blocks vs. dots

[cheezewiz]

I love blocks and binding.

 

[Loel]

I like blocks check my avatar,
new skyline Duck Dunn only thirty
of them made for this year, maybe
more will be made for /07

cheers

 

[nonohmic]

Blocks remind me of Les Pauls a bit too much.

I like nothing, or offset dots

 

[aesir6]

Blocks remind me of Les Pauls a bit too much.

I like nothing, or offset dots

I agree....

 

[Der Bluten Kat]

blocks are for guitars... i have dots on my 5er and nothin but big empty black space on my fretless

 

[Fuzzbass]

Dots are cool for the traditional look. Clean fretboards are sexy.

I don't care for blocks -- too much bling for my eyes. And besides... if the fretboard has a dramatic effect on the tone of an instrument, wouldn't big blocks as well?

Binding I can go for... on a clean fretboard.

 

[Chunk-O-Funk]

I love blocks with binding on a Jazz bass. I just can't decide if black or pearl blocks look better on maple fretboard though.

 

[1kinal]

I love black blocks on maple fb fender-style basses.

I prefer nothing on a boutique bass.

 

[PinkTelephone]

i got dot on my stingray.
i got triangles on my rick.

everything else i own have dots too.

 

[bigd4207]

My Ibanez EDA just has a double dot at the 12th, I thought it would mess with me but now I can actually use the side dots easier than the fronts. So I guess as long as I have the sides I am good, plus now I love the clean fretboard look, makes me wanna go fretless, among other obvious reasons.

 

[Dirty Dave]

Blocks or clean for me.

 

[steveb98]

Don't like blocks especially black blocks on maple. I like dots or nothing, just side markers.

 

[Jazzin']

I also have dots but want blocks.

 

[FunkyFrosty]

I love blocks with binding on a Jazz bass. I just can't decide if black or pearl blocks look better on maple fretboard though.

+1, IMO pearl blocks on a maple neck ala 70's Jazz Bass, wonderfull combination.

On ebony, rosewood or pau ferro I prefer plain necks n- no binding - no dots or blocks.

 

[Blake Bass]

side dots only.. you can't see the fingerboard that well when you're standing up anyway. Besides the chicks will think you're so cool because you don't need dots like the guitar player.

 

[KarateKid25]

I have dots on my ray and blank on my guitar.. I wouldn't mind having some blocks

 

[KeithBMI]

Blocks please!

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[SLaPiNFuNK]

Frettless - BLANK

Fretted - Dots

 

[Dan Knowlton]

Blocks or nothing for me (although dots are sometimes OK, too). These are that abalam materia - incredible figure and color on this. You can see the figure better on the pic of the headstock:

Dan K.

 

[AshenBassist]

dots on the sides, but none on the fretboard please

+1

if there is to be something on the fretboard, maybe be an inlay or something around the 12 fret, kinda like my bass (ESP B-2005)

personal preference, though, front dots/blocks would help my guitarists when i'm showing them how to play something.