hale88 Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 I put together a guitar from ebay parts. I originally had an Ibanez neck, but it didn't quite fit, so I got one of those "direct from the factory in Hong Kong" necks, which looks nice. But I seem to have one low fret, I think it's the seventh or eighth. is there any way to fix this without doing a complete refret. The action is pretty low and plays great, but when I hit that fret it sounds terrible. Would raising the action a little help this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Much more likely that the problem is actually a high fret (not the one that "sounds terrible", but one closer to the body, often the next fret) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hale88 Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 I'll give it a look with a straight edge. This is my first home built guitar and I'm learning as I go. Thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 But I seem to have one low fret […] is there any way to fix this without doing a complete refret. Even if one fret is set to low (check to se if the wood surrounding the fret looks compressed) you most likely don’t need to refret. A fret level job will help in most cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hale88 Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Thanks. It's a brand new neck, but I guess you get what you pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 All new necks need a fret leveling. Even a nice, expensive CNC can't seat all of the frets perfectly. So that is probably your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanb Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Yeah, you can probably take care of it with a simple fret-level. Worst case (if you really do have one fret too low) is you replace just that fret and level/crown. Don't see any need for a full refret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hale88 Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Thanks guys. I appreciate the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hale88 Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 It was the next fret up that was too high. I'm not a professional (or even a novice hobbyist for that matter),so I guess it needs a fret leveling. Like I said before, this is my first build, so there are probably a million things I haven't even thought of yet to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hale88 Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t302/HA...itarproject.jpg In case anyone might be interested, here is what it looks like right now. The headstock logo is changed to a waterslide decal and I'm getting ready to put EMG select pickups in it. I know most people will tell me to get the real active ones, but this is a budget guitar. I have around $250.00 in the whole thing. The active emgs cost that much alone, so I went with the selects. I don't have a picture of the back, but it already has the battery box. It was meant for active pickups, but there's just not enough money at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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