Posted by dan wilcox on December 1, 2010 at 5:30pm
hi guys and gals. i am now at the stage of my tin box guitar build were i have to make the choice to fret or not to fret?i just realy dont have a clue what would be best. should i string it up and see if the notes ring fretless or just go for it ? and make myself alot more work.im planing to play slide and a few chords .i would love to hear what works best.ps this is only my 2nd build ,the 1st i used a neck from a broken guitar so all the fretting was already done. thanks dan
I echo these guys, it's up to you. Nothing wrong and quite a bit right about keeping your first build simple... Because most of us can not stop with one. Unfretted 2 and 3 strings are fun and you can still fret a bit without metal frets. Good luck and wishes.
I think we all face this question at some point or another. Fretting can seem so complicated, and coming into it "cold", as many of us do, can be hard. Having gone through it myself, I decided that I needed to put together a guide specifically to help the first-time fretter get started, based on what I had learned and the mistakes I had made in my own learning process. Since I first released my fretting guide, it has sold hundreds of copies and received extensive praise over how much it has helped people learn to fret. Feel free to check it out - here is a link.
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I echo these guys, it's up to you. Nothing wrong and quite a bit right about keeping your first build simple... Because most of us can not stop with one. Unfretted 2 and 3 strings are fun and you can still fret a bit without metal frets. Good luck and wishes.