0 a long strip of wood on a musical instrument, such as a guitar, that has frets and against which the strings are pressed by the fingers in order to change the note that is played --
In contrast, "regular" tunings have equal intervals between the strings, and so they have symmetrical scales all along the fretboard.
The smaller the fretboard radius, the more noticeably curved the fretboard is.
Pinching a string against the fretboard effectively shortens the vibrating length of the string, producing a higher pitch.
This highly analytic approach to the fretboard was later documented in a series of theory books, some released posthumously.
The fretboard is typically gently rounded across its width.
It is a maple neck with either a maple fretboard or an ebony fretboard.
The fretboard of a modern guitar extends down over the soundboard all the way to the sound hole.
His playing style features him playing with both hands on the fretboard, intricate finger picking arpeggios and inventive use of multiple capos.
