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The fear of playing badly. Ok I will try to explain this as good as I can. Each dot on the guitar represents a fret. The first dot is the 3rd fret, the second dot is the 5th fret, the 3rd dot is on the 7th fret and so on. Guitars have 22-24 frets on the fretboard. Count them, start from the very top... was that helpful?
The frets are the strips of wire across the neck of a guitar. When you press a string against a fret you change the strings length and so it vibrates at a different frequency and produces a different sound.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey make the string vibrate more than your finger does when you press on the guitar.
The frets enable you to change the length of the strings this make them produce a different sound. (vibrate at a different frequency)
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∙ 13y agoif all your frets sound the same on your guitar then chances are its not tuned correctly. or maybe they are all tuned to the same note...buy a tuner or ask someone who playes guitar to tune it for you. hope this helps. - Kyse
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∙ 11y agothe fret board refers to the note demarcations on a guitar. they are the spaces marked by strips of metal that decrease in width as you go down the guitar neck from the head (where the tuning pegs are) down to the pickups or hollow if it is an acoustic guitar.
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∙ 13y agoI think frets are on a guitar in order to make a tune and play different notes.
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∙ 13y agoFrets define the length of a string to produce sound of a certain height. When pressing a string on a fret, the fret serves a barrier. The shorter a string is the higher note it produces.
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∙ 11y agoThe "spaces" on the neck are frets.
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How far apart are the frets on an acoustic guitar?
It depends on the scale of the instrument, but the higher the frets are the closer they are together... no two frets are the same!
Does your guitar capo go on the same frets for your 3 4 guitar as your full size guitar?
Yes.
Why does a guitar have frets and a violin does not?
Because it is not a guitar
What is the neck of the guitar called?
The neck of a guitar as no other name than that -- the neck. This is the part of the guitar that connects the body to the head of the instrument. Located on the neck are the frets and the fretboard. In addition, all of the guitar strings rest slightly above the fretboard. In short, "the neck" is already a technical term. It doesn't have a special name to make it sound fancier.
Why isn't a sound produced when fingers are place over the guitar strings?
If your finger is just lightly held over a guitar or bass string it is called a "muted note". In order to produce a sound on a guitar or bass you must either have you finger placed firmly on one of multiple frets. When no frets are held that is called an open note, or string.
Do the frets on a guitar make the sound?
The frets don't nessicarily make the noise, but the tension on the frets as you get higher on the fretboard is what makes the noise. It's the strings that make the sound. They vibrate when you pluck them producing a sound. The sound is amplified in the body of the guitar(acoustic guitar). The frets enable you to vary the length of the strings thus making them produce a different sound.
How far apart are the frets on an acoustic guitar?
It depends on the scale of the instrument, but the higher the frets are the closer they are together... no two frets are the same!
Does your guitar capo go on the same frets for your 3 4 guitar as your full size guitar?
Yes.
Can you get guitar lesson without guitar frets?
Not all guitars have frets, however, it is probably best to learn using frets.
Why does moving your finger up an down a guitar string change the pitch?
the frets make the guitar string make a different sound.
Why does a guitar have frets and a violin does not?
Because it is not a guitar
What is the neck of the guitar called?
The neck of a guitar as no other name than that -- the neck. This is the part of the guitar that connects the body to the head of the instrument. Located on the neck are the frets and the fretboard. In addition, all of the guitar strings rest slightly above the fretboard. In short, "the neck" is already a technical term. It doesn't have a special name to make it sound fancier.
Why isn't a sound produced when fingers are place over the guitar strings?
If your finger is just lightly held over a guitar or bass string it is called a "muted note". In order to produce a sound on a guitar or bass you must either have you finger placed firmly on one of multiple frets. When no frets are held that is called an open note, or string.
A Guitar Hero guitar has how many frets?
5.
How do you find the frets on a bass guitar?
Frets are marked on the bass guitar the same way as they are on the electric guitar or acoustic guitar. Metal lines run across the neck. If you're talking about a fretless bass then you shouldn't have to ask this question. It would be a big mistake to try learn the fretless bass before the standard bass. The frets are in the same positions but you should instinctively know where your fingers should be before advancing to fretless
What sound does a guitar produce?
The guitar produces a sinusoidal wave referred to as a tone. The pitch of the tone can be adjusted by pressing different frets and plucking different strings.
What guitar strings do you buy for your acoustic steel string guitar?
Dean Markley Blue Steel I'd go with, if not any brand in general that's steel although Nickel gives you about the same sound but isn't as bad on the frets.
