POISON Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 does anyone know how much it would cost to have your frettboard markers lit up if u know wot i mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Rocker Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Lots and lots of wonga..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MerryChristmas Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 lots n lots n lots of quidz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POISON Posted November 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 seriously!?does anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 I can't remember. I'm guessing it's LEDs your wanting? I think prices start about 150, it depends on the number of lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POISON Posted November 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 cheers! i think thats what i want anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 You'd better get someone who really knows what they're doing then. The only way I can see of doing it is by removing the fretboard, drilling holes for the LEDs and routing channels for the cables. Once that's all back together you would have to rout an additional hole for the battery and a switch on the body of the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 pretty sure youd have to make sure the cables were oober oober sheilded too.am i right soundian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POISON Posted November 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 hmmseems like quite alot of work to be involved, do u think i could get a guitar shop/engineer to fit them for a decent price cos if i dont it i would prob fuck it up big stylee??( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Rocker Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 It's not really a DIY job. I think R&B have prices for the job..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 You wouldn't DIY a job like that... it's gonna set you back a few hundred probably, purely because it's so fiddly and annoying to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Here's the site where I was going to get it done but it was way too much cash for me.Sims Custom Shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Originally posted by =ShaunF= Here's the site where I was going to get it done but it was way too much cash for me.Sims Custom Shop yip that's the ones you want, I'll be having it done to my next bass once I save up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Originally posted by lime pretty sure youd have to make sure the cables were oober oober sheilded too.am i right soundian? Nah, they run on DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 it's a pretty hefty price for stuff like that. it'd be 300 for my stingray if i only wanted the face done and 400 for the top too. i considered getting one of the warwicks with that as standard (like your boy from the bizkit plays!) but decided against it in the end.it would be a pretty cool thing to get though! i've just been looking at the gallery and the guitars and basses look pretty mint with them fitted! the new purple lights would be sweet on my bass. i've got a bricker!spoonie X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 im probably being silly, but woulndt your fingers go in the holes in the kneck?id find that kind of thing really annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POISON Posted November 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 that's quite a good point, infact i don't think they would, i reckon there must be a way about it.im not too sure will find out when i get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 I'd imagine it'd be all fitted so it was flush, so that such problems wouldn't occur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 no matter how flush it is, theres still going to be a hole in the fretboard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 obviously. I dunno what kind of LED's they'd use though, if they used LED's in some kind of flat topped casing then it would be pretty flush and probably wouldn't bother you in the slightest.Standard LED's would be really fucking annoying though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.R.T Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 Originally posted by lime no matter how flush it is, theres still going to be a hole in the fretboard... is there a hole for your finger to fall into on normal fret dots? what difference would it make if there is a light behind the dot?i dont actually see the point for led's...i dont even see the point in having fret dots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neil ex Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 hmmm for the price of another guitar...... seems like a complete and utter waste of money to mei'd imagine it would look pretty stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 Originally posted by M.A.R.T:is there a hole for your finger to fall into on normal fret dots? what difference would it make if there is a light behind the dot?i dont actually see the point for led's...i dont even see the point in having fret dots. i was corrected, i was assuming it'd use a normal led, without a flat top, like a round top, which im sure youll agree would be really irritating.i guess the point of fret dots is for beginners to find it easier to make their way around the kneck, and the assumption that everyone used that as a beginner makes all guitars have it just for ease of play and convention, its not really a major issue really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.R.T Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 yeah but surely they should be incouraging people to judge the frets by the dots on the side and not the fretboard. youd end up holding the guitar in a really weird way if you relied on the fretboard dots.i also never got the point of people paying attention to the wood on the fretboard and then getting massive pearl inlays. doesnt that defeat the purpose of getting maple, mahogany etc...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 i know what you mean, iv actually seen a few people play that hold it up like that so they can see the fretboard, it looks silly, people grow out of it naturally though, they sort of know it looks silly, its just a learning process.the mother of pearl things just a posh thing i guess, makes it look nice, and expensive.:/ my acoustic has pearl inlays, but its a top range guitar, i didnt get it because it had pearl, i got it because its amazing. i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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