njguitarmaker88 Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 Hey, I have made a few guitars in the past, but now, I want to build an archtop/ jazz box kind of guitar. Since I am used to playing 22/24 fret necks, I want to build an archtop that'll have 22/24 frets. Most archtops I have seen/owned have had 20 fret necks, and sometimes 21. I was wondering if this is possible, because I don't see why it wouldn't be...unless you would have to go with a longer neck, and that might throw things out of proportion a little bit. Thanks ~John Also, for those of you who are building archtop guitars, and use Ebay a lot, check out the ebay store for the member "inlaidartist", he offers tons of inlaid fingerboards, pickguards, headstock veneers, and tailpieces for cheap prices, some even with no reserve! Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 of course you can make it have 22/24 frets. hell, you could make it have 872 if you really wanted to, but...that's besides the point. it's just a matter of the frets/their positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njguitarmaker88 Posted August 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 ok thanks, im just getting started making archtops, so this is new to me.. ...but if its possible, why doesn't anyone make a 24 fret jazz box? seems cool to me....im gonna make it anyway thanks again, john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 There are probably a couple of reasons. First, the mellow jazz sound comes from placing the pickup fairly far away from the bridge. Put a ton of frets on the guitar and you're going to push the neck position pickup closer to the bridge. Second, archtops are fairly traditional instruments. Putting an extended fretboard on a jazz box means you have to deepen the cutaway to get access to it (and/or configure the neck joint differently) which would throw off the aesthetics of the guitar. But don't let any of that stop you. The tone can always be tweaked with pickup and electronics, and there's always room for innovation in guitar design. I say go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Also, for those of you who are building archtop guitars, and use Ebay a lot, check out the ebay store for the member "inlaidartist", he offers tons of inlaid fingerboards, pickguards, headstock veneers, and tailpieces for cheap prices, some even with no reserve! Thanks again His inlays are kinda thin, just to warn ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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