lotass Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Well I dont want to buy fretting tools (by fretting tools I mean a fret cutter ) because I want to save up for a floyd rose. Has anyone ever bought a precut fingerboard from Stewmac or any website or store and how did it turn out? Are the slots accurate? this is my first guitar, would you reccomend I cut the slots myself, or does it take out of the guitar making experience buying the fingerboard precut or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 i think that buying it preslotted is a great shortcut and a good idea for your first...in the future you will probably make your own but i am going to start buying them preslotted myself soon...fret slotting is just so painstaking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I bought a rosewood pre fretted and radiused fingerboard from stewmac, was accurate, and saved me loads of time and fears (was my first guitar ) , I would reccomend it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Yes, I'd recommend it... . Stew Mac sells great products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 although you probably won't find much other then maple, ebony, rosewood and pau derro, if you're not looking for a specific exotic wood, then i would recomend it aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 that's why i had to slot my last ones...hard to find bocote preslotted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I have bought several from them. If you buy ebony, expect a bit of brown. The slots are excellent and the radiusing of the board is very good/clean. Are you planning on buying the fretwire from them also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Ditto on that.. Buying the preslotted saves you alot of money on tools. It's also not much higher anyway.. Comparison... Ebony unslotted 19.90 Ebony slotted 23.90 Ebony slotted and radiused 25.90 Stuff you'll want to have if you slot your own. Fret Slotting Miter Box with Saw 79.40 Fret Scale Template to use with Miter Box 39.50 a piece As you can see... you'd have to make alot of fretboards to save any money... Also I've never had any problems with the Stew Mac fingerboards and they have all been slotted great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I agree with Guitar Frenzy.. however, I layed my hands on some Brazilian Rosewood, so I had to cut them myself..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I would suggest LMI since they have a larger selection of woods. They will also slot and radius the boards to whatever you want (well, they have a large selection of radii and scales). I bought a Pau Ferro fretboard for my bass, pre-slotted and radiused, and I am very happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotass Posted March 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I have bought several from them. If you buy ebony, expect a bit of brown. The slots are excellent and the radiusing of the board is very good/clean. Are you planning on buying the fretwire from them also? Yes because I don't know if it's a sales gimmick or what but it says "ready to accept our fretwire" and I'd just feel safest if I used their fretwire too. I haven't resaerched sizes yet, I looked in their catalog and saw High and Wide is used in Jackson's and Ibanez's so I might go for Wide and Medium-High or so, haven't researched it much though. Reccomendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I agree with Guitar Frenzy.. however, I layed my hands on some Brazilian Rosewood, so I had to cut them myself..... Nice reason to buy slotting tools.. lol He did say Brazilian Rosewood right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 i use the largest fretwire...huge!!!! but i think my next order will be not so tall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 no one sellls purple heart pre slotted or zircote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Well I dont want to buy fretting tools (by fretting tools I mean a fret cutter ) because I want to save up for a floyd rose. You must mean a fret-slotting saw, because you will still need something to cut the frets. No cheap way out, unless you're ok with cheap results. I was adding up what I've spent on fretting tools and instructional materials, and I think it came out to between $2,000 -$3,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 and I think it came out to between $2,000 -$3,000 what the hell did you buy? a CNC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 No. I have the paper somewhere, that I did the adding on. It includes power tools that I needed to make various jigs for fret-related work. All my straightedges, dial calipers, indicators, saws, neck-jig, files, sanding blocks, radius blocks, clamps, fret bender, dremel, video tapes, books,etc etc etc. The only power-tools I have are a drill-press, router, dremel, small air compresser. I don't mean you have to have what I have to do an acceptable fret-job, but I think it takes more tools worth than the price of a floyd. And if you need some training, just the half-way decent video tape costs $50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 man, i had a tough time trying to get to 2 grand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 You got some stuff on there that I don't even have. But I have a lot of stuff that's not on that list. For example, my "neck jig" is their original $650.00 model, not that flimsy little thing they've been selling for the past 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 oh, ya i guess that would do the job, right now i'm just using a carpeted bench and some hard foam blocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 You trying hard to prove me wrong or something ? If so, you better make a fancy list from Allied Luthier, Harbor freight, and Woodcraft supply too. And most important, I never said one had to have what I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 You trying hard to prove me wrong or something ? If so, you better make a fancy list from Allied Luthier, Harbor freight, and Woodcraft supply too. And most important, I never said one had to have what I have. naw just curious as to how you actually got a number that high that's all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I know personally I've spent at least over a thousand myself and still haven't gotten close to all the tools I need. I can very easily see paying that much to have all the right tools for the job. I did however save alot by building my own neck jig. They want 355 dollars just for that alone. I like that list you had KrazyD.. lol.. Did you go ahead and checkout? Just curious.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtsib Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 i've bought a preslotted fingerboard for a les paul that i want to make from stewmac. well, the fingerboard is radiused 12'' is there a problem inlaying it? what i have exactly to do to make the inlays radiused? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotass Posted March 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 i've bought a preslotted fingerboard for a les paul that i want to make from stewmac. well, the fingerboard is radiused 12'' is there a problem inlaying it? what i have exactly to do to make the inlays radiused? what kind of wood was it? and can someone clear up for me how exactly you measure a neck radius or what it is? I know what a radius is in terms of a circle and such so I assume you would look at the neck as being a half-circle, but that can't be right.. clarification please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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