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- What is the point of jumbo frets?
- Are extra jumbo frets good?
- What does extra jumbo frets mean?
- Are jumbo frets good for chords?
What is the point of jumbo frets?
- with jumbo frets, you can pressure on a string(s) can be from almost any direction, which makes 5 or 6 string barred chords a lot easier to play, regarding wrist and finger placement and wrist angle, while with narrow frets, pressure on strings really has to be exercised with a lot more precision, vertically, from ...
Are extra jumbo frets good?
XJ frets tend to be good for shred and faster music, because you don't have to use as much strength to sound each note, allowing you to move along the fretboard faster and easier. Overall, it shouldn't be radically different from your LP, and you should get used to it relatively quick.
What does extra jumbo frets mean?
A jumbo fret is made with a thicker gauge wire, and consequently the top of the fret is further away from the fretboard. The claimed playing advantages are: you can get your fretting-hand fingers further down in the gap to the side of the string, allowing you to put sideward pressure on the string more easily.
Are jumbo frets good for chords?
The fret size can at times make it very easy to chord, and play solos. ... I hear that bigger frets intonate like crazy. If you know anything about Eddie's sound you get the picture. So if you want a fast track to more intonation, then Jumbo may be the soloution.
