I was thinking of ordering a tube of Stewart MacDonald fret wire. What size wire is typically used for cbg builds? maybe narrow/medium?
Thanks ahead of time for any help.
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Well I didnt mean hung up on the message board haha. I dont really know how to descibe it. When you are playing fast runs with a lot of bending a guitar with jumbo frets will alow you to play without touching string against the fretboard as easily. When you are bending a note you generally try bend up to a certain pitch wether it is a half step or whole or whatever. If you are touching against the fretboard on some bends and not others it makes it harder to bend using muscle memory. See what I mean I cant really descibe it. Besides its a CBG who needs it to sound "proper"? haha
Diane said:
That is very true - this I know! And as a novice player, it is still a problem for me. So folks like me, listen to Jim!
But please, what means, "get hung up on the board?"
However, I also like the small wire because most of my instruments are 15-17".
Jim138 said:
I dont want to sound like a guitar teacher or anything but, you might be fretting your notes two hard if you are "sharping" them. The string should fret against the fret and not the fretboard. Most standard electrics that are built for faster playing such as Jacksons/Ibanez/ESP use jumbo frets because you are less likely to get hung up on the board. Also makes bending much smoother.
Diane said:
I like the narrow/low. Less "sharping" of the strings when you are playing, especially close to the nut. So now you have both extremes of preferences!
If you buy from cbgitty, you can get just enough for a build or two and settle in on your favorite.
I think I"ll be getting some jumbo to use as a zero fret/nut.
I think getting hung up on the board means you are spending too long on the forum here....
Diane said:
That is very true - this I know! And as a novice player, it is still a problem for me. So folks like me, listen to Jim!
But please, what means, "get hung up on the board?"
However, I also like the small wire because most of my instruments are 15-17".
Jim138 said:
I dont want to sound like a guitar teacher or anything but, you might be fretting your notes two hard if you are "sharping" them. The string should fret against the fret and not the fretboard. Most standard electrics that are built for faster playing such as Jacksons/Ibanez/ESP use jumbo frets because you are less likely to get hung up on the board. Also makes bending much smoother.
Diane said:
I like the narrow/low. Less "sharping" of the strings when you are playing, especially close to the nut. So now you have both extremes of preferences!
If you buy from cbgitty, you can get just enough for a build or two and settle in on your favorite.
I think I"ll be getting some jumbo to use as a zero fret/nut.
For my last 5 builds I have used a narrow wire (for mandolin and banjo), and as the results are really very satisfactory, I may just stick with it for a while.
2M costs about 12€ here, but I am not so sure it is really such a good price at all.
I think getting hung up on the board means you are spending too long on the forum here....
Diane said:
That is very true - this I know! And as a novice player, it is still a problem for me. So folks like me, listen to Jim!
But please, what means, "get hung up on the board?"
However, I also like the small wire because most of my instruments are 15-17".
Jim138 said:
I dont want to sound like a guitar teacher or anything but, you might be fretting your notes two hard if you are "sharping" them. The string should fret against the fret and not the fretboard. Most standard electrics that are built for faster playing such as Jacksons/Ibanez/ESP use jumbo frets because you are less likely to get hung up on the board. Also makes bending much smoother.
Diane said:
I like the narrow/low. Less "sharping" of the strings when you are playing, especially close to the nut. So now you have both extremes of preferences!
If you buy from cbgitty, you can get just enough for a build or two and settle in on your favorite.
I think I"ll be getting some jumbo to use as a zero fret/nut.
That is very true - this I know! And as a novice player, it is still a problem for me. So folks like me, listen to Jim!
But please, what means, "get hung up on the board?"
However, I also like the small wire because most of my instruments are 15-17".
Jim138 said:
I dont want to sound like a guitar teacher or anything but, you might be fretting your notes two hard if you are "sharping" them. The string should fret against the fret and not the fretboard. Most standard electrics that are built for faster playing such as Jacksons/Ibanez/ESP use jumbo frets because you are less likely to get hung up on the board. Also makes bending much smoother.
Diane said:
I like the narrow/low. Less "sharping" of the strings when you are playing, especially close to the nut. So now you have both extremes of preferences!
If you buy from cbgitty, you can get just enough for a build or two and settle in on your favorite.
I think I"ll be getting some jumbo to use as a zero fret/nut.
I dont want to sound like a guitar teacher or anything but, you might be fretting your notes two hard if you are "sharping" them. The string should fret against the fret and not the fretboard. Most standard electrics that are built for faster playing such as Jacksons/Ibanez/ESP use jumbo frets because you are less likely to get hung up on the board. Also makes bending much smoother.
Diane said:
I like the narrow/low. Less "sharping" of the strings when you are playing, especially close to the nut. So now you have both extremes of preferences!
If you buy from cbgitty, you can get just enough for a build or two and settle in on your favorite.
I think I"ll be getting some jumbo to use as a zero fret/nut.
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Diane said:
I want to order from Luscious Musicians Industries,I assume their all female? and what are they selling? lol
Lute-playing Merchants, Inc.?
Luscious Musicians Industries?
Lucky Music Implants?
Lady Marmalade Impersonators?
Ah!
Luthier's Mercantile International
www.lmii.com
Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) said:
Diane said:
Diydc said:
2M costs about 12€ here, but I am not so sure it is really such a good price at all.
Diane said:
But please, what means, "get hung up on the board?"
However, I also like the small wire because most of my instruments are 15-17".
Jim138 said:
Diane said:
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