How to Use fretboard in a Sentence
fretboard
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Some feature a wide fretboard while others are much narrower.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Trey’s ear-to-fretboard data transfer time is unparalleled.
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Charna Flam,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Then, as her fingers raced across the fretboard of an upright bass that dwarfed her petite figure, Amy Gadiaga wove vocal magic.
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Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Shark also makes a removable titanium nut that allows for quick neck changes and fretboard maintenance without restringing.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2026
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That's the distance between the string to the fretboard – a lower action requires less effort to play and is suitable for blazing fast shredding, while some rhythm players prefer a higher action setup for greater clarity.
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New Atlas,
18 May 2026
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