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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:20 pm
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ThatGuitarGuyAL wrote:
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If I may ask an annoying question......what's the zero fret for?


The zero fret is a wire fret right next to the nut. The nut is used for string spacing and the strings rest on the zero fret right next to it. The zero fret is used to adjust string height, instead of the nut, by filing it to the desired height.


Thanks for the over-explanation. I understood WHERE the zero fret was, and what the nut is. I had just never seen a guitar with a zero fret, and was wondering what the purpose was.

But yeah thanks, it makes sense.

Sorry if I over explained. Sometimes you don't realise the experience of the person your responding to here. Most of the time a full explaination is needed since there's so many young, new guitar players here. Hope I didn't offend ya man.

Any advantage to a zero fret over using the nut for string height?

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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:24 pm
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You didn't offend me. I figured you were over explaining for the less experienced. I would rather have over explanations than not enough information.

In my experience, not enough information can be a very very bad thing.


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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:26 pm
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ThatGuitarGuyAL wrote:
You didn't offend me. I figured you were over explaining for the less experienced. I would rather have over explanations than not enough information.

In my experience, not enough information can be a very very bad thing.


By the way, how long you been at it now? For me it's just over 38 years. There's a lot of us oldtimers here. Hell, some here could consider 38 years a short time.

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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:28 pm
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Been at it a little over 10. The past six years in service made it a little hard to keep at it though.


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ThatGuitarGuyAL wrote:
Been at it a little over 10. The past six years in service made it a little hard to keep at it though.


Yeah, I spent 4 years on a ship. Salt air played hell on my guitar real fast so I really didn't play much those years.

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I spent a few tours on the Enterprise before I was recommended for the Scout/Sniper school.

After that I spent WAY too much time hiding under some cover in the desert. Unfortunately, I couldn't take a guitar with me on a stalk, or believe me, I woulda written some songs while out there for days on end.


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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:56 pm
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ThatGuitarGuyAL wrote:
I spent a few tours on the Enterprise before I was recommended for the Scout/Sniper school.

After that I spent WAY too much time hiding under some cover in the desert. Unfortunately, I couldn't take a guitar with me on a stalk, or believe me, I woulda written some songs while out there for days on end.


That's lonely work. A guitar sure would have been nice.

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Not all that lonely. You got someone who (you hope) is your best friend in the world to help you watch your back.

Just can't talk much, and you NEVER have enough food.


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