Fretless LP

MikeM

Don't want to put it amongst the guit porn, but interesting looking guitar..

http://www.rondomusic.com/al2500albinofretless.html

Vick

That's a first...

inflames

I think it is pretty cool!

ezietsman

Slide guitar!

aja

Maybe it is not finished yet?

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peters

Would playing a fretless guitar introduce unintended "quarter" notes ?

AlanRatcliffe

Agile have had that one for a few years. They also used to sell the fretless neck seperately at one point.

peters wrote Would playing a fretless guitar introduce unintended "quarter" notes ?

Everything from subtly out of tune to completely atonal. Some guys use fretless guitars for microtonal music, rather than try get 22, 43, 54 or any of a number of note per octave fretted necks intonated.

I've posted a few clips of some of the modern fretless guitar players like Ned Evett, Bumblefoot and Tim Donahue here http://www.guitarforum.co.za/youtube-guitar-videos/fretless-foolishness/

Skywalker

Interesting.

I know most Lp's have maple tops but the grain of this top looks a helluva lot like oak.
Anyone have an idea? Can't say I've heard of oak being used in guitar construction. ???

AlanRatcliffe

Skywalker wrote Interesting.

I know most Lp's have maple tops but the grain of this top looks a helluva lot like oak.
Anyone have an idea? Can't say I've heard of oak being used in guitar construction. ???

That's ash - probably Northern "Hard" (Baseball bat). Actually works well as a cap on mahogany, adding snap in the high end and tightening up the lows, much like maple does. Makes for a more interesting midrange though.

Skywalker

Aaah! Of course. Had a blonde moment there. I work in the timber and board industry. I should've picked that up :-[ They are 2 very similar grains aren't they?

AlanRatcliffe

They can be very similar - I've been caught out a few times thinking oak is ash. Because oak is a hardwood, I usually expect to see it in furniture rather than ash and vice-versa for guitars.

Skywalker

I know what you mean. I have a task of making sure my guys in our warehouse take out the right boards for orders. I've actually got to mark every single piece of board to make sure they don't stuff it up.

What's the difference between Northern "Hard" ash and swamp ash BTW?

AlanRatcliffe

Skywalker wrote I know what you mean. I have a task of making sure my guys in our warehouse take out the right boards for orders. I've actually got to mark every single piece of board to make sure they don't stuff it up.

Can't be worse than the guy at veneercraft who has "plain" maple and "the one with the spots". LOL!

What's the difference between Northern "Hard" ash and swamp ash BTW?

Hard ash is heavy, hard and tonally very bright. Southern "swamp" ash is a lot lighter because it grows in water (particularly the lower portions of the tree), so when it dries, the cellular structure is a lot larger.

Skywalker

Hahaha! There are some funny descriptions out there ?

I just bought a kief router the other day and am gonna give it a go soon with trying to shape my own guitar. I'll get started after extensive research and once I've found a lekker piece of plank 8) Are there any local places where I could look for a suitable neck and decent parts or should I look online at places like Stewmac?

AlanRatcliffe

Not much locally, I'm afraid. USA Custom make the best necks, followed by the traditional style Warmoths. Then you get your Mighty Mite and Allparts necks which are decent (Stewmac are selling the Allparts necks these days IINM).

Skywalker

Thanks Alan.

I'll look them up ? Plenty of R&D to come for me still.