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Post subject: Question about fret count
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:10 am
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My son was telling me that Freebird, which he is learning, needs a 22 fret guitar to match the music/tabs he's working with. I said "what's the problem, your guitar has 22 frets". He said his has 21.

Hmmm. I had counted the frets on my 2007 American Standard and it has 22. His 2007 Mexican HSS has 21.

Are 22 frets new for the model revised in 2007?

It's a small thing, but I thought it was interesting.


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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:12 am
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MIMs (for the most part, if not all) are 21 frets. MIAs (for the most part, if not all) have 22 frets. My '95 MIA has 22 frets, but my '07 MIM has 21 frets.

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:14 am
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Hi Rudy
As far as i know 22 fret necks have been around on american standards i think it could be deluxes for awhile now. the majority of Mexican models and american vintage reissue's have 21.

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:15 am
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Yep MikeT239 got it right...except for a few MIA models such as the YJM has 21 frets....most MIM comes in 21 frets..


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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:08 am
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Just tell em that back in day a guitarist had to walk up hill
bare footed both ways in the snow with nothin but 21 frets!
"Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar" :lol:

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bss wrote:
Just tell em that back in day a guitarist had to walk up hill
bare footed both ways in the snow with nothin but 21 frets!
"Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar" :lol:


............and not to fret over it!! :P

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My '86 MIJ '72RI Strat has 21 frets, My 2006 Highway 1 Strat has 22 frets.

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:23 am
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zzdoc wrote:
bss wrote:
Just tell em that back in day a guitarist had to walk up hill
bare footed both ways in the snow with nothin but 21 frets!
"Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar" :lol:


............and not to fret over it!! :P

Doc!


Oh Snap! :lol: <-Kinda creeps me out...

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