Knowing the fretboard August 28, 2006
Posted by Chee Shan in : General, Scales, Beginners , trackback Tag:fretboard, frets, jackson guitar, learn guitar, seymour duncanProbably the most important step for a shredder… is knowing the fretboard!
Just a short introduction of the fretboard.. at the headstock, where the nut is, that’s Fret 0.. and you start counting in ascending order from there… all the way towards where your pickups are located. On most electric guitars designed for shredding, there should be 24 frets, while some beginner electric guitars (mostly) have 21 frets… most Fender Stratocasters have 22 frets. The guitar I’m currently using is a Jackson Soloist SL-3 model , which I find is pretty darn good, especially with Seymour Duncan HotRails at the neck and middle. Do check it out if you’re interested in getting a good shred/metal guitar, and it’s versatile in jazz/blues as well.
Anyway, just to start off on a good note (pardon the pun), here’s the fretboard and the notes on each respective fret.
Take some time every single to memorise a section of it, and soon you’ll be able to play fast runs with no problem at all! Good luck!
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