Poll: Playing Beyond the Twelfth Fret

[jackajesusfreak]

How often do you play above the twelfth fret?


Never
Seldom
Frequently

 

[grifff]

Seldom, but why not include an actual poll?

 

[CapnSev]

I do it sometimes, but I definitely do not ignore the frets beyond 12.

 

[jackajesusfreak]

Seldom, but why not include an actual poll?

New at this grifff, not sure what you mean?

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

New at this grifff, not sure what you mean?

Polls sometimes take a minute or so to appear when a new thread with a poll is opened; grifff probably opened the thread before the poll was visible.

And I play around the 12th fret fairly often

 

[Joebone]

***? Compared to brass instrument players, who have to struggle for years to develop high-range capability, do you have ANY idea how cool it is to to have wide-register capability if you simply pick a bass with more frets? How can you be a complete bass player without using the fat sound that obtains when you use the upper frets on your lower strings to get an even fatter, phatter sound? ***!

 

[Wasted Bassist]

I usually stay below the 12th fret unless I'm playing a solo, in which case I like to use all the notes I can find. I had a solo in a piece a while ago that ranged from my open E to the second octave on my G string (24th fret).

 

[NEGRONOMOUS]

gotta work that neck bruh'

 

[stepswork4me]

All 24 of 'em get used regularly.

 

[Jefenator]

Depends on the gig of course, but yeah, those upper frets get used. Not just on the highest string, either (IME the E & B strings can really kill up around the 15th fret).

 

[5StringBlues]

I play up there quite a bit,but usually just to get a fatter sound on swing tunes while palm muting to get an upright type tone.Never for solos,but I really don't care to take solos for the most part.

 

[wes stephenson]

frequently...

 

[spade2you]

somewhat frequently.

 

[Jibudo]

Normally i just go above the 12th fret for some quick fills.

 

[johnny rg]

I kinda prefer to go across the strings than go up the neck, personally

 

[Ian Perge]

Frequently - if you don't answer this, why not just have frets from 1 to 12-14 like Scott Ian of Anthrax did with his Jackson "NOT!" guitars in the late-'80s...

 

[elavate7]

i never have to....and i love it. sometimes i never play past the 9th fret lol

 

[vin*tone]

12+ is good for chords and fills. But I'm usually down the funky end of the board.

 

[jackajesusfreak]

As the original post guy, I guess I should weigh in. As of right now, I have one song that I play above the 12th.

 

[Mr wiggl3s]

How can so many people dismiss that sweet sweet tone you get?