edyo
- what is "the finish"?
theunknown
- whats "set neck/bolt on/neck thru" ?
- number of frets, why look out for this? i tot all same?
- whats "bridge requirement" ?
- "tuner smooth or not" what that also?
ladyInTears
- playability and frets ..
wots that?
1. The finish of the guitar is actually like "the painting" hmm sometimes we look out for uneven or lousily done "paintjobs" on the guitar.
2. Set neck/bolt on/neck thru is basically how the neck is "connected" to the body of the guitar. Set neck is when the neck is glued to the body, these are most likely found in Gibson type guitar's such as the Les Paul and SG to name a couple. Bolt on is when the neck is screwed on to the body, and can easily be removed by unscrewing it off the back of the body. These are commonly found in Fender type guitars, such as the Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster. The neck thru is a less common species, the neck goes thru the whole body as a single piece of wood, all the way down to the bottom of the guitar where the strap pin is, then the two pieces of wood which form the body is glued together to the main neck piece. These are not as common as the set neck or bolt on, but is often more pricey, but has a good reputation for its sustain.
3. Not all guitars have the same number of frets, there are different types, some have 21, some have 22, some have 24 or even more! It all depends on the scale length of the guitar.
4. Bridge requirement meaning that the bridge type suits to your needs. Like say for those who do not usually do tremolo bar vibratos or whammy and divebombs effects would want a hardtail bridge which is non floating. Meaning that the bridge does not "float" like a tremolo bridge, people like this bridge for it's stable tuning abilities, whereby it keeps the guitar in tune pretty well. The tremolo bridge is a type of bridge that "floats" which allow you to do effects such as tremolo vibrato and whammys. This category is divided into two types, the former and the FR type bridge. The Floyd Rose (FR) type bridge is a bridge which allows you to do extreme effects such as dive bombs, extreme vibrato without going out of tune. But the problem with this bridge is that it is hard to set up, and if you send it to a technician, it would often cost more.
4. "Tuner not smooth" can mean that the tuner is not flexible, and is hard to turn, sometimes this may result in inaccurate tuning.
5. Playability and frets. Playability is quite a subjective topic, it basically means that the guitar feels good to play. Example, like if the neck is too chunky, after playing it a while your hand might get tired, or if the body is too heavy for yourself, you may get fatigue after playing awhile. Frets can mean the quality of workmanship on the frets, sometimes sloppy fret jobs affect your playing, like say the frets are too wide and some parts are jutting out of the neck.
Most of the factors I have listed are based on the workmanship and the quality control in the process whereby the guitar is built. So do look out for these factors when choosing a guitar before spending your cash on it.
Hope that helped!
Cheers,
WWH
