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Tarin
May 16th, 2010, 06:56 PM
My friends have made lots of fun at me because of this... y'know what: i really don't care.
My pentatonic finger landing has improved so much after this.
Buddies say that my guitar now looks like a guitar-hero Parker version.
On the downside... it's not a good idea to do bends on this fretboard.

Without further ado... I present you my Pentatonic Scale Learning Parker Guitar:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q86/tarinazo/Parker%20P38/IMG_2149.jpg
Tarin
May 16th, 2010, 06:58 PM
I forgot this pics...

Color codes:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q86/tarinazo/Parker%20P38/IMG_2147.jpg

Closeup:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q86/tarinazo/Parker%20P38/IMG_2148.jpg
Eric
May 17th, 2010, 12:35 PM
Pretty funny. What are the codes for? I wasn't able to figure it out from first glance.
sumitomo
May 17th, 2010, 02:04 PM
Eric the codes are(from top to bottom) E_F_G_A (the notes)I had to learn some of that when I was playing with a Hispanic Worship Team.Sumi:D
Tig
May 17th, 2010, 03:29 PM
It beats the Roy Clark Big Note system from the 70's!

http://www.dumontmusic.com/img/inventory/large/100065165.jpg
bcdon
May 17th, 2010, 06:52 PM
It beats the Roy Clark Big Note system from the 70's!

I don't know about that... Roy Clark is a bad-a**!
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Tig
May 17th, 2010, 09:07 PM
I don't know about that... Roy Clark is a bad-a**!


Oh, I agree! Roy was one of the most tallented guitar players ever. If it had strings, he could play it, and well.
Was just talking about the Big Note Book.
bcdon
May 17th, 2010, 09:27 PM
Oh, I agree! Roy was one of the most tallented guitar players ever. If it had strings, he could play it, and well.
Was just talking about the Big Note Book.
Oh, I know.. I just wanted to post that video of Roy thrashing on his acoustic. I grew up watching re-runs of Hee-Haw. Him and Buck Owens, and some small town... Salute.. ;-)
otaypanky
May 17th, 2010, 10:55 PM
That reminds me of a Fretlight guitar I had many years ago
A cool concept
I wish I hadn't sold it
Jimi75
May 18th, 2010, 01:33 AM
That's a crazy method my friend. Good luck with it.
sumitomo
May 18th, 2010, 07:43 AM
That reminds me of a Fretlight guitar I had many years ago
A cool concept
I wish I hadn't sold it

I have one,and it actually plays nice,since it had that composite fingerboard I got one with stainless frets.I need to dedicate a laptop to it so I use it more.Bummer is you still need to learn the notes else where,but it does scales and songs great.Sumi:D
gregsguitars
May 21st, 2010, 08:46 AM
I did the same darn thing years ago on an older acoustic I had...worked for me, well great minds do think alike ......
otaypanky
May 22nd, 2010, 09:20 PM
The Fretlight I had years ago in the early 90's had red led's at every note on the rosewood fretboard. The guitar was Strat like and the led's were powered up with a wall wart. The guitar could also function as a regular electric
It had a few extra knobs on it that allowed you to pick a key, and then select notes, chords, or various scales. So if you wanted to know an a minor diminished chord, set the dials and all the notes for each voicing of that chord along the fretboard would light up. Want to know a b flat pentatonic scale? Just set the dials. I'm sure now they are far more sophisticated with computer interface, etc.