Fret Markers for Guitars - Tree Of Life - Ocher FT-050TG-OC

So here's the real lowdown on this item; These are not like putting a sticker on your Trapper Keeper in Jr High school. You have to do the proper prep to your fingerboard or you will be disappointed (don't rely on the included "instructions", they are severely lacking). Like any adhesive based product; there must be a clean, dry surface for it to adhere to. With that said, I think these things are great for dressing up your guitar for a few bucks. I put them on an electric/acoustic with gold hardware, and until you get about six inches from the neck, you would swear they are inlays. Start by taking all the strings off and laying the guitar on a flat surface. Fingerboards are inherently dirty and oily from our grimy little fingers, and you have to get all that off if you want these to stick past the first gig. This is also a good time to polish the fret wire with some ultra fine steel wool if you haven't in a while. Get some clean paper towels and some Naphtha or rubbing alcohol and start cleaning the finger board. When the paper towel gets dirty, use a clean spot. Use your fingernails to get right up next to the fretwire. This will take several passes. When your paper towel starts coming away clean, then you are finally read to start applying your inlay. This will dry out your fingerboard and make it look lighter, which you can fix when you are done. Cut out your inlays and lay them out before peeling off the backing, especially if you are using a set that is designed to cover the existing dots. In this case, with the vine pattern, start from the dot frets and work away from them. That way if you are off slightly, you won't miss the dots when you get to that fret. When you start applying them, an X-acto knife helps a ton. Use the tip to peel the decal off and to hold it while you position it. That way you don't touch the adhesive with your fingers. Position it where you want it, and press it down. Rub it out from the center with your nail, then pull off the top clear layer. Continue until you have them all down. The last step is to put some moisture back in the wood on your fingerboard, but you don't want it running under the decals and lifting them up; so don't use a paint brush. I use lemon oil on my fingerboards, but whatever your choice is, apply it sparingly around the inlays with a q-tip and wipe off the excess. You will easily be able to see any dry areas that you miss. Wipe all the excess off, restring and tune it, and you're ready to amaze the audience with your super expensive custom guitar.

I bought this for my cheap squire bullet mustang. It was good in a sense that each individual inlay was a bit longer than it needed to be. That way I was able to make it look seemless and professional. I watched a video online for how to install them. Basically, I used rubbing alcohol to clean up my fretboard. Then used a ruler to cut straight across the very bottom of each inlay. I tried to make sure my ruler was perpendicular to the straight edge of the paper. Then I laid the bottom of the cut piece on the top of the fret that is below where you're installing the sticker. That is how I kept it square. If the sticker was too long I carefully used my very sharp razor knife to cut along the bottom of the upper fret. I agree with the person who suggested applying them over the frets with dots first then filling in the rest. You just have to be careful and I wouldn't just do every single fret with a dot. Go down maybe one or two of the frets. Lay out the cut pieces to know you're going to line up correctly. It took me maybe 2 hours to do this very meticulously. Then use some fretboard conditioner like lemon oil on a tooth pick and rehydrate the wood around the decals and you're good to go!So how does it feel and look would be the next question. You have to look very close to be able to tell they are decals. I mean maybe a foot or less away. They are thicker than I would have preferred. You can definitely feel them somewhat when playing. However, I didn't have issues with bending notes. Or it affecting my playability really at all. So if they last for a little while I'm happy. Just take your time and it'll turn out well. I mean look! A $150 guitar with a tree of life inlay! That's pretty cool. I wouldn't put these on an expensive guitar though.

My son loves this. Installation is a bit tricky.

Looks great on my Yamaha FX335, super easy to put on.

The media could not be loaded. These decals do not stick to the fretboard at all. They come right back up with the transfer tape, rendering them useless. I followed the insurrections to the tee. Complete waste of time.And Amazon wants me to return them too? A bunch of non-sticky stickers? Sure thing!

Nothing to dislike. Product as described. Decals stick well to the fretboard and peel off the backing easily. They include a little "map" where the decals belong also. Ridiculously simple. They look amazing in my opinion.

I don’t know if I got a bad one but mine didn’t stick but I’ve seen others peoples stick so I won’t get them again but it’s up to you

As described