hey guys
i would like to know all these

what is the diference with scallop neck?what is the sound produved?got effect?or better fingering?

5 peice and 3 peice wood,whats the diff?

what is coil tap for?

then i heard some tremolo will float even when string putus?
whats the diff?then got doble n single lockign as well

thanks!

Scallop
Pros: Makes bends/vibratos easier
Cons: The heaviness of your finger's touch effects the notes (as in heavy touch would create a #, too light touch would create a b)

Pieces: I assume you're talking about necks. 5 pieces are more stronger, thus creating a better tuning stability and neck strength. The differences between 3 and 5 piece necks are normally negligible.

Coil Tap: Makes a humbucking pickup able to achieve single coil sounds/tones.

About the trem, not too sure what you're asking. Hope that helps.

the scallop rite,got any got example or the tone or notes?
the tremolo rite,whats the difference single n double?

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Added on August 19, 2008, 12:53 amsing or double locking
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This post has been edited by wawasan2020: Aug 19 2008, 12:53 AM

Scalloped fretboards have the wood between each fret carved out to form a downward curvature.. This gives the player a feel of the entire string under their fingers without touching any wood, thus gives a more accurate fretting position for the fingers especially in the higher frets where it is very narrow.. Downside is, you don't have the wood feel of the fretboard and you need to control precisely how hard you press down on the string to keep it in tune... Tonewise, it's the same...

Single locking trems are very much like all the FR trems you see but the strings are not clamped down at the bridge, like a normal Strat trem.. For double locking, the strings are both clamped down at the nut and also at the bridge..

TS, if u want to hear example of the scalloped fretted notes sound,
go find yngwie malmsteen songs,
even tho the sound actually the same with plain fretboard,
it just different in the playability (harder for me)..

it depends on how much u spend on the guitar. should be hard for us who had familiar the flat fingerboard.

i think malmsteen can play on different string action too. i think at g3 his strat action is pretty high.

why is that?

now i see
but i still dun udnerstand the tremolo
i have a rg 270
when string putus,the bridge drop down.
i heard tremolo,even string putus,it remain still,izit?
what sthe diff?better?

FR trems (with a routed cavity) are floating trems regardless of it being single or double locking... that is, it balances on a knife edge by the posts and it can rock up and also down... the trem is balanced on the middle point by the tension of the strings countered by the springs at the back... So if you break a string, the string tension reduces and the springs at the back pull the trem out of balance.. you'll get the idea... This is the main drawback of floating trems...

For non floating trems like the old 6 point fulcrum strat trem or any other trems with non routed cavity, you can only dive the trem but not pull up as movement is blocked by the unrouted guitar body... So if you break a string, the bridge still stays at the middle point despite being pulled by the springs at the back..

This post has been edited by nkphnx: Aug 19 2008, 09:27 PM