AlGeeEater Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 I wasn't quite sure were to put this, so please move it if it is in the wrong spot. There needs to be a fret work section anyways, heres the link: http://www.fretwave.com/pages/whyworks.htm What are your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 All I know about this system is that Frank Gambale uses it. It's on his Yamaha signature guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 It works, and IMO is no more or less elegant or obtrusive than a compensated nut. However, I do get the impression it's like the Feitin system in that it applies one compensation to all instruments, whilst a compensated nut can be tweaked to an individual guitar's idiosynchracies, in the same way as an adjustable bridge. IIRC Perry has had a little experience with the Fretwave system, and I know he's done a good few compensated nuts, so maybe he can compare/contrast them for us? Mr. O' ....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ask Perry, he posted a while ago about it, I think is hideously ugly and I rather have a comp nut instead, since they kinda do the same work. I think I will go nuts with a wire that stick up like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Churchyard Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 I'd love a fanned fretboard with those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepultura999 Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 since they make it sound like if you get those frets, your chords will ring more true, i suggest just getting an earvana nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Must be fun to crown those babies...and even more fun to cut the slots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 someone on mimf used them recently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutronboy Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Yeah, I tried one the other day..there was a Gilet Jumbo in Pete's Musician's Market with the fretwave fitted...looked a bit weird...you probably only need to do the first five frets..the rest would be negligible...like you say, erik..crowning them must be fun..heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorecki Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 The concept makes sense but seems for other than chord work or non-bend melody work, it would be annoying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3Va1L Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 what about cutting the slots for those?? lol... good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 surely the nut would only compensate for open strings? anyone care to explain these? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Do a search for the compensated nut. It compensates for everything EXCEPT open strings. You have it backwards. There was a long post that explained and debated it. As for fretwave, I just think it's like two people came up with solutions to the same problem, and I personally feel the compensated nut was the winner, hands down. But both are valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Frank is correct, a compensated nut compensates all BUT the open string. BUTTTTT an open string NEVER needs compensation at all.... ever.... The fret ware is an EXCELLENT PRODUCT, if you only ever NEED TWO NOTES (G# and C#) to play in tune with the others. All fretted notes from the 1-6 fret require compensation to be PERFECT, so whats the point of just of doing a half arsed job and fixing only two of them??? For every compensated nut i fit to a guitar, i end up doing the clients OTHER guitars as well, and i generally get two more clients from word of mouth also. It takes just as long to do a compensated nut, as it does to fit the fretwave.... and the fretwave is non-reversable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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