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
Touch guitar interactions with plectrums and fingers can all be mimicked digitally: in some cases, fret spacing and relationships can also be customized. Touch guitar The touch guitar is a musical instrument of the guitar family which has either been designed or adapted to use a fretboard-tapping playing style. Although "Touch Guitar" was registered as a trademark by musician and instrument designer Markus Reuter in the late 2000s, the term has been used formally or informally for a variety of instruments since the 1950s. The touch-style playing technique has been traced back to a variety of sources and players (including Merle Travis)