Im very distracted by the 10th fret mark on gypsy guitars, i have 15 years of playing experience on electric guitars and playing a gypsy guitar with a 10th fret mark throws me off.
I am thinking to order these inlay decals and place the mark on 9th fret, and somehow hide the 10th fret mark (maybe put a black decal on top of it).
anyone is dealing with the same problem?
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To me, having the 10th fret dot is better for 2 reasons - One, it marks the D on the 6th string, and two - It marks the G on the 5th string. The 9th fret dot marks the flat/sharp on both strings.
Or you stick to one of them?
I do not have a problem going from 9th fret marker guitars to a 10th fret marker guitar or vise-versa. Most of my guitars are 9th fret and I have one Dupont that is 10th fret (the prior owner of my other Dupont had it changed to 9th fret).
Frankly, I think the "idiots" were Maurice Selmer and his crew back in the 1930's/40's who chose the 10th fret for the marker. They used mandolin markers as the basis instead of guitar markers. Too bad they forgot to notice that mandolins are tuned in 5ths while guitars are tuned in 4ths (which explains the different systems). The Europeans were used to classical guitars that have no dots at all. The 9th fret marker is the standard and the 10th fret is the exception (just as the archtop guitar is the standard jazz guitar and the Selmac is the exception). If a few Gypsy jazz chauvinists want to see things in a different light, that is their right. All are entitled to their opinions, even if they are dead wrong ;-).
It is a good skill to be able to play either type of guitar without being bothered, but if it is truly a stumbling block for you, have your guitar changed to make it easier for YOU to play.
Those who find the 10th fret marker easier should have 10th fret markers on all of their guitars if it pleases them.
With guitars it is all about what is right for the individual player.
The goal is making music, not blind conformity.
Cheers,
Marc
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I play both and feel equally at home...the only advantage to this is if you are sitting in with someone and don't have your guitar with you.
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