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Us uke builders say if you're using any more than 5 you are just showing off, to which I add if you are using any more than 3 you are betterer than me. GBGs on the other hand tend to utilise the octave and over octave notes so go for as many as you can fit.
Agreed!
I only need more frets for the A string because of the alternate D (2225) and E shapes I use on soprano and concert scale ukes. Maybe I should practice more. ha
In line with what Titch said, banjo player Stringbean used to say "ain't no money past the 5th fret" I usually put 15 frets on most of my 3 string CBG's and when I need notes higher than that I grab them with a slide or just play them like a fretless. I've made some with as few as 12 frets (well lots with no frets but that's not the question here) and if you're just playing 3 chord blues or folk songs on a 3 stringer you can get by with 7 frets. The I chord is open, the IV chord is the 5th fret and the V chord is the 7th fret. Still all the other notes are available either played fretless or with a slide.
I try to do at least 17 frets, that lets you play the basic 5 fret stuff one octave higher.
Cause sometimes it sounds better to go up to G instead of down, but mostly because its easier to do some random picking in the boxes when you can go in both directions up and down the frets.
I stick with 12 frets, cause I just don't like doing frets that much.
I tend to stop when it looks like the frets are so close that my finger can't get between...
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