Crazy Guitars With Fanned Frets Over at NovaxGuitars the have a guitar, basses, and a bunch of in betweens that have fanned frets. E...
Crazy Guitars With Fanned Frets
Over at NovaxGuitars the have a guitar, basses, and a bunch of in betweens that have fanned frets. Essentially the frets aren't straight as on a traditionally instruments, but bent. Each string has its own individual scale length.
Ralph Novak developed this unusual way of manufacturing guitars to deal with a specific problem, what we here at music-gear call the sweet spot. All guitars have sweet spot or tonal range where a particular instrument sounds its best. One things quality guitar provide is a large sweet spot, or a wide range of pitches that sound clear, resonant, distinct, and in tune. Particle brands favor different areas, like Martin Guitars tend to favor the low end, and Taylor Guitars tend to favor the high end. By giving each string its own scale length, Novak claims to have improved clarity.
Many other factors influence an instruments sweat spot, like bracing, wood type, string type and that is not to mention electrical components and amps for electric guitars and basses. Still, I'm sure having of one these Novax Guitars on stage will get you noticed.
