Light for fretboard

[Bass4lyf]

This may sound like a stupid question and im not even sure if this should even be in this forum section...Is there such thing as a small battery powered light that you can clip on the headstock of your bass so that you can see your fretboard on stage when playing live when it is dark?

I had a gig last night, and it was really dark, but on stage we did have a strobe light, a smoke machine and all these other crazy light effects flashing on us, but it wasnt enough to see what we were playing. Keep in mind that there werent any 'normal' lights any where near us to light us up enough.

 

[iamthebassplayr]

http://www.fretlord.com/

 

[mongo2]

If you learn to play without looking at the fingerboard, lighting won't matter. I did it by training myself to play with my eyes closed.

 

[Oric]

^^^
that is correct. This is especially important when playing fretless, learning to play it by feel and ear will get you far. This is why I practice fretless in pitch dark.

Except not really.

But yea, learn to play without looking.

 

[ga_edwards]

Ice pix make one to:
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I have one and it works quite well.

As to the 'lighting doesn't' matter comments, there are occasions when you need to look what you're doing. I've played on a couple of very dark stages and completely missed when doing say a 17 fret jump. If also regularly change instruments, it can take a few minutes to get used to the different feel and ergonomics.

 

[DaBassman]

There are many small battery powered clip-on "book reading" lights out there. Check your local book store.

 

[metalmariachi]

What they said or have led put into the side markers or in the fret board like Alembic does.

MM

 

[yellofury]

fretfx makes stick on led side markers
https://fretfx.com/