[Beyer413]

I found a tuning for today, and I find that when you put the fork so a string is between the prong, after you've made it start vibrating, it make a very pleasing feedack. I also tap along the string between the rongs, which sounds sweet.

[stratguitarist]

Originally Posted by rainer.

-Try to get your hands on a bow. Mess with that.

dude, i totally had that idea like a year before i discovered to my dismay that jimmy paige had done it years before i was born...

[CheshireCat]

Originally Posted by stratguitarist

dude, i totally had that idea like a year before i discovered to my dismay that jimmy paige had done it years before i was born...

Let me guess: you thought you would originate it and revolutionize guitar, right?

[Jenacen]

What do those slanted frets on that guitar do, anyways?

[FTS]

They are to compensate for different fretscales. It's either due to thickness, or length of the string, or just because of the lower tuning.

[thesteve]

Originally Posted by Kepa

They are to compensate for different fretscales. It's either due to thickness, or length of the string, or just because of the lower tuning.

my understanding was that they were to allow more perfect intonation across the fretboard.

[Rainer.]

I believe it's to have better string tension across the board. The guitar is set up so that the bass strings are longer then the treble strings so they'll retain a better tension and feel, like why a bass's scale is longer then most guitars' scales. Just now it's all on one guitar.

[thesteve]

Originally Posted by Rainer.

I believe it's to have better string tension across the board. The guitar is set up so that the bass strings are longer then the treble strings so they'll retain a better tension and feel, like why a bass's scale is longer then most guitars' scales. Just now it's all on one guitar.

hmm...adjusted scales...that makes way more sense than my explanation.

[FTS]

all of our explanations form to create a whole one. The longer strings require a different fretscale, requiring a different intonation.

[Jared]

Sing through the pickups.
Use a small tape recorder to play sounds you've recorded into the pickups of the guitar.
If you are good at muting with your left hand, use a pencil, spoon, etc. to hit the strings as you are fretting them.
Use the mic stand as a slide.
Unplug the guitar, touch the metal tip to something metallic on your guitar, and manipulate the tone with a wah or the pitch with a whammy pedal.
Use an eBow with a slide.
Use a 9 volt battery as a slide (if you are in lap steel position).
Buy a kaoss pad or an Alesis AirFX.

[thesteve]

Originally Posted by Jared

Buy a kaoss pad or an Alesis AirFX.

there was as local band called dieradiodie back a couple years ago and the guitarist/keyboardist got some crazy tones out of a kaoss pad.

[Jjesus Freak]

Originally Posted by Jenacen

What do those slanted frets on that guitar do, anyways?

They made it that way because the bridge is slanted. Looks really neat though.

[Jenacen]

Thanx everyone let's keep em going!

Oh, here's one (you need a whammy bar)!

Turn up your amp gain/volume until you get feedback. STrum a chord shape, put your guitar in front of the amp, and you should get some feedback. Then start shaking the whammy bar a bit. Just a little will do. You'll get an awesomely nice sustain, and it sounds awesome if you have some kind of chorus on. I tried that on at praise and worship practice, and it sounded so awesome.

[CheshireCat]

Originally Posted by Jjesus Freak

They made it that way because the bridge is slanted. Looks really neat though.

Eh, well, the bridge is slanted for a very specific reason, the same reason the frets are fanned.

[borntorock]

im surprised no one has put this yet but...
to get even higher pitch on a bend, take your right hand and go behind the nut of the guitar (at the top of the fretboard where the strings fit into) and push down on that...

Jimmy Page did that in a solo once