2013/07/03 12:31:00
The Maillard Reaction
I like the idea that you might be able to buy a neck and bolt it on any old plank of wood.
 
I wonder if they do compensated nuts?
 
Do you get a special set up for YOUR favorite set of strings?
 
I've always wanted to hear one of these "solutions".
 
best regards,
mike
2013/07/03 12:33:52
spacey
craigb
I like buttheaded opinions.
 
I also don't think I could have a guitar neck that looks that ugly. 
(Maybe if I actually played the guitar more?)




LOL....then I will ask another question, please...
 
So...if that was just a fantastic idea that made all the difference in the world, worth every penny, the cats meow....what happens when you play music with another guitarist? Does he have to have one too? lol.
2013/07/03 12:39:46
drewfx1
spacey
What happens when you play music with another guitarist? Does he have to have one too? lol.



No. He can get one of these instead:
 
http://www.peavey.com/products/at200/
2013/07/03 12:41:48
craigb
They say the differences can add musical 5pice and are not dissonant (except for the Meantone blues version which you can't play with others using equal temperment gear).  Yeah, right.
 
I'm guessing the bass player will still be a half beat behind the drummer.
2013/07/03 12:44:57
drewfx1
It's not our fault if the drummer's always ahead of the beat. 
2013/07/03 12:54:09
spacey
Well if all it takes is a guitar that will tune itself the true temperament claim is out the window.
Unless that thing can tune each note played faster than someone like John McLaughlin can play them...and I don't think so.
 
 
2013/07/03 13:51:40
slartabartfast
Because the tone of the string is determined by the thickness and tension, and because the tension applied by bending the string to the fret varies from string to string, a simple division of the fret distances so that each string is fretted at the same length should produce some minor variation of the pitch achieved on heavier vs lighter strings. Some guitars take that into account by angling the bridge relative to the nut, but if the frets are all parallel to one another and not angled as well, there is still some error.
 
The degree of fret variation in the picture looks too extreme to accomplish "perfection" which in any case would still be defeated if different gauge or composition strings were used. And of course unless the frets were constantly moving around as the strings stretch decreasing the unfretted tension, there is no way the guitar is never going out of tune. Loss of tune has nothing to do with fret location. Ever hear of a piano tuner?
 
2013/07/03 14:55:32
Zonno
I was under the impression that temperament was different in every key.
In the old days they used to have different "keyboards" for different temperaments
And that is why they invented equal temperature.
 
So with this guitar I need a different necks for Bb, Am, G, F, Em etc????? 
2013/07/03 15:22:50
Beepster
Might be cool for an acoustic, classical or hyper strict no bending jazz but it looks like it would be a bunghole to try and play blues or anything that has even a hint of string bending. Also after years of keeping fret fingering as tight against the fret as possible it would be an adjustment and probably lead to bad habits when you wanted to switch back to a a standard fretboard.
 
And yeah... string gauge and other factors would likely seriously screw with it. I'll pass.
2013/07/03 15:28:25
Beepster
Zonno
I was under the impression that temperament was different in every key.
In the old days they used to have different "keyboards" for different temperaments
And that is why they invented equal temperature.
 
So with this guitar I need a different necks for Bb, Am, G, F, Em etc????? 




I'm assuming that is what this is attempting to correct.
 
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