maxxslipknot Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 i thought about this while practicing some barre chords and i noticed that it is always the 2nd and 3rd strings the ones that are hard to press well not anymore amigo!! thats just a sketch tho its actually a more subtle shape so it dosent interfere with the rest of the playing post your thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truerussian558 Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 it wil be a lot harder to make, my oppinion is that you should practice your barres more, i do bars an uncurved fretboard (totally flat), and i have no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Yea like true russian said, just practice more and more and it wont be that that hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 i agree...complete barre chords are tough at first...but your fingers get used to it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxslipknot Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 the fretboard design still makes it easier to play high notes tho, it brings the high strings closer to your fingers for shredding, i was also considering fanned frets, to bring the frets closer to each other, obviously my guitar isnt gonna be an 8 string moster such as this one here th lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 I like the innovative approach you are taking. I say go for it. Don't hesitate, you may have a fingerboard profile that is very comfortable to play. Sure it will take longer, but so will the fanned frets. I fully support thoughtful experimentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 I'm with Myka on this one. Might as well try, you might discover the most comortable playing guitar ever. Then again it could suck but, to paraphrase Ben Franklin, it's better to take risk and fail then to follow tradition all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Exactly right, what if Leo Fender would have been satisfied with his Broadcaster and quit developing. There wouldn't have been a Stratocaster. Les Paul was also a person to push the envelope, he came up with multitrack recording, solid body guitar, and many more inventions. You can bet he didn't think in a traditional method either. It's thinking outside the box, that great things sometimes happens. I remember reading a quote from Les Paul, where he was saying that he thought that pickups was way outdated nowdays, and that there should be a much better invention to takes it's place. Looks like he still looks to the future. Now I'm not saying that what your trying to do will change anything, but I'm with Myka, nothing ventured nothing gained. Go for it. Just remember what Thomas Edison once said... "I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward." -- Thomas Edison Very true!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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