fan-fretted basses

DDR4LYF

Has anyone ever used a bass with fanned frets? I heat that it's really good for the low B string tone. I've seen dingwall basses that use it. Are there other basses that use this fret system?

Malkav

I know Conklin:

And RK:

Make em, but you'll find almost all custom luthiers have them as an option, Novak used to basically screw the entire luthier world around by claiming they had a patent on them when they technically didn't really. There are also huge ergonomic benfits to having a fanned fretted guitar/bass.

I would like to one day own a .Strandberg* but as I don't earn the kinda money required to do so I'm thinking of building a guitar that'll steal from the design philosophies of all my favourite luthiers, fanned frets will be one of these stolen aspects as I truly believe they are the best compromise when you start using ERGs.

Jack-Flash-Jr

I am a complete fanned fret noob but surely a fretless with adjustable bridge will give you the same options?

Malkav

Jack Flash Jr wrote: I am a complete fanned fret noob but surely a fretless with adjustable bridge will give you the same options?

Well no cause it'll sound like a fretless ?

Fanned frets are essentially multiple scales, the amount of adjustment in your average bridge wouldn't be able to intonate in the same manner, it also requires the nut be fanned out in order to create the increased/decreased scale.

Jack-Flash-Jr

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