do they make 24 fret acoustic guitars?

[Alex D]

if so give me sum suggestions, please

 

thanks

[GuyaGuy]

i don't know but i'd like to find out.

[GuyaGuy]

this is the closest they come to my knowledge:

http://www.wechterguitars.com/models/index.htm

[PB Wilson]

Guild has made a few. Not too practical and hard to play up the neck, but they are out there.

 

 

Sorry about the enormous pics.

[riffdaddy]

It's a defeatist design. By having a longer fretboard, the soundhole is consequently placed closer to the bridge. This, in turn, makes the sound much brighter (not in a good way either--it'll make it sound like a tin can).

 

This is a bad, bad idea. You don't really need those notes--trust me.

[Nico de Roode]

You need a 12 fret

[Happy_Thom]

here's an idea why don't they jsut make the whole guitar a bit bigger tofit the extra frets in?

[riffdaddy]

Originally posted by Happy_Thom here's an idea why don't they jsut make the whole guitar a bit bigger tofit the extra frets in?

 

That doesn't work. The placement of the 24th fret on a guitar is 3/4 the way from the neck to the bridge. If the soundhole is to the right of this point, the guitar is just going to sound horrible.

[Alex D]

no 24 fret for me but how about 22 fret? would those still be bad? I don't really see those around either

 

and thanks riffdaddy your the greatest

 

man these new emotioncon make me so

[Pete P]

The Ibanez Euphoria has a tapered-tail fretboard that has 24 frets for the g, b, and high e . I'm pretty sure it is the only 24 fret steel string acoustic currently in production by a major company. 

[Edgar Van Halen]

On 11/6/2005 at 2:48 PM, riffdaddy said:

 

Originally posted by Happy_Thom   here's an idea why don't they jsut make the whole guitar a bit bigger tofit the extra frets in?

 

 

That doesn't work. The placement of the 24th fret on a guitar is 3/4 the way from the neck to the bridge. If the soundhole is to the right of this point, the guitar is just going to sound horrible.

Have you never heard of the Brian May Rhapsody guitars? They all have 24 frets and sound absolutely amazing. Brain May is according to Guitar Magazine’s poll of “Actual Guitar Players” the 2nd best guitar player that ever lived. Now that Eddie Van Halen is dead that would make him the best. And he makes his own guitars and he made the Rhapsody. If you ever get a chance to listen to a carbon fiber guitar that’s built well that will give you an idea of how heavenly they sound check out “The Rainsong” prices at around $3,000 but for good reason.