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
Idol Fret Idol Fret Idol Fret was a rock band from Oldham, England, formed in the late 70s and mostly known for playing in clubs and pubs around the east of Manchester, Rochdale and Oldham. The band's only official release was "Bad Boy", a single released around 1980. This was followed up with an album-length cassette called 'Fretwork'. The original band, called Idle Fret, formed around 1976/77 in Manchester and played at Deeply Vale Free Festival in 1976 or 77, and recorded four songs as a demo tape. Founder members of Idle Fret were John Stewart (guitar and vocals), Gary Burke (drums),