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The zero frets DO contact the string. It makes a open string sound uniform to a
fretted note. They also help with the intonation.
Most cheap guitars use them because when you have a zero fret, the note doesn't
really affect anything. They wont have to worry about cutting the nut correctly
with the zero fret.
Ive only seen them on really expensive guitars, and really cheap guitars.
----- Original Message -----
From: xarxas
To:
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 6:56 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Mosrites
I have never understood the zero-fret. You see them a lot on no-name
el-cheapo guitars. Aren't they below the nut anyway? I mean, when you
pluck an open string, the string is still fixed between the nut and
the bridge, right? Or does the string does contact the zero-fret? If
not, I can't see how they do anything.
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