First time for fanned frets

[BrianC]

So I was at a local store this weekend and they had a fanned fret guitar. I asked to play it and got a green light!

I looked at it with a small amount of inner fear, hoping not to suck trying to play this thing. To my surprise it was very easy to adapt to it. Chords and scales with a fair amount of ease. The only thing that stood out was a fair amount of reach with scales on the sixth string and my pinky.

I would be open to getting one of these if I found a deal on a PRS.

 

[veinbuster]

I was apprehensive the first time I tried one too. For the most part, playing it was seamless, though visually distracting if I thought about it.

 

[gush]

I would be open to one.

 

[bodia]

So I was at a local store this weekend and they had a fanned fret guitar. I asked to play it and got a green light!

I looked at it with a small amount of inner fear, hoping not to suck trying to play this thing. To my surprise it was very easy to adapt to it. Chords and scales with a fair amount of ease. The only thing that stood out was a fair amount of reach with scales on the sixth string and my pinky.

I would be open to getting one of these if I found a deal on a PRS.

Which local store? I've always been curious, as well.

 

[ThePod]

How do the strings and tone respond to bends? That is my biggest apprehension about fanned frets. I am afraid they would go out of tune with each bend.

 

[veinbuster]

How do the strings and tone respond to bends? That is my biggest apprehension about fanned frets. I am afraid they would go out of tune with each bend.

I didn’t explicitly try this with any of the fan frets I tried (three so far), but really don’t think it is a problem. The fret angle will make a bit of a difference in the tune, but I bend by ear so just stop when I get to the level I want to reach. The string does come back to tune.

 

[drdoom8793]

I tried one from a certain S brand a while back. Super comfortable to play. I would definitely be interested if PRS made a production model with fanned frets.

 

[TRJC24PRS]

I tried one from a certain S brand a while back. Super comfortable to play. I would definitely be interested if PRS made a production model with fanned frets.

https://reverb.com/item/13851443-paul-reed-smith-private-stock-fanned-fret-6-string-spalted-maple

 

[drdoom8793]

A little rich for my blood. I'm talking a Core level model.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I live in a parallel universe.

 

[veinbuster]

I live in a parallel universe.

I kind of like tangents.

 

[BWV548]

I live in a parallel universe.

Mine seems quite Lobachevskian these days

 

[bodia]

I live in a parallel universe.

I kind of like tangents.

Mine seems quite Lobachevskian these days

Seems to me that you all are being a little obtuse.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Seems to me that you all are being a little obtuse.

It was my lame attempt at a joke saying I like my frets all normal and sh!t.

 

[bodia]

It was my lame attempt at a joke saying I like my frets all normal and sh!t.

Aw fa-shiznit.....I thought we were goofing about angles of the dangle, and such.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Aw fa-shiznit.....I thought we were goofing about angles of the dangle, and such.

I didn’t even get that until now, my brain is mush.

 

[bodia]

I didn’t even get that until now, my brain is mush.

You need tacos, tequila, and a spliff

 

[Boogie]

You need tacos, tequila, and a spliff

Who doesn’t?

 

[sergiodeblanc]

You need tacos, tequila, and a spliff

Are you saying that as my doctor or my lawyer?

 

[Boogie]

Are you saying that as my doctor or my lawyer?

As a PRS player, both?

“I’m not a doctor or lawyer but I did just play my PRS...”