scalloping the fretboard

[dhalif]

tends to be off when you press slightly harder.. so you have to control power you put on the neck..

 

[LimpPisskit]

dumb Q: doesn't anyone make really really really tall fret so you get same fell without taking out wood?

 

[Scream_ed]

Then you'd get fret buzz :lol:

 

[pooo]

You won't get the same feel with tall frets as with an actual scallop.

 

[ChanMin]

i gives you this bite feel when u play.. like a more stronger gripping feeling that you can just squeeze the notes out.. i dunno how to explain further lol..

definitely needs you to be more precise in fingering...
but once you catch that note under your finger... you can really DIG IN and make that note wail..

yo liff you using .9s or 10s?

 

[dhalif]

switch between the two man... i was on .10 blue steels before i go on .9 labella. btw la bella strings are the friggin bomb man.

 

[tany]

dhalif wat guitar is that?

 

[bin4christ]

probably u'll want to consider scalloping the last few frets only..

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/scalloped.htm

but please don't do it yourself... however easy it looks on that link... unless u have a guitar neck to waste away...

y not?

 

[thor666]

well.. it seems easy from the instructions right? imagine if u did the scallop on your beloved Fender/Gibson/PRS... and being a first-timer, you accidentally SLIP.

not that i'm slighting your ability to file... but the risk is there. i screw up often during soldering and wiring guitar electronics.. the only good thing is that electronics are often much more easily salvagable.

if you also notice, the writer of the tutorial didn't actually scallop his neck that well also... (last 3rd pic)... you might find yourself in that situation.

like how i put it in my last line - if you have a guitar neck to waste - you might want to start off with a cheap guitar that u wont feel the pain if you should screw up or if u should end up hating scalloped necks.

 

[pooo]

switch between the two man... i was on .10 blue steels before i go on .9 labella. btw la bella strings are the friggin bomb man.

.10s la. .10s on scallops are the SHIT! Literally. The punch, the richness, the control = heaven!

But... damn pain only.. :lol:

 

[wangdexian]

I hope I can get a scallop on one of my basses sometime in my life...

 

[tany]

I hope I can get a scallop on one of my basses sometime in my life...

speaking of bass, what does a fretless bass do?

 

[wangdexian]

It's supposed to sound more "mwah" due to the lack of frets I guess.
And the slides and stuff like that...

 

[dhalif]

warning though : when u switch to scalloped necks.. it can be abit akward for you to play normal guitars when u get used to scalloped neck. =)

 

[ShredCow]

I hope I can get a scallop on one of my basses sometime in my life...

speaking of bass, what does a fretless bass do?

Like playing a double bass. NICE for jazz.

 

[hullabalooeeks]

my RG570 last 5 frets are scalloped. And the yamaha yg621 i used to own also got the last 5 frets scalloped. haha

 

[Vaiyen]

hey man where did yoy get it done and for how much??

 

[hullabalooeeks]

the thing is that i got the yamaha yg621 from luther classified. Its a 24frets, locking guitar with wizard 2 neck profile. And it was originally with the last 5 frets scalloped on the treble side.(means done at factory and not by previous owners)

Den this guy offered my a RG570CT for my yamaha yg621(1 on 1 trade) and i took. He already scalloped it. Very good job in fact. i think it works well for the upper frets cuz the fret spacing are really small. he mentioned about using a file and slowly whack lor. haha

 

[Vaiyen]

i see..

 

[pooo]

my RG570 last 5 frets are scalloped. And the yamaha yg621 i used to own also got the last 5 frets scalloped.

Any pictures of it?