Have you ever noticed on older fret guitars that the high frets are always tarnished? That's because they're almost never played. The guy who bought the fret guitar originally probably thought he'd be using them all the time, only to find out he hardly ever used them, and that's why years later they're all mucked up. Okay, so you've got this fret guitar with nice shiny frets. Above the 20th fret, all the frets are very close together. The fret spacing is too short to "play by feel" meaning not enough tactile discrimination exists where you could "play blind" , so you're staring right at that board when playing those high notes.
When looking down at the frets, they're obviously all vertical lines, but above the 20th fret those lines are really close together. Stare at those lines long enough, and the frets appear to blur together.
Is there anything that can be done to combat this? You have to go by the fret markers on the top of the neck and not the ones on the fingerboard. At first, this will be a very weird way of playing because your eyes will focus on the top-dot markers while your fingers will be out-of-focus, but you'll get used to it.
If you want a fret neck where you will never lose your place when playing, you want a neck with a maple fingerboard and black fret markers, like this:. The black is almost the direct opposite color of the maple, and it's very easy for your eyes to know exactly where you are on the high frets at any given time. Fitting the numbers of frets for your music styles The decision is therefore based on the priority given to the presence of two extra frets for the performance of musical phrases in the last part of the fretboard , and on the importance that a "vintage" sound has for us.
In fact, these settings are mutually exclusive , as those who often play till the 24th fret mostly use the bridge pickup which is in no way affected by the number of frets. As for the ease of access to the last frets, this problem is now solved on almost all the new generation guitars and basses through the use of contoured neck heels or through the use of the neck through body , construction technique where the neck extends to form the central part of the body, allowing a wider bevel in the heel and consequently a better access for the hand to the last fret positions.
You guys read too many Ed Roman articles. And if you're playing the 5th fret it's the 5th overtone, if you're playing the 7th fret it's the 4th overtone, if you're playing the 12th fret it's the first overtone, and so on on every string and fret that you get a natural harmonic out of And when you play those notes, a knot of the wave is directly on the 24th fret "node" or whatchamacallit And everytime you play between those frets, you still get a dampening effect which you get with a 24 fret neck also, but in less amounts So go read a physics for dummies book, before starting to bash a physics minor in a technical university I keep atleast one guitar with each.
I guess there better or worse for different things, so really it's just all a matter of opinion. I checked this out between my 21 fret strat, fret m and f, while you have to start playing with your thumb at the heal of the neck pocket by the 14th fret with the strat, on the f the neck pocket and the neck pocket "curvature" on the neck it self wont start until about the 17th fret thats a 3 fret extension.
This makes the zone from the fret play like the lower register of the fret board and not like you playing you are against the body, you're achieve more hand clearance for those notesuntil you hit the 17th fret. I use my neck pickup for cleans. Even if there is a slight change in sound, would it be disappointing in any way? Remember - cleans only. Please, this is a make or break question.
Since I love the sound of my 22 fret Eclipse I've been avoiding 24 fret eclipses like the plague. It would be a massive relief to be able to look at 24 fretters again, since the majority of LTD eclipses are indeed 24 frets. For the record I prefer the look of 22 fretters, and I'd never use all 24 on an eclipse anyway For me who likes to noodle I look at the neck as a grid for all my soloing and the extra frets screw me up while Im noodling up there Messages 11, For single coils, I prefer 22 frets.
For humbuckers, I like both I have two and two View media item My SG has 24 frets, but my other two electrics Tele and have For some reason, the 24 fret neck seems easier to play. I think it's because, for me, having two full octaves makes it easier the visualize where things are. Bluesful Silver Supporting Member. Messages 42, Who needs 24 frets? Lakeabilene Member.
Messages I prefer 28 or 32 frets but they don't make them until the year You know, the ones with the pickups built right into the fretboard. You must log in or register to reply here. Trending Topics. Your go-to guitar…. Started by jlectka Wednesday at PM Replies: Guitars in General. Top Bottom.
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