Gold fretwire or cupronickel fretwire? At first, I was concerned that the gold fretwire wouldn't contrast enough with the fretboard, but now I think that they do stand out without being too flashy. The gold colored fretwire is gold all the way through. It's made just like regular cupronickel fretwire, except that they alloy the copper with manganese instead of nickel. The result is a very hard and durable wire.
Some of you know this, but I continue to be amazed at how many players don't. Can anybody tell me what a fret is? It's the wooden space between two fretwires. Except for the first fret. The first fret is the space between the string nut and the first fretwire.
Anyway, I need to decide pretty soon. Oh yeah--there's a Wasp Nano RTA on top of a Vindicator 20700 behind the neck.
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"Some of you know this, but I continue to be amazed at how many players don't. Can anybody tell me what a fret is? It's the wooden space between two fretwires. Except for the first fret. The first fret is the space between the string nut and the first fretwire."
Very good Dave - but the real test is how many know what a Zero Fret is and what it is sometimes put on for ... said the Auld Smartass!
Nice work, nice vaping rig!
"Some of you know this, but I continue to be amazed at how many players don't. Can anybody tell me what a fret is? It's the wooden space between two fretwires. Except for the first fret. The first fret is the space between the string nut and the first fretwire."
Very good Dave - but the real test is how many know what a Zero Fret is and what it is sometimes put on for ... said the Auld Smartass!
Nice work, nice vaping rig!
Now this is a setup I’m really digging! Dovpo MVV2 with Blotto and Country Clouds CBP.
I thought about that icepick all night and how I really felt like I could make it better so this morning I sanded the lacquer off, resanded the handle from 80-600 grit, put a new thermal transfer on the spike, and finished with the lacquer coat. Way better imo.
I thought about that icepick all night and how I really felt like I could make it better so this morning I sanded the lacquer off, resanded the handle from 80-600 grit, put a new thermal transfer on the spike, and finished with the lacquer coat. Way better imo.
I was looking for a 60's era Japanese neck that I'm sure is still somewhere. Not something that was ever popular on American guitars, but was commonly used for some time by especially, by the Germans and Japanese. It's a fretwire that sits in front of the string nut. The space between them is the zero fret. It sets all of the strings at the same height, and provides a "clean line" for intonation. I built a guitar early on with a zero fret. Lots of questions about that one.
Hey folks--if you're interested, Armaggedon still has Redemption RDA's for $10 apiece. I just got mine yesterday, and I'm quite pleased. They're almost identical to a 24mm Apocalypse. The biggest difference being an improvement to the posts. The blocks hang down instead of resting on top.
Here's one sitting on an ElThunder 20700. Here's my badass .46ohm build:
Redemption RDA (Closeout)
Have you every done anything with a radius’d fretboard? I worked with a guy that played an 8 string guitar with a radius’d board, it was really something to look at...he plays it pretty well too.
Did the Redemption come with a squonk pin? I ordered a couple rda’s and then I realized the descriptions didn’t list squonk pins, not spending $7 to ship a $1 pin lol!
Almost all guitar fretboards are radiused, the big exception being classical/flamenco guitars. Almost all Fender guitars have a 9.5" radius, while almost all Gibsons have a 12" radius. Sometimes you see 16" radii on Japanes and Korean guitars.
The fretboard radius is like taking a slice of a circle the width of the fretboard. So a 9.5" radius is more round than a 12" radius. There are also compound radii, where the radius might be 10" or so, and the radius at the last fret might be between 12" and 16". It's like taking a slice of a cone rather than that of a circle.
Where at? I'm always looking for parts.I would get a couple but the shipping is 40 bucks
I'm not sure that it makes intonation any easier, but it certainly does insure against open string buzz.
I got squonk pins with both.
I’m taking about the RDA the shipping is 40 bucks to get two redemption RDAs to me. I think I’ll go with the axial it’s only 10 bucks to ship to me on another site
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