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[1956FrusciantePepper]

just wondering if any of you guitar maniacs have noticed if John has a guitar with 24 frets? If so, which one?

Apparently there were some older Strats wtih 24 frets.

[fenderfunk14]

not that i know of. i've also never seen a 24 fret strat where the neck didnt cover the neck pickup.

[1956FrusciantePepper]

fenderfunk14, on 03 May 2010 - 07:25 PM, said:

not that i know of. i've also never seen a 24 fret strat where the neck didnt cover the neck pickup.

Apparently there are some Les Paul customs--double cutaway?--that have 24 frets. The reason I was wondering is that one of the sheet music pages showed notes (tabs) on the 24th fret. My strat only has 22 frets.

So, maybe John's Les Paul has 24 frets. Does anybody know?

[fenderfunk14]

which song?

i dont think any of johns guitars have 24 frets. that ibanez and jackson territory.

[irondethpepper]

I believe he had an Ibanez at one point oO

[bobbybrenes]

1956FrusciantePepper, on 04 May 2010 - 03:40 AM, said:

fenderfunk14, on 03 May 2010 - 07:25 PM, said:

not that i know of. i've also never seen a 24 fret strat where the neck didnt cover the neck pickup.

Apparently there are some Les Paul customs--double cutaway?--that have 24 frets. The reason I was wondering is that one of the sheet music pages showed notes (tabs) on the 24th fret. My strat only has 22 frets.

So, maybe John's Les Paul has 24 frets. Does anybody know?

Most of the time you can play that note in lower frets on higher strings. If not, it is probably a bend or a typo, since John is known to play what it would sound like the 22nd fret on his 21-fret Stratocasters by bending the 21st fret and holding in it slighlty bended to play it as a higher note.

I don't know if you understood but it is something like that.

[1956FrusciantePepper]

bobbybrenes, on 05 May 2010 - 02:27 AM, said:

1956FrusciantePepper, on 04 May 2010 - 03:40 AM, said:

fenderfunk14, on 03 May 2010 - 07:25 PM, said:

not that i know of. i've also never seen a 24 fret strat where the neck didnt cover the neck pickup.

Apparently there are some Les Paul customs--double cutaway?--that have 24 frets. The reason I was wondering is that one of the sheet music pages showed notes (tabs) on the 24th fret. My strat only has 22 frets.

So, maybe John's Les Paul has 24 frets. Does anybody know?

Most of the time you can play that note in lower frets on higher strings. If not, it is probably a bend or a typo, since John is known to play what it would sound like the 22nd fret on his 21-fret Stratocasters by bending the 21st fret and holding in it slighlty bended to play it as a higher note.

I don't know if you understood but it is something like that.

yeah, I think you are right.

Next time I see a photo of his Les Paul, I'm counting the frets, though. lol

[fenderfunk14]

http://www.jftab.com...paul-custom.jpg

i count 22

[Chili_Pat]

His Ibanez RG 250 DX has 24 frets. But he used the guitar only in 1988, early 1989 with a Carvin Top + Box with the Red Hot Chili Peppers Look at the picture below

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