SuckMyKiss Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Well well... When the neck of my first home buildt guitar was finished, it was too short, and of course in the wrong end... I'm just wondering... is it possible to take of the first fret of the fretboard(then the lenght becomes perfect)? It doesn't matter if you cut of the last frets but how about the first ones??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtailed Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 If I understand correctly what you're saying, then yes it is possible, it would simply give you a shorter scale (if you look at a Fender next to a Gibson and you align the bridge locations, you'll notice the Gibson's nut is roughly where the fender's first fret is). Of course, you would have to compensate your bridge location in function of your new scale. Basically, what is now your 12th fret should be half-way between the nut and the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 you mean have a shorter fretboard... no, it would be bad... intonation goes to hell!! take the frets off the pickup and body end! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuckMyKiss Posted June 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Aouh, crap... my bridge is already in place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 as i assumed! takec the top frets off. this also saves the fret dot problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuckMyKiss Posted June 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Nah... I can't do that... then I'll lose about 4-5 frets! I guess I have to re-make the neck, re-glue it... blahhhhh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 i agree with mike b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 how many frets is it? if it was a 24, 5 frets isnt disatrous. heh if it was my 31 fretter, hehehehe! pity it happened, always something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuckMyKiss Posted June 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Fun for me, it's a 22... can you make a new fretboard i a smaller scale... a shorter but still with 22 frets... or is your 31 like that if you cut it of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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