Fretless

Frets are the metallic, wooden or string ridges present on musical instruments that aid musicians in playing the notes of his choice. They are usually constructed on the fingerboard of instruments like guitar or lute. When frets are present, the musician could halt the strings at the precise points for better control of music. There are several musical instruments, which do not have frets. These instruments are referred to as ’fretless.’

Fretless instruments could refer to musicals instruments that traditionally do not have frets as in the case of a violin, or they could be instruments like guitars without frets even though the standard models would be fretted. The fretless guitar comes without frets although it works in the same way as conventional guitars. The vibrating string on a Fretless bass guitars stretches from the bridge up to spot at which the string is pressed down on the board by the finger of the guitarist.

Fretless instruments are usually customised and involve more skill on the part of the guitarist. There are many makers of these fretless guitars in the UK. Fretless musical instruments are offered in a variety of models and styles to meet the requirements of the musicians.