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I admit to being somewhat alarmed when I was unable to intonate my instrument. Hopefully, some of the posts on this topic are informative; since the documentation for this distinctive tuning system is not obvious, nor are there good references. As you can see in the subsequent discussion, I was not the only player to be confused by proper intonation procedure. As I said, I hope the exchanges may be useful reference.
Heaven forbid. Yet, the world kept turning.
Aren't most ramps flat? I've seen very, very few in person.
I don't think so. I believe they're supposed to follow the curvature of the fingerboard.
Yah, I just realized I have a ramp for one of my basses, so I checked it out and it's also flat. I stand corrected... I assume they're following the shape of the pickups (flat), not the fingerboard.
Those have really been making the rounds on IG. The fretless isn't too far off from the fretles I'm dreaming up. Not quite so many bells and whistles though.
Those have really been making the rounds on IG. The fretless isn't too far off from the fretles I'm dreaming up. Not quite so many bells and whistles though.
They look like 5 piece necks to me.
My rough understanding is fewer laminations, less compression/more open sound. But laminations have benefits, too. And compression as we should all know can be a good thing.
Yeah, generally speaking it's been my experience it boils down to stiffness as well as tone, and the stiffness is the component where compression comes in.
