Do you know what note you're on?

[Ian Savage]

My band play tuned down to C standard but we still refer to the lowest note we can get as an 'E' and so on; I haven't got a HOPE of knowing what note I'm playing.

[W11ATO]

I can honestly say if anyone asked what note that was, I'd have to think about it, I couldn't always say it straight off the cuff, certainly not at the dusty end. I don't read dots and I've never tried writing music, so to me a fretboard isn't an alphabet of notes but more a map of shapes

[Jimryan]

I often find that I'll play it but not know what it is. I've learnt something one way, started playing and my hands play it another way altogether.

[risingson]

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1364334051' post='2025125']
For those of you guided by shapes, you're in good company.
Stuart Zender: "I see shapes and patterns on the fretboard rather than scales. Usually I just try and feel the groove" (BGM Jan 2010)
[/quote]

Most guys proficient in theory are doing the same as that too, with their minds slightly more open to what they're actually playing.