Fret board Inlays

[LucSulla]

I'm partial to victim inlays. 

[Steve Haynie]

There are dots, and that is all you need.  Period.  See?  They look like periods.  That ought to tell you that all you need are dots, period.

[cynic]

1. Dots and crowns:  These are generic and I don't associate either with a particular brand.  NEITHER are appropriate for first-fret placement.

* Dots: My preferred inlay and I think they work on anything, but they look best on necks with no binding.  I really like the smaller ones (Larrivee, EBMM) on darkwood boards.  

* Crowns should be reserved for short-scale, humbucker or P90 guitars with neck binding.

2. Blocks:  Les Paul Custom and other blinged out short-scale humbucker/P90 guitars.  The ONLY inlay appropriate for the first-fret position.

3. The rest:  Boomers, birds, sharkfins, clouds, etc are all brand specific and for the most part I like them all on their respective brand.  NONE are appropriate for first-fret placement.

4.  Vine/Tree of life:  No

 

PS. Side dots:  I recently completed a fanboi bumblebee and had the side dots done in brass as that is rumoured to be what was used on the Frankie guitar.  They're crap on a heavily birdseyed neck and are impossible to see unless at the perfect angle.  I'll be adding stickers.

[it's me HHB]

1 hour ago, cynic said:

1. Dots and crowns:  These are generic and I don't associate either with a particular brand.  NEITHER are appropriate for first-fret placement.

* Dots: My preferred inlay and I think they work on anything, but they look best on necks with no binding.  I really like the smaller ones (Larrivee, EBMM) on darkwood boards.  

* Crowns should be reserved for short-scale, humbucker or P90 guitars with neck binding.

2. Blocks:  Les Paul Custom and other blinged out short-scale humbucker/P90 guitars.  The ONLY inlay appropriate for the first-fret position.

3. The rest:  Boomers, birds, sharkfins, clouds, etc are all brand specific and for the most part I like them all on their respective brand.  NONE are appropriate for first-fret placement.

4.  Vine/Tree of life:  No

 

PS. Side dots:  I recently completed a fanboi bumblebee and had the side dots done in brass as that is rumoured to be what was used on the Frankie guitar.  They're crap on a heavily birdseyed neck and are impossible to see unless at the perfect angle.  I'll be adding stickers.

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