Graffiti62
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Hi Guys--
I am contemplating building a slide guitar, and, after doing the math, I can build what I want without busting the bank. I want to use a Flying V body with a recessed TOM, SD Phat Cats or Pearly Gates (haven't made my mind up yet), and, after watching Johnny Winter play "Mean Town Blues" at Woodstock, I'm going to use a 12-string neck. Whether I'll put only six tuners on it or not, I haven't decided. I may do the full twelve tuners to add mass to the neck. I know it sounds like an odd beast, but a Flying V makes sense to me due to the fact a Showcase body can be bought cheaply, and there's nothing in front of the 22nd fret to worry about, like horns or the guitar body.
Anyway, enough dreaming--down to the logics of the thing.
What kind of frets have you guys found out work the best for slide? Do I want something itty bitty, like a 6230, or use something bigger, like a 6105, or even something as big as a 6100? I've only really done slide at either the guitar shop, where the action on everything is set low to begin with, or on my acoustic guitar, with a metal nut raiser I picked up a few years ago. It works great, but it gives you the lap steel feel--there's no way you can ever push the strings down far enough to hit a fret.
Thanks for the help guys!
I am contemplating building a slide guitar, and, after doing the math, I can build what I want without busting the bank. I want to use a Flying V body with a recessed TOM, SD Phat Cats or Pearly Gates (haven't made my mind up yet), and, after watching Johnny Winter play "Mean Town Blues" at Woodstock, I'm going to use a 12-string neck. Whether I'll put only six tuners on it or not, I haven't decided. I may do the full twelve tuners to add mass to the neck. I know it sounds like an odd beast, but a Flying V makes sense to me due to the fact a Showcase body can be bought cheaply, and there's nothing in front of the 22nd fret to worry about, like horns or the guitar body.
Anyway, enough dreaming--down to the logics of the thing.
What kind of frets have you guys found out work the best for slide? Do I want something itty bitty, like a 6230, or use something bigger, like a 6105, or even something as big as a 6100? I've only really done slide at either the guitar shop, where the action on everything is set low to begin with, or on my acoustic guitar, with a metal nut raiser I picked up a few years ago. It works great, but it gives you the lap steel feel--there's no way you can ever push the strings down far enough to hit a fret.
Thanks for the help guys!
