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Here's a guitar that features temperament frets that is supposed to improve intonation over the entire fret board and your guitar stays in tune where-ever you play. An interesting concept indeed.:hmmm:



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kevinpaul said:
That guy for being in tune really makes a bunch of unsettling noise. He appears to be dangerous too.
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He’s actually quite funny. Swedish guy. I’ve seen a couple of other Swedish guitarists playing the same type fretboard. Kee Marcello who used to play in the band Europe has a Les Paul (probably more) which has undergone the same treatment. Whenever I see a guitar like that my first reaction is that I think I have something in my eye distorting my vision. But it seems to work for them, so I’m sure it has its merits.
 
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My 2 cents: When you pick a guitar string, the note produced is slightly sharp at first due to string deflection. It then settles into the note. The harder you pick the string the more it goes sharp. An accurate stroboscopic tuner will show just how much this is true. All the true temperament" bent frets" & "compensated nuts" wont stop this phenomenon from occurring. So the guitar is an imperfect instrument. So what. Properly intonated they sound f'ing great. As Robert said, a bit of finger vibrato. I'll keep my imperfect straight fretted guitars. After all, I'm an imperfect guy in an imperfect world. Cheers
 
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Gahr said:
Here's another clip featuring Mattias Eklundh. He even comments on his hair here:

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I learned a very special lesson here this day! People will play with anything of anybody, even themselves! I have never been caught doing that self thing and not for lack of trying. That self thing can lead to other people play time. Damn shame because I am a vast of information on that self thing. Now I'm sad because no one to play with.
 
Gahr said:
Here's another clip featuring Mattias Eklundh. He even comments on his hair here:

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I'm starting to warm up to this guy. He's got a good sense of humor, and more than likely, a very talented guitar player.

The topic of this thread also reminds me of a conversation I had over 20 years ago with the local guitar shop's owner about taking some courses in training your ears for perfect pitch. The owner warned me of the possibility of side effects like listening to everyday non-musical (or musical) sounds and get obsessed with all their tones when they are at an unusual pitch or clashing harmonies. Some musicians naturally achieve perfect pitch ear training by constant practicing and playing. And some musicians develop a very light touch on their playing technique because they cannot stand hearing their fretted notes immediately go sharp.

I wonder if the guitar needs to refretted if you change brand of strings or string gauge... :hmmm:
 
syscokid said:
The topic of this thread also reminds me of a conversation I had over 20 years ago with the local guitar shop's owner about taking some courses in training your ears for perfect pitch. The owner warned me of the possibility of side effects like listening to everyday non-musical (or musical) sounds and get obsessed with all their tones when they are at an unusual pitch or clashing harmonies....:hmmm:
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LOL yes....
 
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