Originally Posted by: dlwalkeI'm trying to pace my gear purchases, using them as sort of desert for completing more skill-based things.[/quote]

Good plan!

[quote=dlwalke]The marked positions on the tape are more like extended fret markers (3, 5, 7, 9 are "fret" positions past the 24th fret, so the positions of a 27th, 29th, 31st, 33rd fret if there were actually frets there). They're not meant to be used, necessarily, to play open string harmonics or to indicate where I must pinch to get a specific tone.

Got it! Glad it helps you understand the guitar better.