White lines on high-end fretboards.

Darryl Hattenhauer · Feb 11, 2006

Am I the only one who is bothered by the white lines under the e strings on high-end Guild fondleboards? When i look down at the fretboard, for a split second I have trouble distinguishing the lines from the strings, especially with a 12 string. My vision is bad, so maybe those lines don't bug other people.

Darryl Hattenhauer · Feb 11, 2006

Am I the only one who is bothered by the white lines under the e strings on high-end Guild fondleboards? When i look down at the fretboard, for a split second I have trouble distinguishing the lines from the strings, especially with a 12 string. My vision is bad, so maybe those lines don't bug other people.

Squawk · Feb 11, 2006

Darryl Hattenhauer said:
Am I the only one who is bothered by the white lines under the e strings on high-end Guild fondleboards? When i look down at the fretboard, for a split second I have trouble distinguishing the lines from the strings, especially with a 12 string. My vision is bad, so maybe those lines don't bug other people.

My Corona D50 has a little of that, but not to the point of what you're experiencing. A dealer once sent me a free bottle of Gerlitz Guitar Honey fingerboard treatment - something I normally wouldn't think of buying - but I must admit this stuff helps.

And for the past year or two, I need to wear my reading glasses when playing as the strings blur and distract me :shock:

Getting old sucks!

Squawk · Feb 11, 2006

Darryl Hattenhauer said:
Am I the only one who is bothered by the white lines under the e strings on high-end Guild fondleboards? When i look down at the fretboard, for a split second I have trouble distinguishing the lines from the strings, especially with a 12 string. My vision is bad, so maybe those lines don't bug other people.

My Corona D50 has a little of that, but not to the point of what you're experiencing. A dealer once sent me a free bottle of Gerlitz Guitar Honey fingerboard treatment - something I normally wouldn't think of buying - but I must admit this stuff helps.

And for the past year or two, I need to wear my reading glasses when playing as the strings blur and distract me :shock:

Getting old sucks!

Darryl Hattenhauer · Feb 11, 2006

Sucks rhino! For me, with my glasses or not, anything between one and two feet away is blurry.

Darryl Hattenhauer · Feb 11, 2006

Sucks rhino! For me, with my glasses or not, anything between one and two feet away is blurry.

Mr. P ~ · Feb 11, 2006

Squawk said:
Getting old sucks!

I have to agree with that.

I don't know what you guys are refering to? Is it part of the fingerboard binding that is the problem?

Mr. P ~ · Feb 11, 2006

Squawk said:
Getting old sucks!

I have to agree with that.

I don't know what you guys are refering to? Is it part of the fingerboard binding that is the problem?

Darryl Hattenhauer · Feb 11, 2006

On the fretboards of the expensive Guilds, there are two narrow white lines under each E string running the length of the fretboard. Look at close up pics of D55, F50, F512, etc.

Darryl Hattenhauer · Feb 11, 2006

On the fretboards of the expensive Guilds, there are two narrow white lines under each E string running the length of the fretboard. Look at close up pics of D55, F50, F512, etc.

Squawk · Feb 11, 2006

Darryl Hattenhauer said:
On the fretboards of the expensive Guilds, there are two narrow white lines under each E string running the length of the fretboard. Look at close up pics of D55, F50, F512, etc.

I'm not 100% sure Darryl and I are talking about the same thing, but on my D-50's ebony fingerboard, you can see some faint intermittent broken lines. As the D-50 has no binding, that is not part of the issue.

Squawk · Feb 11, 2006

Darryl Hattenhauer said:
On the fretboards of the expensive Guilds, there are two narrow white lines under each E string running the length of the fretboard. Look at close up pics of D55, F50, F512, etc.

I'm not 100% sure Darryl and I are talking about the same thing, but on my D-50's ebony fingerboard, you can see some faint intermittent broken lines. As the D-50 has no binding, that is not part of the issue.

Darryl Hattenhauer · Feb 11, 2006

http://www.elderly.com/images/vintage/4 ... inlays.jpg

Above is a pic of starfire 6 fretboard at Elderly. The lines under the E strings aren't always visible because sometimes the strings obscure them. For me, looking down at this while playing is like looking at 3 high E strings and 3 low E strings. It takes a split second for me to see what's what.

Darryl Hattenhauer · Feb 11, 2006

http://www.elderly.com/images/vintage/4 ... inlays.jpg

Above is a pic of starfire 6 fretboard at Elderly. The lines under the E strings aren't always visible because sometimes the strings obscure them. For me, looking down at this while playing is like looking at 3 high E strings and 3 low E strings. It takes a split second for me to see what's what.

Squawk · Feb 11, 2006

Darryl Hattenhauer said:
http://www.elderly.com/images/vintage/40U/40U-3615_inlays.jpg

Above is a pic of starfire 6 fretboard at Elderly. The lines under the E strings aren't always visible because sometimes the strings obscure them. For me, looking down at this while playing is like looking at 3 high E strings and 3 low E strings. It takes a split second for me to see what's what.

Oh, now I know what you mean - only one of my Guilds has this design (Crossroads single-neck model) - it doesn't seem to bother me. But I can see where it might on a twelve string :roll:

Squawk · Feb 11, 2006

Darryl Hattenhauer said:
http://www.elderly.com/images/vintage/40U/40U-3615_inlays.jpg

Above is a pic of starfire 6 fretboard at Elderly. The lines under the E strings aren't always visible because sometimes the strings obscure them. For me, looking down at this while playing is like looking at 3 high E strings and 3 low E strings. It takes a split second for me to see what's what.

Oh, now I know what you mean - only one of my Guilds has this design (Crossroads single-neck model) - it doesn't seem to bother me. But I can see where it might on a twelve string :roll:

Mr. P ~ · Feb 12, 2006

I can see what you mean now. That could be a problem for some of us old guys with vision problems. :roll:

Mr. P ~ · Feb 12, 2006

I can see what you mean now. That could be a problem for some of us old guys with vision problems. :roll:

J45dale · Feb 12, 2006

Wait a min...Im a old guy and I think they are cool, My daughter saw them and described them to me in detail!!!
Besides they would be a $500 up charge from the Martin custom shop!
Dale
D55 owner. :shock:

J45dale · Feb 12, 2006

Wait a min...Im a old guy and I think they are cool, My daughter saw them and described them to me in detail!!!
Besides they would be a $500 up charge from the Martin custom shop!
Dale
D55 owner. :shock:

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