It's pointy - has a 'nail on combine harvester' trem and I bought it.

kentuckyklira · October 2023

OilCityPickups said:

Philly_Q said:

Although I listen to many a player of pointy guitars, I've never really wanted to own one, but I applaud your choice nonetheless. Is that a set-neck, or a bolt-on?

Bolt on ... basically the same neck as the whole range. I have a bit of a history with pointy guitars ... having gigged a couple of BC Rich guitars before ... as well as Gibson Flying Vs

Considering the "pointyness" of today´s pointy guitars, does a Gibson Flying V still count as "pointy"? You can hardly cause a scratch, let alone poke out a guy´s eye with an old V?

digitalkettle · October 2023

BillDL said:

Minor 3rd, Perfect 4th, Perfect 5th, Major 6th, Octave. Probably the most used intervals in Western music. Whether that is the reason for their placement is something I don't know. If they are purely decorative and placed two frets apart (other than the last step to the octave) to separate the frets visually like having alternatively highlighted rows in a spreadsheet, it would make sense aesthetically to have one on the 1st fret, but in reality it would be silly because it's not hard to locate that. This is just echoed at the 13th fret. Interesting question, but perhaps one without a scientific or musical answer.

Intervals: I think I could relate to m3, P4, P5, m7 (10th fret instead of 9th) better...BUT...it weakens a bit if, say, you're playing in F.

So far I like the reasoning that it's a simple counting/chunking aid...I think that's what it means to me after 35+ years of looking at it

OilCityPickups · October 2023

I do know If I get handed a guitar with no markers I succumb to 'bum note paranoia' and even if I know the scale length and what I'm playing well ... and can do it blindfold ... I will foul up.

CampbellH · October 2023

I changed my Walnut flat Ibanez GRG with black chrome hardware, locking mh, a neon green hotrail humbucker in the neck, neon pink humbucker in the bridge and resprayed it pink. Takes me back to my stoopid years of big hair, lurid clothes and snakeskin lycra. So crack on and enjoy life, as it's only yours to live.

OilCityPickups · October 2023

CampbellH said:

I changed my Walnut flat Ibanez GRG with black chrome hardware, locking mh, a neon green hotrail humbucker in the neck, neon pink humbucker in the bridge and resprayed it pink. Takes me back to my stoopid years of big hair, lurid clothes and snakeskin lycra. So crack on and enjoy life, as it's only yours to live.

Exactly ...

Sporky · October 2023

Nicely understated.

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