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Just lurked on Patricks site and found this.
http://www.gigliottiguitars.com/gtv.html
Looks amazing to me and this strange curved frets would be
interesting to try out. You can order it with regular a fretboard as well.
I wonder how much it would be?
Did I mention it looks amazing..? 
Alex
Alex-
I love that guitar! I was following the production of it ( search worlds wildest guitar on YouTube) pretty closely. That one has tv jones pickups, and something about the frets are measured properly so that you always have a true tuning or something like that. I can't remember exactly, but I know steve vai uses them.
Logan
More on the fret system here, guys.
Hey guys-
just got an email back from Patrick. The gtv 4 pickup model is $4,800. I actually thought it would be a lot more expensive. There are R9's that are being sold for more than that...
Thanks,
Logan
Alex-
I love that guitar! I was following the production of it ( search worlds wildest guitar on YouTube) pretty closely. That one has tv jones pickups, and something about the frets are measured properly so that you always have a true tuning or something like that. I can't remember exactly, but I know steve vai uses them.Logan
Yeah, I tried to keep up with all that too... Seems like an okay guitar,, but I'm just thinking it's a bit 'much'. And as for the Vai idea on the frets,, it seems kinda intuitive,, but I just personally think that it's taking it too far, after all: Who actually endorses it all the time? Not even Vai has it all the time, I just find the idea kinda bull 
... Downside to the guitar,, but other than that (and costs! AHH), I would find it a pretty cool axe 
Rus
Just lurked on Patricks site and found this.
http://www.gigliottiguitars.com/gtv.htmlLooks amazing to me and this strange curved frets would be
interesting to try out. You can order it with regular a fretboard as well.
I wonder how much it would be?Did I mention it looks amazing..?
Alex
Its amazing. Fantastic. Of course it looks a bit crazy... 
If you go to gigliottiguitars.com there's not only the GTV at the left but at the right bottom corner there's also a link to some sound demos, tech specification, production partners etc.
I had to ask Patrick for that link - when there are half a dozen great looking guitars I'm so dazzled that I'm not able to spot such a small link
How do you bend the strings with those squiggly frets? What happens if you bend into a squiggle? (Please forgive the overly technical jargon).
How do you bend the strings with those squiggly frets? What happens if you bend into a squiggle? (Please forgive the overly technical jargon).
I don't know.
I would also like to try a guitar with such frets before ordering one for $5000 
I'd like to hear it. The thing sure is ugly with that fretboard. and 4 pu's? Is 3 not enough anymore? sheesh!
This whole fret thing has been done before too: Ralph Novak Fanned Fret guitars
http://www.novaxguitars.com/
Novak's approach looks like it makes more musical sense.
Nic-
there are video clips on the mini site. With the 4 pickups it gives you a bunch of different possibilities. I think that they were going for something crazy which is why they did the fretboard like that and the 4pups
Logan
Sound demos:
http://www.theguitarinnovationcollective.com/main.html
then go to demos
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