Jumbo frets vs. Standard. Which do you prefer?

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I've always owned guitars with standard frets because I didn't like jumbos. But... I bought a Charvel Model 2 last week with jumbos. They feel different but not bad at all. Do you have a preference, and why?

[skidd]

Re: Jumbo frets vs. Standard. Which do you prefer?

I love jumbo frets.I feel I can play faster on them. I have them on all my guitar except one.

[ January 13, 2003, 06:36 PM: Message edited by: skidd ]

[777SteveVai777]

Re: Jumbo frets vs. Standard. Which do you prefer?

I like all, small, big, scalloped board. Doesn't matter to me.

[Leppermessiah]

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these scalloped boards, i know nothing about them. please inform! [img]graemlins/stupid.gif[/img]

[charvel750]

Re: Jumbo frets vs. Standard. Which do you prefer?

What's that all about, Larry? Scallops aren't for everyone, but they do have their place. Hey, more for the rest of us!

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Originally posted by Larry:
these scalloped boards, i know nothing about them. please inform! [img]graemlins/stupid.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Scalloping is an idea made popular by Yngwie Malmsteen in the early Eighties. Basically, it means that the fretboard has a groove dug between each fret. Whan you play on a scalloped board, you don't touch the actual fretboard at all.

[Number Of The Priest]

Re: Jumbo frets vs. Standard. Which do you prefer?

Funny how everyone mentions that you don't touch the fretboard at all with a scalloped board. I NEVER touch my fretboard at all with a standard board, whether I'm playing my jumbo fret electric guitars or my tiny fret acoustic guitar! What am I missing here?!?!

What I'm saying is that I've never applied so much pressure to the strings as to make the strings touch the board below, because that makes them pull sharp, obviously. I've always felt that minimal "pressure" is all you need to fret a note and make it ring loud and clear.

[VitaminG]

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I prefer jumbos, but it doesn't matter much to me. I can suck on any guitar [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[RacerX]

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Me 2 Gary! [img]graemlins/evilimages/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

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Re: Jumbo frets vs. Standard. Which do you prefer?

Joe, I think Larry was referring to himself.

[pro-fusion]

Re: Jumbo frets vs. Standard. Which do you prefer?

I prefer jumbo frets nowadays. I grew up as a musician playing Les Pauls, so I was accustomed to low-wide frets. Those are better for players who slide up and down the fretboard a lot--much smoother. But for shredding, I find that jumbos are the way to go.

The only frets I really don't like are the tall/narrow frets like you find on Parkers or the standard equipment Carvins. My fingertips always end up sore after trying to move up and down the neck on guitars with that type of fret.