Classical Guitar Fret Markers - Rosette Black/Ivory Fret Dots

When i said to my guitar teacher that i thought marking the frets was bad form he asked: “do you want to look good or sound good?” - i think that says it all.I used to use whiteout to mark the frets, these are so much better.Highly recommended.

Awesome product they work great definitely worth the money thank you again guys...

I recently purchased a new nylon string guitar, and it was my first guitar that didn't feature fret markers. Although, for the most part, the lack of fret markers didn't hinder my playing, there were a few situations in which the piece I was playing required me to jump around the neck, and the lack of fret markers occasionally caused a slight delay in my transitions. So I used some clever keyword in the amazon search box and discovered these. Rosette's guitar fret markers looked like the real deal, and for less than $10 I decided it was a worthy investment for a somewhat expensive guitar.They arrived on the exact date I was told to expect them, and they were exactly what I expected them to be. The dots are ivory in color, and the same size you'd expect to find on guitars that feature fret markers installed at the factory. Unlike other dot markers, these are designed for the top of the neck, (facing the player), not the actual fretboard itself. Which is precisely what I wanted. They arrived with an alcohol pad for cleaning the surface area prior to installation, 9 dots, and piece of paper with instructions in large italic font that was poorly formatted and cut unevenly.The instructions were worded a bit oddly, and as a result I immediately wasted the first dot. The instructions are for black/ivory dots, and the dots come on a piece of paper in which one side is black, and one side is ivory. So when it said to "position your Black/Ivory Dot face down on the guitar neck," I put the white side down, (the ivory color I had ordered), which was backwards. Put the white side up, rub the entire circle semi-gently with a dull tip pencil after cleaning the area, then pull back the paper. Use the piece of burnishing paper, (which is separate from the sheet that includes the dots), and push them hard onto wood.I only put one dot at the 7th fret and 2 at the 12th. I didn't need the 3, 5 and 9 positions. As a result, when I grab the guitar from the neck, it's easy for me to avoid the dots I've installed, and since classical guitarists don't fret with their thumbs, I shouldn't have to worry about rubbing the dots off with my handling or playing as long as I'm conscious of them. I have plenty left over if they do ever rub off anyway.I would have given 5 stars, even though these aren't permanent, but there's 2 reasons I didn't: For one, the instructions made me waste a dot and are annoying to look at. They should use bullet points- and what's with the big purple ink stain? Second, it was very difficult to get 2 dots positioned well on the 12th fret. If they had just made 2 of the dots on the sheet slightly closer together and put 2 lines outside of them that lined up with the 12th and 13th frets I could have got them centered better. So I wasted a couple there because I'm a perfectionist.All-in-all they worked well and look just like they should. Be careful when positioning them.

I was looking to preserve the finish on a new classical guitar and my old method of cutting squares out of post-it notes worried me as adhesives can eat through finishes over time. I like a visual reference on the 7th and 17th frets and was happy when I found these dry transfer markers.Install was simple as can be. Wiped off the neck with a dry soft towel (do NOT use rubbing alcohol to clean if you care about your instrument), cut out a single marker, placed it on the neck and pressed it on with the eraser end of a pencil. Marker stays put and I can wipe down the neck after playing without it easily falling off.Only con that I can think of is that it they are a bit small and can be lost in low light situations. They aren't any smaller than most installed markers, but there really isn't any reason they couldn't be larger. That's personal preference though and I knew what I was buying before I ordered.Edited to add: I came back for another pack of these almost 2 years later. As stated above I only use them on 2 positions with the 7th fret being the only one which gets enough rubbing to eventually wear down or slip off. These are not meant to be a permanent solution, and if you are a player who constantly wraps their thumb around the neck I can understand why some are having problems with them staying on. But for most classically trained players who don't death grip the neck I will reiterate my satisfaction with these markers. Mine primarily have worn down or fallen off by wiping down the neck or friction in the case, so I will typically get a few months out of the 7th fret marker before I slap on a new one.There has also been no visible damage to the finish where these are placed, and I am very pleased with this considering the cost of my guitar. Would still highly recommend.

The dots are easy to apply after following the application instructions. My first dislike is that the fret marker dots are placed very close together on the tiny transfer sheet that you will receive in the mail. They looked fine at first on one of my flamenco guitars that was not made with side fret markers, or "plates" as they call them in Spain. I was able to apply them at the 3rd, 5th, 7th. 9th and 12th frets as needed. and they looked nice at first. Here's the problem: they will come off no matter how well you applied them. Your hand will eventually rub against them while you're playing a wonderful fast Rumba, and you lose yourself in the beauty of your flamenco-dancer wife slamming her heels in the wood dance floor. The only fret marker that has not slid off so far is the 12th fret, and that is only because I don't play any flamenco chords that high on the fretboard. I do not recommend these. Sorry.

they were very easy to install. But after a week of playing the guitar, they began to peel off and disappear and disintegrate. I did follow the instructions as far as how to install them, but this didn't help. If you choose not to play your guitar often this might be the thing for you.

These dots are everything they claim. They are stylish, elegant even, go on easily and stay. They are very low profile, much like the covering you scratch off of a lottery ticket, just a little easier to remove. The only problem I had was accuracy of placement but that's on me. I wasn't going to bother with anything higher than the 12th fret anyway, so I used the extras to redo my inaccuracies.