| Author | Message | ||
| Steve Smith (alembickoa)
New Username: alembickoa Post Number: 12 Registered: 5-2002 |
Mica or Susan or Ron or whomever... Has Alembic ever been asked to use the Novax fret system...ala Sheldon Dingwall...on an Alembic bass? I have a friend interested in the fretting system and seriously interested in the product you offer. Is the fanned fret an Alembic option? Alembic rules!!! | ||
| Mica Wickersham (mica)
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 59 Registered: 6-2000 |
I have been asked a few times for this. As a one-off project, the price for a license from Novax has been prohibitve for the few that have inquired. In addition to the $500 (last time I checked) fee from Novax, you need to have an individual bridge and tailpiece for each string and other engineering considerations. You're talking probably $1000-1500 additional to be the first one to get it on an Alembic. | ||
| Hartmut Engel (haddimudd)
Junior Username: haddimudd Post Number: 11 Registered: 6-2002 |
Would that significantly improve the intonation issues particularly discussed on short scale basses? Hartmut | ||
| evan meyers (cosmicevan)
New Username: cosmicevan Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
i've heard and played a dingwall with the fanned fret system and to my ears it really provides a vibrant and alive b string. one of the best i've ever heard. | ||
| Michael Walker (rockandroller)
Junior Username: rockandroller Post Number: 23 Registered: 11-2002 |
Hartmut: if you had a fanned fret bass, it would no longer BE a short-scale (at least not all of it - fanned-fret instruments usually use longer scale lengths on the lower strings!) |
