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It is all about driving traffic to the video and is entirely self-serving.
When called on it he gets massively defensive.
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But message received. No more posts to my Youtube. I genuinely couldn't care less. They don't result in any clicks anyway. I do it because if it answers ONE person, then it's worth it.
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I could have written a whole bunch more, and I probably should have. It's just generally posts I make here (or take interest in) get very little interaction. I'm happy to see a thread pick up and then jump in and get more involved if it's something people are interested in.
I was talking toa guy on reddit recently about subtle vs extreme fans, and I would love to get my hands on something that went from say 26" - 25.5" - though it's so minimal that I wonder if it would have any impact.
Having said that, my Vigiers are 25.6" and I feel that extra .1", so maybe it would work out great.
I like writing in drop D, so that extra tension on the bottom would appeal to me.
Having said that, I've talked to Mike extensively in the lead up to him buying this guitar, and I was really against him getting a 6 string, because I'm yet to play a fanned 6 that makes sense to me. Especially as Mike tunes to B. I said he'd be better off just getting a fanned 7. This guitar is like a 7 missing the top string, and I don't really get that.
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both these were build to test out ideas for a fanned fret acoustic I am yet to complete The fans were specifically chosen to give a different feel (ergonomics). The scale lengths are actually fairly close
The thinline is 25-27 1/2" with a perp (fret which is perpendicular to the centre line) near the 6th fret. The white guitar is 25-27" with the perp at the 12th.
the white one is about as extreme a fan as I would go on a 6 string with 2" difference in scales and a 12th fret perp. It's still okay for first position chords, but only just. If I increased the difference in scales I would indeed move the perp towards the nut. The thinline feels comfier (ergonomics) at the nut but is obviously quite extremely angled over the body - this actually aids access here.
In the end, for the acoustic i decided the layout of the white one would be better. This was a tonal decision, to keep the bridge more central on the top. That's a factor you have not considered, but its understandable.
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Keep posting here, man, it's a welcoming community and need to keep that going.
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So it's fair to say that where that perp is will dictate the ergonomics of the rest of the neck, but it's a compromise no matter what? The lower it is, the more ridiculous the higher frets get... that bridge looks insane! Unless you make a seriously angled pickup you're going to end up with something tonally inconsistent right?
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I did not bother clicking the video. I don't unless it's someone posting a track they've recorded. Or it has kitten content or similar.
I speak for no-one but myself, but I pay much more attention to stuff that is posted straight into the forum rather than linked.
My suspicion is that I'm far from the only person who responds better to direct engagement than to link dropping.
7 strings push the compromise of a fixed scale length as far as it will go. For me they highlight the compromise inherent in the parallel fretted guitar. That compromise is still there on a 6 string.
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its the perp and the scale length difference together that determine the ergonomic factors.
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So you get guys with 28" 7s... B sound great... but they feel like shit to solo on.
I respect that some people can make it work, but the idea of an 8 without a fan? That would never work for me.
Thankfully I'm all about the tele, and I acknowledge that it's shit before I pick it up, so nothing gets in the way.
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my first was a les paulish thing with 25-26” scales (5th fret perp) and that worked so much better
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View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
Can't say the same for the guy who was winding you up.
Evertune have sent me a bridge and I'm having that put in to show how their system eliminates the thing that drives me crazy about string tension.
Fanning would have helped address this, but I picked this up for like £1000, so I wasn't going to complain.
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