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Post by darklightsparks on Jun 18, 2018 13:37:38 GMT
i just picked one of these up myself just arrived this morning ill let you know what its like after work
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Post by Banana on Jun 18, 2018 13:54:38 GMT
No no no. This is not how things work here. Work can wait, TE-7 can't
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Post by LeoThunder on Jun 18, 2018 14:42:04 GMT
I'm sure fanned frets aren't for me. There's nothing about the sound and playability of a strat or tele that I don't like whilst I never seem to gel with Gibsonny scale lengths so I'm pretty sure I don't want to incorporate it. Seems a bit like solving a problem I don't have. The scale goes from Fender upwards: 648 - 686 mm (25,51" - 27,01"). Nothing gibsonny to fear. I doubt multi-scale is necessary on a 7-string, though, unless used with light strings in drop-D tuning or worse. An 8-string guitar could be a different matter. I never thought of chords. Now I'm curious to try. I like the way it looks, especially that "Jupiter" finish,
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Post by darklightsparks on Jun 18, 2018 19:49:55 GMT
Well I’m impressed it’s great for 300 bucks I’m new to 7 strings and just spent the last hour playing some korn songs and have had a lot of fun with it
It’s a good bit brighter that the photo on Thomann I got the black one it almost has a greenish tinge to it
The pickups while not brilliant are not bad either and will probably stay put until I get a bit more comfortable playing a 7 string. The neck is some what jazz bass ish tuning so far is holding up well.
There is one minor ding to the head stock and a ding in the neck heal which is a bit more noticeable but really neither bother me that much as I’ll probably only use this to get a feel for 7 strings before moving on to an Ibanez or something similar.
As for the fan frets honestly you don’t even notice them.
All in all I’m happy with it, I’ve played a lot more expensive that was worse
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Post by geople on Jun 18, 2018 21:13:09 GMT
Can you please share some pics?Im really interested in it.
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Post by guitartrojan on Jun 18, 2018 21:40:00 GMT
Yeah, I love teles, the finishes are beautiful on those guitars, but fanfrets just don't appeal to me.
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Post by neuri on Jul 17, 2018 13:35:10 GMT
How are people getting on with this guitar? Hi! 👊
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Post by nicholaspaul on Jul 17, 2018 23:10:56 GMT
I'm sure fanned frets aren't for me. There's nothing about the sound and playability of a strat or tele that I don't like whilst I never seem to gel with Gibsonny scale lengths so I'm pretty sure I don't want to incorporate it. Seems a bit like solving a problem I don't have. But I would be really interested in picking one up. It always looks to me as though you would have to really over rotate your wrist to play barre chords anywhere below the 5th fret. It baffles me why, if you're going to fan the frets, you don't take that problem away. I found this builder, Rick Toone, who is trying to fix the problem and that's on a bass where barre chords are far less common. I can imagine there would be a whole new learning curve playing bends too. Before I got my fanfret I went online and did a bit of a search. I heard one guy saying he had a friend come over and play his fanfret and after about 2 hours he asked "how do you like the fanned fret?" To which his friend replied "what fanned fret?!" My point being that you cannot feel the fanned frets. You do not change the way you fret notes or chords, and it has virtually 0 impact on bends. From a playing stand point, it is exactly the same as a regular guitar. Also, you dont buy a fanfret because of the gibson or fender scale, you buy it because of the 27" on the low B, while retaining "normal" tension on the rest of the strings. The low B is where the magic happens and that is he problem the fanfret is trying to solve Just my 2 cents. I found exactly the same thing when I played some Strandbergs. I took to the fanned frets immediately. They really are perfectly ergonomic and make total sense. It’s as if the frets are exactly where your hands think they should be. I’d love a fanned fret Strat. I’m not into heavy djent stuff and that’s what multiscales tend to be for. I’ll keep looking (until I can afford a Strandberg!) But really, go try one. You’ll love how they feel.
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