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I bet it was!!

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Wow, thank you so much for sharing - I’m stoked that this has helped you!!

Ha ha love it

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@@fumanpoo4725 plenty of other videos on this channel to consume, and they are highly digestible 😉

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@@RockRoll-j4k glad it helped you!

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@@freewheeler8924 sure seems that way on some guitars! Ha ha

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I have never seen that

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Ha ha PRS rules! Same difference essentially

@@CitizenSoldier500 My guitar teacher had all of his dots on all even frets (aside from 12th) and so you can imagine how confusing that was for me just starting out 🤘🤪

@@nosidemusic no doubt 😅

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12th fret = 1/2 neck 7th fret = 1/3 neck 5th fret = 1/4 neck You’ll find harmonics at each fraction of the string length (1/5, 1/6, 1/7 & 1/8) Get out a tape measure to see it)

I’m a huge fan of this approach!

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According to the internet: To be extra confusing, some guitars have a position marker at the 10th fret instead of the 9th. These are typically Gypsy Jazz guitars. The reason for the change seems to be the guitars were based on mandolins, which have a fret marker at the 10th fret.

Excellent question. I asked Grok to explain this and here is what I was given: The dot on the 9th fret of a guitar, instead of the 10th, is due to how guitar fret markers typically indicate key positions on the fretboard: - **Octave markers**: The dots generally signify important musical intervals. The 12th fret is where the fretboard starts repeating an octave higher, so it's universally marked. However, markers are also placed at the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, and sometimes 15th and 17th frets because these positions are halfway points or significant intervals within an octave: - The 3rd fret is halfway between the nut and the 5th fret. - The 5th fret is a perfect fourth from the open string. - The 7th fret is halfway to the octave (12th fret). - The 9th fret is a whole step below the octave, making it significant for scale shapes and chord voicings. - **Symmetry and Ease of Use**: Placing a dot at the 9th fret rather than the 10th creates symmetry with other markers and aids in quick visual reference for players. If you consider the pattern: - 3rd to 5th (2 frets), - 5th to 7th (2 frets), - 7th to 9th (2 frets), it maintains a consistent visual pattern for players to recognize these intervals. - **Musical Reasoning**: The 9th fret is exactly three semitones (a minor third) below the octave at the 12th fret, which is useful for understanding and navigating scales, chord inversions, and melodies. This system isn't universal; some guitars might have different inlay patterns, but the 9th fret marker is quite standard due to these musical and ergonomic considerations.

@@nosidemusic So, I guess because it looks better. 😀

@@nosidemusic To me as a severe ADHD guitarist, one more evenly spaced marker would slightly confuse me when I'm not playing low enough to see the nut and my hand in relation to it. Gives me an extra space on either end of the octave, which helps be instantly know where I am. Sort of "bookends" the octave. Also knowing the first 12 fret markers mirror each other from nut to 12 satisfies my OCD's need for symmetry! ;)

Uh I'm not sure that AI dump is all that helpful The pattern's useful because it creates a specific visual reference, and you can immediately tell what number any fret is (once you're used to it) The 4 dots are odd numbers, 3 5 7 and 9. You can quickly tell which is which by whether they're on the 'low' half of the pattern (3, 5) or the 'high' part (7, 9), and whether they're on the inside or the outside. Once you recognise those, now you can easily identify all the frets between them or adjacent to them. When you know which frets are 5 and 7, the one between them is obviously 6! The one before 3 is 2. You don't need to do any counting, because each of these frets occupies a specific visual place on the pattern The rest are relative to the nut and the 12th fret. Like the 10th and 11th frets have no markers, but they're both next to something that does, and the reference is on a different side for each. The 10th fret has a dot to its left (on a righty) and no dot to its right - and that's the only fret that looks like that. The 11th has no dot to its left, and a double dot to its right - unlike the 2nd which only has a single dot (And this pattern repeats on the other half of the neck because it's just another octave, same notes in the same pattern) So breaking the 12 frets up this way creates a very distinct pattern of reference points with no ambiguity. More dots would make it harder to tell which is which at a glance. Fewer would mean you'd have bigger unmarked areas that aren't next to an obvious reference. You could still work stuff out, but it wouldn't be as easy to just recognise - brains like patterns! It's a bit like being able to read numbers on dice without counting the dots (or mahjong tiles if you want bigger numbers). It's a pretty elegant way to do it! | - - o - o - o - o - - 8 👈look how neat that is

Sorry about that! Maybe I’ll get it right in a 3rd video 🤘😆

He's right. Post hauk rationalization and utility aren't the reasons.

@@nosidemusic Nobody is saying you got it wrong. The question isn't what is the function of the markers, it's why are the not on the 2nd, 4th or 6th frets. Is it beacause of the harmonics which are found on the 5th, 7th and 9th frets?

That’s a bummer, but could prove to be a great practice guitar if you decide to keep it!

If the dots are actual inlays, you can use a little "Old English" on the fret board. It doesn't darken the inlays. Just wipe some on and wipe off. The "Old English" for dark wood does a awesome job on Rosewood. It will also darken "Purple Heart" and that "Indiana Laurel" crap. No waiting and it dries really fast. Awesome stuff. Been using that for years. Peace.. Joe Note: Just don't use the "Dark Wood" on a maple Fret board. It won't hurt it per say but it will darken it darker than what you may want. But the Original will work great.

Some things are less obvious to some people I suppose 🤘😅

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@@epeoples that is the twelfth fret, which signifies the first octave for all strings from the open tuning position. It’s sort of like a “reset” for the strings. Hope that helps!

@ Yes, I think so. I’m just starting out but I think I get it. It’ll probably become more clear later.

@@epeoplesit’s an octave so basically what that means is, for example if on the E string. The open note is E and when at the 12th fret the note will be the E note once again. This repeats on every string. 2nd string will be A open and A on the 12th/etc

@@Just__Blaze watch it again.

@@jasongrove5223 at least you’ll be more confident of the guitar you’re smashing?

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I mean, I’m not saying they aren’t…

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Glad it was helpful!

I have the exact opposite problem. I know lots of chords and accompany myself while singing, but can't do scales to save my life. Truthfully, I don't see the benefit of scales to the kind of playing I do. I'm sure there must be a good reason why I should learn scales; I just don't know what it is. 🥴

@@LLewis-vu9qf Honestly, your problem is better it have. It's better to know chords than scales in the grand scheme.

@wickedninja8599 -- I admit it, I like being able to play the TONS of songs I like to sing. That's basically why I started up the guitar again after almost 50 years. But watching all the TH-camrs playing their solos kinda makes me feel as tho I am really behind the curve. 🙄 OH well, I'm having fun nonetheless. 👍😉

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