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hybrid guitars????

Posted by Wichita Sam on September 19, 2009 at 11:06pm

I had this old strat clone that I had salvaged electronics from... since I had been always curious about "hybrid" guitar setup (a little bass, a little guitar).... I dropped an "A" ans "D" bass string on the top two positions and the 5-4-3 strings on the bottom three positons... tuned Bass G and C and open G on the guitar strings it opens some interesting possibilities. If it works out, I"ll build a hybrid CBG on this setup.... Like the duct tape holding in the pup? the best, Wichita Sam

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  • Skeesix September 20, 2009 at 7:26pm
    The fan fret system was invented by luthier Ralph Novak. I actually got to meet Ralph ( a real nice guy) at a luthier's thing back in the early 90's and try out one of his fan fret guitars. I remember it being very comfortable to play and it sounded great. You would think the slanted frets would throw you off, but it didn't take me more than a minute to get oriented.

    Anyway, his system is patented, so technically you need to buy a neck or fingerboard made by him. But if you want to fudge it, the only thing I can tell you is that the 12th fret is the only fret straight across like a normal fret. All the other ones slant either to the left or the right starting from there.

    Skeesix
  • Wichita Sam September 20, 2009 at 4:12pm

    UPDATE: This afternoon in the shop to do surgery on the ducttape hybrid.... plugged three tuner peg holes with dowel rod, redrilled for two bass tuners, recut nut and removed on bridge and move another to an intermediate postion... Works good... give me a week and I'll post some music...
  • Roosterman September 20, 2009 at 12:30pm
    Awesome piece of kit - Both Hunters and yours Sam!

    I tried swapping the low E for a phat bass string on my lil b*****d build - so it was 1 bass and 3 guitar strings. I thought it sounded cool, but I had real trouble playing it! I think with a little practice though it could be really interesting.

    Keep the mojo tape too!!
  • HENRY LOWMAN September 20, 2009 at 11:32am
    YUP!II THERE you go! That one also was one of the inspirations for my 10 stringer, among others! I've thought about trying fanned frets, but am not quite sure how to do it properly.
    Fernando Amorim (SmokeBoxBlues) said:
    ...something like this:

    Carlie Hunter's guitar!
  • Wichita Sam September 20, 2009 at 11:30am
    one word.... Craigs List... seriously, you can pickup strat clones for $30-50 if you keep watch... that red one I got for $ 40 with a mini amp and a high hat cymbal..... So I resell the high hat for $ 50 and have the guitar and amp for free... no guilt about scavenging parts off a perfectly playable guitar....

    HOGS GRUNT said:
    I love beaten up guitars with tape on. It means they have been USED.
    I wouldn't mind a couple to play around with!
  • HOGS GRUNT September 20, 2009 at 11:06am
    I love beaten up guitars with tape on. It means they have been USED.
    I wouldn't mind a couple to play around with!
  • Wichita Sam September 20, 2009 at 9:52am
    DuctTape to rule the world.... it's hiding a dual rail humbucker, but the string spacing was perfect as it was, so....

    Will Carter said:
    WS, love the tape mate. Agreed with Knotlenny - Van halen would be proud!
  • Wichita Sam September 20, 2009 at 9:51am
    Henry,

    I messed with it enough last night that I'm sure I like it. I'm going to recut the nut to get proper/workable spacing on the bass strings....
    thanks,

    Sam


    HENRY LOWMAN said:
    Kinda like an Idea on the guitar I posted pics of, the fretless headless one. It becomes a combo 2 stringer and three (or, in MY case, four) stringer on one neck. I really do like yours, wonder how it sounds? COOOOOOL!!
  • Will Carter September 20, 2009 at 4:26am
    WS, love the tape mate. Agreed with Knotlenny - Van halen would be proud!
  • HENRY LOWMAN September 20, 2009 at 1:50am
    Kinda like an Idea on the guitar I posted pics of, the fretless headless one. It becomes a combo 2 stringer and three (or, in MY case, four) stringer on one neck. I really do like yours, wonder how it sounds? COOOOOOL!!
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