Has anyone seen a guitar like this before. This instructable shows how to do it.... is it better then a normal fret board? Seems a bit crazy to me.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Scallop ... ets-14-21/
Scalloped Guitar
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Scalloped Guitar
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Re: Scalloped Guitar
I don't understand why anyone would want to do that, but then I know next to nothing about guitars.
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Re: Scalloped Guitar
Would it not just make it into a portable electric sitar?
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Re: Scalloped Guitar
Yngwie Malmsteen done it first or so he says.
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Re: Scalloped Guitar
For some reason I think it will make it's really bouncy and tiring to play.
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Re: Scalloped Guitar
Makes bends easier.
Never played one meself, would like to tho!
Never played one meself, would like to tho!
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Re: Scalloped Guitar
Malmsteen uses a scalloped fretboard and I think Vai has his 20-24 fret scalloped as well. Its meant to make playing faster easier, because it reduces the friction of your fingertips on the fretboard. I played malmsteens sig in a guitar shop once, didnt really like it. Shredding is shit anyway.
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Re: Scalloped Guitar
I did it to the top 12 frets of an old guitar I had years ago - I really liked it at the time but it's been so long I wouldn't have a clue how to describe what the benefits were!! Right about MAAAALMSTEEEEN though.
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Re: Scalloped Guitar
ive played a scalloped guitar several times and well the guitar string doesnt even go near the wood on a normal guitar so to me it doesnt feel any different but i do think it looks really really cool and just is a defining feature on a guitar.
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wow meluaz is back, who will be next? Metal Iain?
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Magnificent S Pendergast wrote:wow meluaz is back, who will be next? Metal Iain?
haha i havnt g0ne anywhere..ive been 0n here as usual but as u can tell my ceyb0ard has br0cen and i have t0 write things irregularly
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Re: Scalloped Guitar
To tell you the truth I hadn't noticed any difference!
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Re: Scalloped Guitar
Never played a guitar with scalloped frets, but I was always told that it just makes leads and bends easier. Apparently they're a fucking bitch to pinch on.
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Re: Scalloped Guitar
Yeh. Lev and Aaron have gone too. And a few others so theres hardly been any jokes and funny threads for ages.
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