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Originally Posted by justonwo
Great guy + great builder + amazing wood + tons of shell = recipe for great thread. John’s Brazilian OMs are a thing of beauty. I love my lowly 28. Banjo tuners on mine, too. Smart move not going for bar frets, though!
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Bar frets do require a different playing technique, but properly executed, they are no harder to play than t-frets, IMO. Most of the bar fret work I see is admittedly less than optimal and I think that’s maybe the reason they get a bad rap.