimes on "Honky Tonk Woman" and sometimes if the wind is blowing just right I'll grab it for a wild card!
longcat
New member
Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
yeah, this is me. that's damn cool though.
yeah, this is me. that's damn cool though.
jon the art guy
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Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
Lookit this thing I saw on EMG's feed.
Lookit this thing I saw on EMG's feed.
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: Really want a fretless with a metal fingerboard.
Holy Jim-Bob. That's one shiny-shine on that one.
Holy Jim-Bob. That's one shiny-shine on that one.
