Pro And Cons Of Scalloped Guitar Necks

Tommaso Zillio

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Many of you have seen that my guitar has a scalloped neck and asked me to talk about its pros and cons. In fact, this is one of the top 5 questions I get! So I am happy to oblige.

• If you are wondering whether you are going to like a guitar with a scalloped neck;

• If you don't know what scalloping does to your guitar technique, speed, and sound;

• If you asked yourself why players like Malmsteen and Blackmore use a scalloped neck...

... then this is the video for you:

If instead you don't care about scalloped guitar necks but are here for the free stuff, here's a link to the free music theory resources. Have fun!