Conklin makes 8 string guitars, some of which have "Fanned Frets". Check out the pic http://www.conklinguitars.com/bizar...annedfret8_.jpg

have any of you guys played one? Wouldnt this neck/fret setup be a lot harder to play? Is this just an 8 string guitar thing or have any of you seen/played this type of neck on a 6 string?

More pics of these guitars:
http://www.conklinguitars.com/bizar...es/biz8stg.html

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wow.
I've never even seen this kind of guitar.
But I guess it makes sense due to the angle your arms and wrists are at when you play at certain frets...

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The idea of the fanned-fret technology is to balance intonation, string tension, and even response along the neck.It most often applies to guitars with more strings because of the compromises involved in tuning. The fanned-frets make the notes more "accurate." These guitars are actually more ergonomical, as the fanning follows the arc of your hand as you move across the fretboard.

i know rusty cooley has a guitar like this. it looks crazy.

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yeah... rusty cooleys 8 string is sick

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Fanned frets are one of those things thats probably going to take off 30 years down the track,

Its more ergonomic and it makes sense considering the way your hand moves when you play

i guess nobody knows how they calculate fanned frets right??

im wanna start building a guitar soon, and might build some more in the future, and i might wanna try this out sumtime, just for fun... i need to know how to calculate fanned frets tough.

so if anyone knows or accidently found a site or so please lemme know

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hey nvm i think ive got it figuerd out.

they pick a different scale lenght for each string..

example..

b 27''
e 26,5''
a 26''
d 25,5''
g 25''
b 24,5''

damn how clever, im gonna try this sumtime

EDIT:

ok i wasnt completely right.

it would be (for a 7 string)

FOR EXAMPLE

low B 27'' scale
high E 25,5'' scale

or pretty much whatever scale you would prefer i guess

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This page would be useful to you if you are going to built a fanned fret guitar

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wow fuckign sweet man thnx

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Yeah, Fanned frets are to make the scale longer, making the fat strings sound bassier.

That's the primary reason for it, I believe.

Anyway, it's a very clever and logical idea, I like them but I haven't played any guitar with them.

if i ever finish building my first guitar and still like building afterwards, ill build a fanned fret guitar someday

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I thought it was just to allow for better string tensions (better being tighter for heavy gauge bass strings and lighter for the treble side) and more accurate intonation.

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