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Originally Posted by darkstorm  IMo the only way to do led fretmarkers right is have them built into the neck by the maker. The tape on side of neck strip versions arent very good in my experience. They tend to lift up at the ends and the little thin lead to the battery box is prone to breakages. However the fretfx system does seem superior to the fretlord version for durability. Havent tried the fretfx but users report good overall experience. |
Yes built-in LED markers are best, only I wasn't cool enough to order them when I got my fretless Alembic! Now I'm sorry because the Alembic has brass markers that got very dark and makes them a true pain to see on a dark stage.
I do own a bass with fretfx markers. Pretty nice. just a clear thin strip that sticks onto the side of the fingerboard. Well made. No problems. Company, however won't change ANYTHING for love nor money! For example you can't get a strip with wires at other end (to use bass 9 volts rather than battery box on headstock). And I just wrote them to see if they would make one with one color LEDs for most markers and contrasting colors for the octaves... Answer was, well, if they did "custom" colors for me then other people would hear about it and start asking for all manner of color combinations and that would drive them nuts so it's much better to simply tell me and any other potential customers to pound salt. They are way behind on production anyway. There ya go.
