JET FRETZ

[FELINEGUITARS]

http://www.myspace.com/jetfretzdemo

Looks weird but very interesting!

[Denim n Leather]

Those are massive! I bet SRV woulda loved 'em. PDT_008

[FernandoDuarte]

It's ugly... :?
Not sure if works as they say too...

[Madiac]

Haha, looks like big ladies with skirts from the side!  :lol: But i wont believe it till i tried it or heard it acoustically (and i doubt even then), looks kinda cool though.  Wouldnt mind trying em!

[Philly Q]

Interesting, but I don't like the look much.

They might look pretty cool on a John Birch type guitar with a really black ebony board, stainless binding and inlays to match the frets.  That slightly mad-scientist vibe. 

[WezV]

my first thought is what stops them coming loose.  apparently you can change all your frets in about 5 minutes as they just tap loose... so whats going to happen when a fretboard shrinks due to low humidity or some other common neck change happens, and is that small amout of rosewood above the dovetail coing to survive frequent changes

i am also wondering about the choice of stainless steel for the fret material.  with a normal sized fret going with SS can add brightness.... how bright is this going to be???

but potentially interesting.   I have seen a few people try to devise ways of having interchangable fretboards on a single guitar and have never seen a system i think could work.   If it really does take just 5 minutes to refret your guitar maybe this is it especially if you could have some fretless inserts as well 

[FELINEGUITARS]

I dont believe the 5 minute refret for a second!
There will be a fair bit of levelling on the sides etc- and stainless is hard work

Mighty Mite are going to make some USA made necks with them in
I may buy one out of curiosity

I can kind of see where the increase in mass and sustain will come into play, but the proof will be in the playing

[dave_mc]

http://www.myspace.com/jetfretzdemo

Looks weird but very interesting!

pretty much... :lol:

[Adam.M]

I'm listening to that first demo and... isn't it just feedback?

I'm looking at my PRS and imagining having them on it... it makes me feel ill.

[Oli]

I'm listening to that first demo and... isn't it just feedback?

I'm looking at my PRS and imagining having them on it... it makes me feel ill.

Yea, it's not a very good way of demonstrating it... in the youtube video, he's playing with loads of effects too, so you can't hear what the guitar actually sounds like.

The system is kind of similar to the frets on the chapman stick (but not the removable part)... i don't see the point on the flange, why not just have a regular fret shape above the fretboard, and a triangular part below?

Bit of an odd idea, don't think it's really my kinda thing, i'll stick to normal fret profiles :)

[SG Thrasher]

I'm listening to that first demo and... isn't it just feedback?

That's what I thought! Don't watch the video, the guy is the biggest w**ker ever and made me oh so very angry.

[FELINEGUITARS]

I thought Chapman stick when I saw it

The guy is a bit "full on" - he has more clips on youtube

But I am interested to try the neck  for sure

It WON'T catch on but I think it's interesting

[MrBump]

I like stuff like that.  It's different.

Like most here, I'd want to hear the results properly...

[Ratrod]

The clips don't convince me. Any guitar will have sustain for hours with that much distortion.

If you want to really increase your tone and sustain, get 3 brass saddles on your Tele or swap your TOM for a bar bridge.

[FernandoDuarte]

or swap your TOM for a bar bridge.

This one??


Direct retrofit to TOM??