fret placement, not really about fret placement.

vbasscustom · #1 02-01-2009, 09:36 AM

well it kinda is, but not really. ok so, on a 34" scale, i use 24 frets. i had a crazy idea to do 30 frets. just for fun, anyway, would this change the fret placemnt of the 24 frets or would it just add more frets the the original number?

roberthabraken · #2 02-01-2009, 02:56 PM

no, it doesn't.. just add more frets.. there's nothing magic about that

the only thing that changes fret placement is changing your scale

vbasscustom · #3 02-01-2009, 03:09 PM

ok cool, i think ill make a 40 foot fret board!!, with 400 frets!! YAY

roberthabraken · #4 02-01-2009, 03:12 PM

talking about extended range basses

but Jerzy Drozd has some 30 fret models.. it is totally doable

vbasscustom · #5 02-01-2009, 03:14 PM

yeah, cool. i was thinkin about doin like a super deep cutaway like on the peanut wishbass, if your familiar with it

roberthabraken · #6 02-01-2009, 03:16 PM

yeah that's cool! the Zon Hyperbass has one too, very exotic

vbasscustom · #7 02-01-2009, 03:18 PM

yeah, if i like a crazy shape, its usually pretty crazy, or just really cool lookin, like the peanut, and most of wishes other designs too

roberthabraken · #8 02-01-2009, 03:29 PM

nice

.. if you've got a sketch or something, keep me posted, I'm very curious about this one!

kraigo · #9 02-01-2009, 03:32 PM

I had written a fret calculator years ago. It's long gone, AFAIK. I'd made it available to the world at large and a search for "fretcalc.exe" turns up a fair number of hits. I don't think any of them are the one I did all those years ago. With mine you could specify the number of frets/octave so you could get very exotic if you wanted to. Some of the ones I found with google print out, which, if they're at all accurate (questionable because you never know how well the printer is calibrated) is more usable.

Personally, I can't imagine wanting more than 24 frets. 21 is as much as I ever really need, but 24 will let you make a second inversion E major triad built off of the G string, so I'll tip my hat to 24. I don't really go that high up when I'm gigging anyway. Also, at some point your intonation is going to go totally into the crapper. Also at some point you're going to have to compromise between pickup location and the length of fretboard.

But follow your muse, I suppose.

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KO

vbasscustom · #10 02-01-2009, 05:22 PM

yeah, i know, i was just throwin it out there