What Are Pros And Cons Of A Scalloped Neck? |
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Aug 21 2008, 05:56 PM
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I've played on one and think if I was to do it I would only want from 9 or 10th fret up
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Aug 21 2008, 10:21 PM
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pros - better control of bends and vibrato, better note separation
cons - difficult to fret chords, requires a softer and more equal fretting touch. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Aug 21 2008, 11:58 PM
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No problem Kris, you're absolutely right about it. It just felt strange for me playing chords on scalloped neck, probably because I wasn't used to it.
 Thanks for clarifying!
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Aug 22 2008, 01:53 AM
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Another cons is that the fret wears faster, and fret dressing7changing demands a more skillful job.
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Aug 22 2008, 08:50 AM
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QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Aug 22 2008, 12:21 AM)  However - if your chordal technique requires you to press so hard so that the chord goes out of tune because of the scalloped neck, then something is wrong with your technique. Off topic,there was a guy and he came to local music store with his dad, he tried beautiful LP which was tuned tho but when he played Am chord it sounded SOOO out of tune. So he said to his dad "Dad lets go,this guitars isn't tuning"  Yep,you need to do it right.
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Aug 22 2008, 09:49 AM
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QUOTE (Muris Varajic @ Aug 22 2008, 09:50 AM) So he said to his dad "Dad lets go,this guitars isn't tuning" Good one 
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Aug 22 2008, 03:05 PM
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Poor little guy
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- I hate going into guitar stores! I think that comes from how I was met in those stores when I was younger.|
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Aug 24 2008, 12:25 PM
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I only tried a scalloped fretboard once, an old student of mine, who loved Malmsteen beyond everything, got his strat scalloped. When he showed it to me I of course tried it but I have to say I didn't like it at all
As Marcus said, something felt wrong  But since I only played it for a minute or so I can't really comment on any pros or cons.
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Aug 24 2008, 04:42 PM
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Still, it's good that we covered the topic about chords. At least for the people who are interested in getting a scalloped neck, so they know what to expect in the first couple of weeks
I'm with Marcus on the scalloped feel part, it seemed to strange for me, I guess because I'm used to fret heavily, and feel the wood behind the strings. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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