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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.)

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

21. Standard Fender fair.

18 frets on a 23 5/8" scale length

Uncle Grandfather wrote: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?

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'.

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PetZounds wrote: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.

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

jrmy wrote: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.

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

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

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

22, mustang.

I've got 20 frets on my bass right now.....but I only use up to the 12th fret.
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