Sun May 06, 2012 7:02 pm
Sun May 06, 2012 8:48 pm
Mon May 07, 2012 3:01 am
Mon May 07, 2012 3:51 am
timewave wrote:Thanks Louis!
Been playing long but never needed(I guess) a fret job. I have my gtrs set up by paul unk ,who works w/eddie VH and prs in his younger yrs ,look up paul unkert or unk gtrs.
Thanks Again!
Steve
Mon May 07, 2012 4:54 pm
louis cyfer wrote:timewave wrote:Thanks Louis!
Been playing long but never needed(I guess) a fret job. I have my gtrs set up by paul unk ,who works w/eddie VH and prs in his younger yrs ,look up paul unkert or unk gtrs.
Thanks Again!
Steve
i can believe not needing a fretjob, but can't believe not needing a fret level and dress, you can live without it, but you only don't need it of you don't know what you are missing. the top of the frets flatten, changing intonation, and some frets get more use than other creating low and high frets. those need to be leveled and crowned and polished. now a tech would ask, are you ok with your frets? if you say yes, they don't do it. also, if you have high action, you wouldn't notice it much, although how a freshly polished fret feels, nothing compares to that. i polish my frets at each string change, i like the feeling so much.
paul unkert built some guitars for eddie, but his techs are form cali as he lives here. close by me actually.
i have listened to some of what unkert says about his headstock design, and he states some seriously flawed things. like "anything that is a curve is a spring, anything that is a spring is under tension, and anything that is under tension creates tone".
Mon May 07, 2012 6:21 pm
Tue May 08, 2012 4:54 pm
louis cyfer wrote:th4e wear is on the frets, not the wood. but if there is wear marks on the wood, that would mean tremendous pressure on the part of the player, which would certainly lead to excessive fret wear.
evh lives near me.
Wed May 09, 2012 2:06 am
timewave wrote:louis cyfer wrote:th4e wear is on the frets, not the wood. but if there is wear marks on the wood, that would mean tremendous pressure on the part of the player, which would certainly lead to excessive fret wear.
evh lives near me.
Have you ever seen him ! Tell em I said HI !
I looked at all my gtrs and almost no wear on frets,but can see it starting around E area(12th) and up top 5 frets(open E area(scale) and ,G and A areas most on the G string but you have to look at it under a light ,almost cant see it but now I know what to look for and what it would look like if it was worse. I"ll deff check every gtr I buy now ,I often plug em in and play them check intonation (open to 12th) My pal says it cost him 250.00 for a fret job! That seemed like alot,is it ? I also talked to paul and he says he dresses my frets @ every set-up.
Thanks for your knowledge in this matter
Steve
Wed May 09, 2012 8:38 pm
louis cyfer wrote:timewave wrote:louis cyfer wrote:th4e wear is on the frets, not the wood. but if there is wear marks on the wood, that would mean tremendous pressure on the part of the player, which would certainly lead to excessive fret wear.
evh lives near me.
Have you ever seen him ! Tell em I said HI !
I looked at all my gtrs and almost no wear on frets,but can see it starting around E area(12th) and up top 5 frets(open E area(scale) and ,G and A areas most on the G string but you have to look at it under a light ,almost cant see it but now I know what to look for and what it would look like if it was worse. I"ll deff check every gtr I buy now ,I often plug em in and play them check intonation (open to 12th) My pal says it cost him 250.00 for a fret job! That seemed like alot,is it ? I also talked to paul and he says he dresses my frets @ every set-up.
Thanks for your knowledge in this matter
Steve
if you had them dressed every set up, that is why you do not notice the wear. does he crown and polish, or level, crown and polish as part of dressing?
250 is about average for a fretjob, but usually a level, crown, polsih will take care of it, unless there is not enough fret left. i prefer the jescar evo frets, and that costs 500 for a fretjob, but no dressing or refret is required, so you actually save money.
Wed May 09, 2012 10:02 pm
Tue May 15, 2012 4:16 pm
Tue May 15, 2012 11:45 pm
Graeme wrote:I collect guitars from the late 70's early 80's and the first thing I do is put them in for a fret dress. I wish I could do it myself but some jobs should be left to those who know what they are doing; trust me it is worth it. I am pretty confident at setting up a guitar and appreciate the benefits level frets makes to what ever playing action you want. It is a bit like having your old car serviced and driving away feeling like its new again.
There was one time when I thought the frets on a guitar looked way passed salvation but decided just to have them dressed dressed. The frets came back ultra thin with the action able to go well below my preferred factory setting without a hint of fret buzz. What I am saying is don't convince yourself your guitar needs an expensive re-fret as a first option.
Treat your guitar to a new dress!