Fret Fret A fret is a raised element on the neck of a stringed instrument. Frets usually extend across the full width of the neck. On most modern western fretted instruments, frets are metal strips inserted into the fingerboard. On some historical instruments and non-European instruments, frets are made of pieces of string tied around the neck. Frets divide the neck into fixed segments at intervals related to a musical framework. On instruments such as guitars, each fret represents one semitone in the standard western system, in which one octave is divided into twelve semitones. "Fret" is often used as a
Matt Heafy Signature Dean Guitar just stated, and at the twelfth fret it has the Trivium "circle" which is part of their logos and there are no other marks on the fret board.(Meaning there are no other dots or inlays on the fretboard) The strap peg which on most ML's is on the notch above the neck of the guitar, but for comfort and convenience it has been moved to back of the guitar, and the other strap peg is still in its original position on the top tail of the body. And not a new feature to this body style but surely a good