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Brian, how did the level turn out using that method?

Yeah, I'm afraid that's what I'll have to do...I just spent much money and time having the rest of my guitars PLEK'ed out of town, so I was hoping I wouldn't have to do that again. I probably need to learn how to level my own frets anyway. Any tips on where to start? I know that there are various opinions as to how it should be done. For instance, do I need to level the frets under simulated tension, etc?

Yes, I've set the relief with the truss rod. If I give it too much, then the upper frets become REALLY bad. If I tighten the rod, then I end up getting way too much buzzing on the lower frets. I've got it at the best happy medium now, but it's still an issue.

Hey guys, I recently acquired an old Tom Anderson Pro Am (22 fret maple neck, Floyd, etc). After taking it through my normal setup though, it seems as if the neck at the last seven or eight fret area rises just a bit. As a result, I'm not able to get a good action without choking on the high notes. It's not a major rise, but enough that the clarity on some of the high notes is lost. What's the problem here, and is there any solution, obviously besides a fret level or refret?

Already tried sticking a 9/64, to no avail. Thanks for the suggestions. I'm thinking about putting a release agent on the allen key, then putting a dab of some epoxy on it, and then letting it rest in the allen hole. Hopefully, the epoxy will fill the stripped area, and the release agent will allow me to remove the wrench...Worth a try... Thanks

The other day, as I was doing some routine truss adjustments on my Fender American Deluxe Strat, I somehow or another stripped the allen nut at the end of the truss rod. This event is odd, because I always take care when adjusting with truss rods. I barely turned the wrench, and bam, it suddenly lost grip as if it were stripped (VERY odd )... The truss rod itself is a Fender Bi-Flex rod (similar to the StewMac Hot Rod), so replacing the nut is not an option, since it welded to the rod itself. I've literally tried everything...WD40 (to see if it's a lubrication problem between the threads), all sorts of allen wrenches, etc 1) Is there anything I can do to potentially remedy this? I've tried using a 9/64 allen instead of the 1/8 to see if that would work, but it didn't. 2) This neck is dear to me, so replacing it is really out of the option. Yes, I know buying a replacement neck would be cheaper, but this was my first neck...I REALLY wish to keep using it. It means something to me...For replacing truss rods, who are some respectable luthiers whom you would recommend for this type of work? 3) How much would this normally cost to have someone replace the rod? Thanks, Wade