My Warpig7 fanned fret build

[opprobrium_9]

yeah it would be nice to have pics of the finished product, it has been so long in the making!

[Oli]

Well well well, finally it's done! Took bloody long enough :p Got half way through finishing the neck, then i decided i wasn't happy with how the maple was looking, so off all the finish came and i spent a few hours just cleaning the maple with wire wool to get it looking nice.

Click the photo to link to the album- there's 7 pictures in there, hope you enjoy :)

[WezV]

looks nice!!  how is that fan working out for you?

[noodleplugerine]

Love it.

[il˙ti]

Looks really nice. That's a huge chunk of bloodwood you've got there. What is the body wood? Any chance of a video of you playing it?

[WezV]

its korina (idigbo) aint it

[Roobubba]

Fantastic! How do you find it playing on the fanned frets?

Roo

[WezV]

i liked my first one so much i started another:


i went for the 7th fret as the perp again but this one is 26.5" on the treble  and 28" on the bass side so its really a baritone

[noodleplugerine]

i liked my first one so much i started another:


i went for the 7th fret as the perp again but this one is 26.5" on the treble  and 28" on the bass side so its really a baritone

Is that a 6 string or 7 string? It looks like a 6 string.

But frankly, I don't see the point of fanned frets on anything less than an 8 string, since tension isn't really a problem on 7 strings.. Especially if you have a baritone allready.

Fanned frets do look great though - But Wez, how much better in terms of tension will that be compared to a traditional 27" baritone - It might aswell be, considering you're 26.5 on the Treble...

[WezV]

its a 6, going to be tuned A-E-A-D-F#-B  with a light baritone set but it might take a few sets of strings to find the ideal ones

I see it as a bit of a problem that people only think multiscale is usefull for extended range instruments.  The one i did already is 25-26" 6 string and is in standard tuning  strung with 10's most of the time - but is capable of drop C without changing the strings.  Just in standard tuning the bass strings have more piano like qualities, much clearer and harmonically rich.  And its damn easy to play.. i would say as easy as a normal guitar.  it takes about 30-60 seconds to get used to it (dont look!!) then its really easy to switch between this and a normal guitar

baritones generally skirt around the 27-28" scale length.. personally i find the tension on the low strings a bit loose at 27" and would always go for 28" in a standard baritone... but then the treble side feels a bit tight... and so we fan!!


if i could give you one to play for a few minutes you would be convinced tht its genius!!

till then watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3wqZ0JovqU

thats the first time the guy had played a FF/multiscale instrument

[Oli]

  Just in standard tuning the bass strings have more piano like qualities, much clearer and harmonically rich.  And its damn easy to play.. i would say as easy as a normal guitar.  it takes about 30-60 seconds to get used to it (dont look!!) then its really easy to switch between this and a normal guitar.

That is something that really struck me with mine- playing clean stuff with the bottom few strings sounds so much better than i've heard before! I'm liking the fan- i think it's about the maximum you could get away with, but obviously you could extend it on the bass side :)

Thanks for the comments guys, it's taken me so long to do, i'm glad it's properly finished now!

I'm coping well with the change, it doesn't take long to get used to the frets, the only thing that takes a bit longer to get is pinch harmonics- because the point you pick at changes for each string.

Wes: Looks good, let us know when it's done :)

I'm looking forward to the next one now!