Annoying Twit Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Why does this bass have such a pronounced twist in its neck? Clearly it's deliberate, and I presume it aids fingering, but is there more to it or could someone please explain exactly what the advantage is? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRm--axzsUw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey R Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Its not a twist, the frets are set out in a fan configuration, so that the bass strings have a longer scale length than the treble strings. It just creates a bit of an optical illusion. See the bass in my avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Novax fret system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Similar setup on Dingwalls of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 As mentioned above, the 'twist' an optional illusion caused by the fanned frets. However, there is a design with a full-on twist made by these guys: [url="http://littleguitarworks.com/torzal-natural-twist/"]http://littleguitarw...-natural-twist/[/url] Ed Friedland gives the Torzal Twist a review here: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLi8pOa6zYk[/media] P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 Thanks. I fully believe you all that it's a flat neck, but my eyes are still telling my brain that it's twisted. It really is a convincing optical illusion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnm93 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Superb instrument - and playing. Does it have a 'name' as such? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 [url="http://jeanbaudin.com/bassgear.html"]http://jeanbaudin.com/bassgear.html[/url] It's the first one on that page. As for a name, some would call it a bass, some an ERB, some an ironing board, and some an aircraft carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeezer Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1388050817' post='2318035'] Thanks. I fully believe you all that it's a flat neck, but my eyes are still telling my brain that it's twisted. It really is a convincing optical illusion [/quote] This will really do your head in than -- a Torzal twist neck with fanned frets... http://littleguitarworks.com/2012/06/torzal-fanned-fret-yes/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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