3-5-7-9, This is Only A Test
Now, relax and take a deep breath.
The following quizzes are not about your knowledge of chords, scales, arpeggios and their application on the guitar ~ they're only about your fretboard. Specifically,
the inlaid position markers on your fretboard.
It seems no one really knows when position markers first appeared, or why they were placed on the odd frets, but we've been dodging the dots, tripping over trapezoids and plowing through
parallelograms for as long as we can remember.
Not only do position markers make it easier for us to find our way around
the fretboard, but, they also enable us to identify a specific guitar just by their shape alone. Do you think that you could identify a guitar
by the shape of its position markers? Well, the following quizzes will help
you find out.
So, grab a pencil, your Blue Book of Guitars, and see if you can match the position marker to the guitar it's on. And just in case you need them, the answers follow the quizzes. Good luck!
Here are the answers.
1. D
2. J
3. H
4. A
5. G
6. E
7. B
8. F
9. I
10. C
11. K
12. O
13. M
14. N
15. L
How many did you do get right?
12-15: To easy? Try the extra credit.
9-11: Remember, practice makes perfect.
6-8: Is average ok with you?
3-5: And you play the guitar?
0-2: Maybe it's drums for you.
Here are a few extra credit questions.
Here are the answers. Hope you get 'em all right!
16. T
17. R
18. P
19. S
20. Q 'Til next time, have some fun matching position markers with the guitars they're on ~ I'll be listening!
Return to Proficient Lessons
| Position Markers | Guitars | |||
| 1. |  |
Pearl Thumbnail | A. | Rickenbacker 360WB |
| 2. |  |
Abalone Snowflake | B. | Sivertone Jupitor |
| 3. |  |
Wood Arrow | C. | Ribbecke Testadura |
| 4. |  |
Pearl Triangle | D. | Gretch Country Gentleman |
| 5. |  |
Abalone Bird | E. | Fender Stratocaster 1957 |
| 6. |  |
Black Dot | F. | Ibanez Frank Gambale |
| 7. |  |
Pearl Block | G. | PRS Custom 22 |
| 8. |  |
Body Matching Color Shark Tooth | H. | Gibson M-111 Standard |
| 9. |  |
Abalone Teardrop | I. | B.C. Rich ST MSS |
| 10. |  |
Pearl Dot | J. | Martin OM-45 |
| 11. |  |
Pearl Keystone | K. | Campellone Archtop |
| 12. |  |
Pearloid Humptop Block | L. | Alembic Special |
| 13. |  |
Pearl Skull and Crossbones | M. | ESP KH-2 |
| 14. |  |
Abalone Fan | N. | Santa Cruz Archtop |
| 15. |  |
Pearl Oval | O. | Gretch Eldorado G-410M |
1. D
2. J
3. H
4. A
5. G
6. E
7. B
8. F
9. I
10. C
11. K
12. O
13. M
14. N
15. L
How many did you do get right?
12-15: To easy? Try the extra credit.
9-11: Remember, practice makes perfect.
6-8: Is average ok with you?
3-5: And you play the guitar?
0-2: Maybe it's drums for you.
Here are a few extra credit questions.
| Position Markers | Guitars | |||
| 16. |  |
Abalone Star | P. | Heritage Golden Eagle |
| 17. |  |
Pearl Shark Fin | Q. | Metropolitan Westport |
| 18. |  |
Pearl Cloud | R. | Charvel Surfcaster |
| 19. |  |
Pearl Slotted Block | S. | Epiphone Howard Roberts Standard |
| 20. |  |
Abalone/Pearl Diamond Block | T. | Kevin Grey Zebra |
Here are the answers. Hope you get 'em all right!
16. T
17. R
18. P
19. S
20. Q 'Til next time, have some fun matching position markers with the guitars they're on ~ I'll be listening!