...Charlie Hunter's guitar. As opposed to being stylish & propelling technique, the slants are more for intonation concern. Cooley's bridge was also slanted for the same reason & this very much prevented the availability of whammy mechanics hence the Dean being a fixed bridge guitar.
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Incorrect...I think. The frets being fanned doesn't really help intonation compared to those funny guitars with all crooked frets.
Instead, fanned frets give each string a different scale length. The lowest, fattest strings have the longest scale lengths, giving them higher tension and better feel/tone.
Incontrast, the thinnest strings tuned highest have the shortest scale length to promote 'sweeter' tone while keeping the tension manageable as well.
the layout of the frets do contribute to intonation feasibility in addition to addressing scale length provision. Ibanez, ESP & Schecter (among others) proved that such fanned out frets layout isn't necessary with an 8-string instrument. the Indian sitar is another illustration- many strings, different tension at work, regular fret spacing.
another day, another bizarre guitar... but i still like pes laul :)
the Pes Laul was meant to be bizarre but these guitars feature practical tamperings to address the needs of the musicians... :-)
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