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| Name | 101 Guitar Fret Care: How to Level, Crown & Dress Frets on Your Guitar | DIY |
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| Video Discription | More DIY Projects: https://bit.ly/DIYPG Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube In this do-it-yourself instructional video, Nashville luthier and repair tech Dave Johnson from Scale Model Guitars demonstrates how to fret level your guitar. Johnson goes to work on a Squier Stratocaster, with frets that haven’t been glued down—a common feature on models that have been manufactured overseas. As a result, some of them have wiggled around in their slot, so there’s no uniform fret height down the neck. This affects not just playability, but sound, too, since loose frets result in weaker vibrations across the guitar. The first step Johnson takes is to make sure that the neck is straight by making tiny adjustments to the truss rod. Next, he slaps some paste wax down on the fretboard, which acts as a guard of sorts from the heavy-duty cyanoacrylate super glue that’s wicked down the edges of the fret slots with a whip tip to cement the fret wire in place. Once the frets are solid, Johnson sets to work with a StewMac fret leveling bar (https://stewmac.sjv.io/Jr5By7) to bring the frets to a uniform height up and down the neck. The higher frets, however, will still be a little different, which Johnson explains with the concept of fall-away. Next up is a once-over with a fine fret edge tool that smooths out any tough angles on the ends of the fret wires, then a diamond file to round them out again after the leveling. Johnson rakes the frets—a sanding and polishing process with 400, 800, and 1000 grit sandpaper. Then it’s time to scrape the board back. With a razor blade, he scrapes away the wax and glue to get back to the soft Indian laurel wood underneath, then dusts off the gritty leftovers with steel wool. (Careful, though. Johnson says if your guitar has particularly large or precious inlays, it’s a good idea to take some extra precautions at the board-scraping stage.) A few drops of fretboard oil later, and the guitar is ready to rip. Thanks, Dave! StewMac Fret Level - GET YOURS: https://stewmac.sjv.io/Jr5By7 StewMac Fret Rocker - GET YOURS: https://stewmac.sjv.io/MmbYLP StewMac Diamond Fret File - GET YOURS: https://stewmac.sjv.io/x9AOPR Get Guitar Repair Tools and Supplies!: https://stewmac.sjv.io/Py0nBq Win Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPG Don't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENL Merch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.com PG's Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierguitar PG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierguitar/ PG's Twitter: https://twitter.com/premierguitar PG's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@premierguitar *© Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2023* 00:00 - Intro 00:17 - Assessing the Squier Strat 00:34 - Checking the Frets 01:13 - What is Causing the Fret Problems? 01:45 - Why You Should Glue in Frets 02:13 - Cross Section of a Fret 02:45 - Checking Guitar's Neck 03:16 - Wicking the Frets with Paste Wax 03:57 - Gluing in Frets 04:42 - Fret Leveling Beams 06:01 - Leveling the Frets 07:34 - What is Fall Away 08:36 - File Sharp Fret Ends 09:17 - Cross Section of Fret Crown 09:38 - Fret Crowning Tools 10:09 - Crowning the Frets 11:08 - Raking the Frets 12:40 - Cleaning the Frets 13:11 - Cleaning the Fretboard 14:21 - Steel Wool on Fretboard 14:40 - Conditioning & Oiling Fretboard 15:04 - Outro #diy #guitar #guitarrepair #guitarist #guitarplayer |
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