Hey All,

I like the the fretboard tool at activebass quite a bit but didn't like having to be online and reload it a bunch to work with it. So I put together my own fretboard HTML page that I could use. To see it go to:

http://freeweb.pdq.net/boeker/temp/fretboard/fretboard.htm

And if you want to download it and run it off of your hard disk I've a got a 4K zip file with the .htm file and the 3 images it uses at

http://freeweb.pdq.net/boeker/temp/fretboard/fretboard.zip

It's configurable so you can do anything from a 21-fret four string to a F#-based 26 fret 8 string (I think). So check it out if you like.

FYI - this page is pretty IE-specific and doesn't look very good under Netscape.

Craig

[Edited by craigb on 10-23-2000 at 11:41 AM]

VERY cool learning tool. I've already bookmark'd it; had been looking for something to help me learn the notes on the fretboard (something I'm very ignorant about). Thanks for the link and your work!

pretty cool....:)

Awesome, very helpful! :D

nice job

Thanks for all the kind words.

I did an updated version of the page that works on Netscape as well as MSIE. It's at:

http://freeweb.pdq.net/boeker/temp/fretboard/fretboard2.htm

A zip of the html file and images used for local use is at:

http://freeweb.pdq.net/boeker/temp/fretboard/fretboard2.zip

I've been trying to get a version of it to work on my handheld PC running MS WindowsCE but haven't succeeded yet.

My next project of this type will be a similar thing for naming notes on the staff so I can try to get bass clef into my brain (it's got treble clef burned in after many years of playing saxophone). Then I need to relate the read notes to the fretboard locations. Too bad I have a family, a job and a band getting in the way of doing all this fun stuff. Someday.

To give credit where it's due the idea is from http://www.activebass.com where there is a ton of good information. Their fretboard tool is at http://www.activebass.com/default.asp?iTarget=http%3A//www.activebass.com/basics/visnote.asp (I hope that link works - they have a default frame and bury their pages under it). With theirs you can hear the note too, I think (I haven't tried that part).

A picture of my band at its most recent gig (a house party) is at http://freeweb.pdq.net/boeker/band/detour2.jpg if you want a laugh (I'm the one playing bass, obviously).

Craig, thanks for doing this. I'm bookmarking it.

I just wanted to say again, thank you very much for this tool. I've been using it alot the past few days, it is really helpful! :D

¡Muchas gracias!

craigb-
Hey man can you let me know <email me!> if you get a version working on CE? I would like to have a version to play around with when I get bored at meetings! Thanks. Maybe I'll try to write one myself. I got the MS development tools for CE and I think I could hack together a VB version pretty easily, if only I had the time!! Thanks again.

Dave

Nice find man!

Ok, good tool man. *applaudes* its good even for me to refine what i know. To learn notes further up the scale.

I've had an idea.. Why not get Talkbass to include it on their website or put a link to your site. Its had such a good response from people in thise forum, i think it should be available to everyone.

That just my opinion, cause i know i'll use it, and so will a heap of other ppl.
Merls

Does anyone know why any of the links for this don't work anymore? Darn, I really liked this.

Originally posted by Jennifer
Does anyone know why any of the links for this don't work anymore? Darn, I really liked this.
I have it bookmarked and I just checked it.. still works for me.

Well, I just tried it again and now it's working. Got this thread back to the top at least. :)

Don't learn the neck specialy.....it comes to you alone with time.........
With practicing.....scales...............