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[asad137]

CRAP. i cut the FB blank short. i wanted a 24 fret, but it is only long enough for a 20 fret. i could either do a 20 fret with the low grade flamed maple, or use regular maple for a 24 fret. i herd the amount of frets affects sound, more frets, more of a metaly sound, is this true?

Perhaps something inherited from the guitar world, where a 24-fret neck would require moving the neck pickup toward the bridge, resulting in a more trebly sound?

Asad

 

[waseok]

Perhaps something inherited from the guitar world, where a 24-fret neck would require moving the neck pickup toward the bridge, resulting in a more trebly sound?

Asad

Very good point.

Here is an example. 22 fret Telecaster fretboard and 24 fret Ibanez RG fretboard.
U see, that when u have more frets, u will have to move the pickup closer to the bridge, because its initial position is being "occupied" by the last 2 frets. And that, obvious, changes it sound.


About the bass sounding more metallic with 24 frets....thats the most stupid thing i ever heard... ) since when frets make the bass sound metallic?

 

[jordan_frerichs]

Very good point.

Here is an example. 22 fret Telecaster fretboard and 24 fret Ibanez RG fretboard.
U see, that when u have more frets, u will have to move the pickup closer to the bridge, because its initial position is being "occupied" by the last 2 frets. And that, obvious, changes it sound.


About the bass sounding more metallic with 24 frets....thats the most stupid thing i ever heard... ) since when frets make the bass sound metallic?

well, on most 24 frets i tried, they took much less effort to get a good slap sound, then againg most of them also had nice chunky bridge (hate the bridge that came on my squier). so, extra frets don't change the sound unless u play them, and if i don't use em, loose em, ist that right?

 

[jordan_frerichs]

updates. the woods. body,fb, inlay material, $hity neck . pic 2. the stuff laid together

 

[jordan_frerichs]

a close up of the body. better? worse? can't tell yet? i am afraid the top horn might be to thin to acept a strap button. pic 2 shows the padouak inlay material with the fb blank. SEXAY

 

[waseok]

well, on most 24 frets i tried, they took much less effort to get a good slap sound, then againg most of them also had nice chunky bridge (hate the bridge that came on my squier). so, extra frets don't change the sound unless u play them, and if i don't use em, loose em, ist that right?

Well my point was that the more frets u have the longer the fretboard is so push the pickup towards the bridge.

 

[jordan_frerichs]

Well my point was that the more frets u have the longer the fretboard is so push the pickup towards the bridge.

ok going 20 or 21 on the frets, just cause the flamed maple and padouk pair up so well. the frets would not have run into the pups, none the less. doesn't really matter now. going to get the fb marked for frets tommarow, cut the rough shape, and do a little inlaying work

 

[jordan_frerichs]

well i planed the fb. a lot more figuring came though. kind of nice actualy. got it slotted. going to plan and install the inlays, cut out the shape of the board, radious it, deepen the slots a bit, and fret her up. 20 fret