frettage?

[Chankgeez]

How many frets do you favor on yo' favorite instrument?

(The guitar I play most often has 22, but I think I can get by with just about 19.)

[kbit]

Optimal would be 24 for dem octaves, but 19 would be doable.

[foomanfat]

21. Standard Fender fair.

[Uncle Grandfather]

18 frets on a 23 5/8" scale length

[PetZounds]

18 frets on a 23 5/8" scale length

are you a tiny baby





Just kidding.

I have personally never found myself using anything above, like, the 16th fret of a guitar.
The guitar I've played most for years, a Washburn, has 24 frets.
Mostly playing a jazzmaster now, those are 21 frets, yes?

[jrmy]

I prefer 32.




Just kidding. My bass is a 22-er, but I'd love to get something over 24. Still, I an't complainin'.

[univalve]

20
Need the D

[Ugly Nora]

I have personally never found myself using anything above, like, the 16th fret of a guitar.
?

Yeah, I thought anything above that was only for wanking?

23 on my Gretsch. Rarely go above 15 or tune my guitar.

[UglyCasanova]

I'm never that far up on the neck, but three of them are 21 and one 22. All Fender or Fender-type guitars.

[Chankgeez]

I prefer 32.

... to the octave?

Don't even joke, we could start talking about microtonal instruments.

On normal guitars, I like the 19th fret harmonic. It's nice to have a fret there to know where it is. (I also sometimes use my pickups as a guide to play higher harmonics.) I usually don't fret higher than the 17th fret or so though.

[Inconuucl]

24 for octaves and tapping, but that's mostly because I should be playing a chapman stick.

[sylnau]

22. I don't like the feel of 24 frets guitars.

[Ghost Hip]

I have never played a guitar and said "this doesn't have enough frets." So like 19-22 I guess?

[weed_killer]

22, mustang.

[Bassboar]

I've got 20 frets on my bass right now.....but I only use up to the 12th fret.
I ain't no flim flam virtuoso Steve Vai blooze lawyer acid jazz shredder!!