The 10th's second mistake - After the chrome peel thing...

[julio]

Has anyone noticed how bad an idea are the abalone side dotes over the abalone neck "binding" (or "purfling" or whatever its called) ?

Some cannot be seen at all.
And if u put this together with the "all abalone leafs" I can be just as lost as on a non-marked neck, like the JS90.
On the other hand on the 7vwh the MOP leafs stick out like a sore thumb

Does anyone else experiment this?

I´m not trying to knock it, but it would seem that so much "beauty" is getting in the way of playability.

Julio

(leafs or leaves?)

[cerealk]

Julio, can you edit this one for a bit more clarity?

I dont know what you mean

(or is it just me?)

cheers

Simon

[jono]

He's on about how if the light doesn't catch the inlay on the JEM10 at the right angle it sort of dissappears, leaving you with a blank looking neck with no fret markers. IT's not a problem if you know where you're going but if you like the fret markers for reassurance it can get a bit frightning, especially at the speeds you can get up to on a JEM10.. Hell the neck on my 10 is even faster than Jay's car

The abalone side dots in the pearloid binding on the neck again don't show up too well on a dark stage if the lighting isn't just right.

I think

[Rich]

3 words "Learn your vine!!"

[julio]

Heres a pic (taken on the fly )

http://jemsiteforum.com/sharefiles/i...e=P1010015.jpg

Note how the 7th fret side dot is nearly invisible....

Jono has explained pretty well the vine thing. :biggrin:



Julio

[Rich]

Common, that's easy, it's between the 5 and the 9, you don't need to see it

[julio]

Oh yeah! Thats a point

7th? half way between 5 and 9....I´ll remember in the middle of a legato...:biggrin:

:rotf:

[jono]

3 different words...

"Use the force"


or even

"Learn your fretboard"


Actually these days I find a vine easier to navigate than dots!!!

[iain]

At the speed I play, you can count up from the nut, between notes, and not lose a beat :rotf:

[kirk]

I am with Iain. *:cheesy:

[Gabe Nickelson]

I love that cup on your desk! *The pink panther rocks!

I have the same problem with mine. *I switch alot from my LP to my 10th and with such different scale lengths I'm always watchin' where my fingers go. *

Gabe

[wilch]

dang that's a big picture...it's taking it's time d/l'ding over my dial up connection.

do ppl actually use the dots? Here I was using my intuition like a fool!

learn to play in the dark. :biggrin:

It's alot of fun :mc:.

oh yeah, and "complaints, complaints, complaints". Tell ya what. My RG570 has really visible dots, has a sweet figured maple top, and plays like an animal....soooo lets swap. You give me your jem10, and I'll give you my RG. That's a fair swap. (hell I'll swap even if your jem10 has a twisted neck, AND I'll PAY for ALL shipping costs) *

That jem10 would make my DNA feel at home methinks. :laugh:

[YaYoGakk]

Quote: from Rich on 8:02 pm on Aug. 10, 2001
3 words "Learn your vine!!"

Don't learn it too well or they'll throw you in the clink with Pee Wee Herman :biggrin:

Alden

[RSVampire]

man....that's weird...I'm only 17 and I only use the dots as guidence to learn crap...then after that I can play it with my eyes closed....I need to dots to learn....after that...it's easy ridin...just memorize you hand and arm posistions from where they are on the neck.....it's not a difficult task....and the 7th fret marker.....it's in the middle of the 5th and 9th as Rich as stated...but I mean...come on man....it's only 2 frets away....it's not a hard task to go "I see the 5.....2 up is 7" it'll be 2nd nature after like 3 hours of practice....

[rickboot]

I like the 10th just the way it is thank you.

Try to not look at your hands while playing. You may find playing in the dark helps.

Rich behave yourself.