Fanned frets - best value for the buck?

[Chris Pile]

I'm talking electrics here - not 8 strings, not 7 strings, but 6 strings for normal folks wanting a tighter tone from the bottom end. I've been intrigued of late, and want to experiment without killing my piggy bank.

 

[bob-i]

https://strandbergguitars.com

Check out their Boden line.

 

[xzacx]

I think a Strandberg Boden OS 6 might be your best bet. The only problem I have with Strandberg 6s is that the neutral fret is the zero fret, so it actually feels like a more extreme fan as you go higher up the neck, as opposed to the 7s, which have their neutral fret at the 7th, and then fans in each direction. (I also think their EndurNeck profile feels better as a 7, just because it's wider and feels more natural to me.)

 

[Chrome Dinette]

Novax sells fanned 6 string necks that fit strats and teles.

I tried an Agile 7 string once, but didn't bond with it. The fanning wasn't hard to adapt to, but I was not up to dealing with an extra string at the time and the guitar was kind of dead sounding.

 

[raja]

Carvin is making fanned fretted guitars too

 

[Chris Pile]

Swell. Anyone catch the part where I want to experiment ON THE CHEAP?

 

[Chrome Dinette]

Agile is about the cheapest you are going to get, watch eBay for used ones.

 

[Chrome Dinette]

Ibanez makes one, but it's not super cheap, either.

 

[Chris Pile]

Agile is about the cheapest you are going to get, watch eBay for used ones.

Cool. I'll keep an eye peeled for one....

 

[Chrome Dinette]

Search for multi scale as well as fanned.

Agile's fanned model is called the Pendulum