Favorite inlays other than dots

[wrathfuldeity]

I prefer side dots. It forces me to use my ears and hand position instead of my eyes... perhaps a tad more of an intimate experience as a player.

 

[stxrus]

I don’t have an issue with dots but the trapezoid markers on a Les Paul or SG is just pure sexy to me

 

[ERik77]

I really like the "thumbnail" markers some Gretsch guitars have

 

[notmyusualuserid]

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That is a disturbing image. On many levels.

 

[G3Hanz]

Brass rings, those were common on the Washburn Wing- and Stage-series from the early 1980's

 

[notmyusualuserid]

None. Dots and side dots work fine.

 

[Dukex]

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Larrivee?

 

[Linus Pickle]

Dots are usually fine for me, but I think Rickenbackers look strange with dots rather than the sharkfin inlays

(not my guitar, the only Ric I have is a 4003 bass but it does have the sharkfins)

 

[Freeman Keller]

I built a guitar for a guy who is probably one of the best custom motorcycle painters in the world, when it came time to do the inlays I asked what he wanted. He said "can you do skulls?" I said 'for you I can do skulls"

 

[Chiogtr4x]

I don’t have an issue with dots but the trapezoid markers on a Les Paul or SG is just pure sexy to me

I know I'm being a baby here,

but my SG neck sometimes feels like it's 10 ft. long, and I wish there was a separated or divided trapezoid inlay on the 12th fret. Just so I don't get lost!

( I do rely on fretboard markers, even after 50 years)

 

[Vocalion]

I'm a big fan of Martin's diamonds and squares inlay. Subtle and elegant.

 

[Silent Otto]

I like the old school Opry guys, where you had your name inlaid in your fingerboard.
I think everybody should do that
It does, however, present a problem for my friend Stanislaw Wojohowitsch

 

[SparkleFart]

My 1992 Larivee LM19.

 

[rze99]

Not many …


the Les Paul Standard ones and the Custom ones in MoP. That’s about it. Not a big fan of frilly stuff, names and birds and all that.

 

[tubedude]

The PRS birds in flight.
And no, I don't feel the slightest bit of shame over it.

I'd like that better if the first marker was a shotgun sticking out of a blind.

 

[tubedude]

My 1992 Larivee LM19.
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Beautiful, but i prefer my D-09 to have none.

 

[Vegetable Man]

Dots are usually fine for me, but I think Rickenbackers look strange with dots rather than the sharkfin inlays

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(not my guitar, the only Ric I have is a 4003 bass but it does have the sharkfins)

My thoughts exactly. . .

 

[clydethecat]

The ones on fancy Guilds and Epiphones do it for me:

 

[Mister Vain]

I like everything but those PRS birds. Seriously. I gave PRS a try a few years back and really didn't bond with the guitar at all. Didn't care for the birds, and didn't care for the neck. The P90 was only so-so. It was an SE to be sure, so I am not dissing the brand, it just didn't do it for me at all - and for some reason, I started hating the bird inlays too. I guess I treat guitars that I am no longer with the same way Taylor swift treats her ex-boyfriends.

 

[DFB1]

I like the inlays on my Schecter.
Trapezoid , or double parallelogram on a Gibson.

The Schecter