scalloped fretboard


zepp_rules
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zepp_rules
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11/07/2001 9:48 pm
i know malmsteen had this on his guitar. any of you guys play one, are they any good? how does it affect your playing?
To improve technique and of course trying to keep all as clean as possible. I know my own limits and speed limits and so on I never play anything I'm not capable of. That wouldn't make any sense. After three years of playing I tried to play everything as fast as possible and that sounded, I would say, like shit, and I didn't realize that if I'd play bit slower things than I was capable of playing then everything would sound much better.

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Bardsley
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Bardsley
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11/08/2001 12:48 am
I've never played one, but people who have them seem to swear by them. A scolloped fretboard means that your fingers are not touching the fretboard, which allows you greater speed in plyying, but you have to develop a very light touch for fear of bending the note unintentionally. If you are a shred-head who likes to do big bends as well it would probably be useful, but I'm a bit worried about how it would affect tone for blues and rock playing, seeing as it means you have much less neck wood, and the strings don't get to vibrate on the board itself.
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