Members jn062181 Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Just wondering, which companies design 27-fret guitars, preferably ones I can get in the US without ordering from a custom shop? I know off the top of my head that Caparison and Edwards make them, and that ESP is releasing one in the near future for their LTD line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kellanium Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Ibanez http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ibanez-XPT700-Extended-27Fret-Electric-Guitar?sku=501364 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Rand guitars, Danelectro and Washburn had a 29 &36 fret model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Washburn made guitars called 'Stephens Extended Cutaways'. They even made an acoustic with 36 frets. Those were the days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ubernerd Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 An older USA or Korean Hamer Californian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -Assy- Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Rand i believe was the original design, it was copied by a lot of manufacturers including Tagima, whos guitars are used by Kiko Loureiro, ESP copied Tagimas take, I still don't know why Kiko signed with ESP, probably just publicity, he hardly ever uses their guitars live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Orange Jackson Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Here is 29, 2 too many, but who's counting, http://www.garykramerguitar.com/R29Turbulence.html I think he has one or two on Ebay as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soliloquy Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 gary kramer has a few insane ones. 27, 36, and i think 41 frets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members w00dsy Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Washburn made guitars called 'Stephens Extended Cutaways'. They even made an acoustic with 36 frets. Those were the days! isn't this the Stephens Extended Cutaway? I always thought it was just a nifty neck joint developed by Stephen Davies for the Nuno Bettencourt guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ubernerd Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 isn't this the Stephens Extended Cutaway? I always thought it was just a nifty neck joint developed by Stephen Davies for the Nuno Bettencourt guitars. The original Stephens Extended Cutaways came on the EC29 and EC36 from the 80s like this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -Assy- Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 If washburn ditched those {censored}ty pickups and floyd systems, they would have been right up there with charvel and kramer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike-o Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 I remember when I was in like 9th grade blasting van halen and gettin stoked on some cheap-ass sparkly washburn in the local mom and pop guitar store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SwedeZ Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 there arent many Rand guitars around are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_gunslinger Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Here is 29, 2 too many, but who's counting, http://www.garykramerguitar.com/R29Turbulence.html I think he has one or two on Ebay as well. HOLY CRAP! Those upper frets are tiny! I could never play one of those with my sausage fingers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bones43x Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 HOLY CRAP! Those upper frets are tiny! I could never play one of those with my sausage fingers... Yeah, I just don't see the point in having more than 24 or, maybe 27. After that's it's pretty useless. Why not just get a 7-string and tune it EADGBea? That would be more useful. There are just so many ridiculous guitars out there now...8, 9, and 10-string guitars with fanned frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yngtchie Blacksteen Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Why not just get a 7-string and tune it EADGBea? That would be more useful.Like this? [YOUTUBE]4yacfqeIeX8[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 I actually thought of that but I had no idea there are strings that could reach that tonality. What gauge is he using for the high A? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fettman Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 ^^it's difficult to get a thin enough string for that high A and who knows how stable something thinner than a .008 is BUT you can get a multiscale 7 string, which means the highest string will have the shortest scale, which means it's easier to tune higher, then maybe it's possible with a regular .008 I don't have a link though, I only know of 7 strings with 25.5" on the hightest and a longer scale e.g. 27" on the lowest string, which means it's meant for a high E and a low B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 And I havent seen a multi scale with a scale shorter than 25.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulojcduarte Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fettman Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 yes, he has a high A AFAIK, but with a special really thin string maybe? I forgot what he said in an interview regarding this, does anyone know? And I havent seen a multi scale with a scale shorter than 25.5. I know one now, Rusty Cooleys custom 8 String has a shorter scale than 25.5" on the high A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Yngtchie? A bit of help here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peavey_impact Posted January 12, 2010 Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 Here is where you can get the tiny strings: http://www.octave4plus.com/ I love my 27 fret guitar by the way, but I don't think anything past 27 or 28 frets would really be usable unless the scale length of the guitar was extended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jn062181 Posted January 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 Which one do you have anyway? The Hamer California? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ten56gibby Posted January 12, 2010 Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 ^ His name MUST be Merlin. That IS a wizard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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