Better than Stainless Steel Frets| Glass Frets

[@pedrorox22]

That's insane. I can only imagine how hard that was to accomplish. Also, imagine putting some LEDs in it lol

[@BushidoMusicOfficial]

Have mercy on the poor guy he suffered enough already /j It would literally be so cool ngl

[@ColonizedEthan]

gamer guitar 💀

[@1BLACHI]

No plz, No leds

[@LTJR.]

@@1BLACHI (ill) logical extension would be television, or mirrors-for the ultra vain... Or just to keep those nose hairs in check!

[@stevelibby6852]

Hell yeah.

[@PacificBird]

I would HIGHLY recommend doing the polishing and sanding with a fume hood/vacuum situation. Inhaling glass shavings can cause silicosis which will fuck you over for life. Very cool idea and commendable patience on the project!

[@horatio2560]

you cant get it if you have immune type b blood system

[@cv4wheeler]

Glass does not cause silicosis, quartz does, and glass is not quartz.

[@PacificBird]

@@cv4wheeler The vast, vast majority of glass is roughly 70% quartz

[@KyleDB150]

​@PacificBird it's made from quartz (crystalline silica), but glass is amorphous silica which doesn't cause silicosis. That said, it could cause other issues and wearing glasses and mask is probably best

[@travismiller5548]

​@@KyleDB150the irony being no dust mask is gonna say, "go ahead and use it for glass dust," If you start reading the fine print. Ventilation is the only way. 19 years as a glassblower, just saying.

[@JayKughan]

That's insane! Wish you did a sound/tone comparison between the original frets & the glass frets.

[@athmaid]

He also changed the nut from bone or plastic to brass, that probably changes the tone too

[@Typical.Anomaly]

@skratchrapture C'mon, EVERYBODY plays cowboy chords. Even the power chordiest of metalheads and punks play an open G chord once in a while!!

[@JoshBattershell]

It’s probably less of a change than you’d think.

[@Lodit24]

@@Typical.Anomaly Not if you tuned to A#EBFBE like me XD

[@JayKughan]

@@JoshBattershell Still, would have been cool to check out. S'all good, it is what it is.

[@chrisharper8032]

I’m a Glassblower and I have a few ideas to make it a bit easier but actually I think you nailed it. I want a neck with glass frets. Maybe my best idea would be to use cobalt or a color for the frets. Awesome job

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks! It would be interesting to talk with you, I want to hear your ideas. Write to me on Instagram if you have the opportunity and desire to chat

[@Wintermute0168]

Best would be Borosilicate Glass.

[@DaarthPingas]

@@mr.k1t contact nilered and see if hell make you some uranium glass lol

[@THEGLASSMANSWORLD]

Glass artist here too! I've made my own guitar string pegs out of glass and added lights in the body of my acoustic guitar to light them up from inside! Are you thinking stringers for the frets to keep them rounded at first?

[@B.V.Luminous]

You could just use glass rod...

[@Cobra-ky9bt]

This is where Bryan Adams got the 'Played it 'til my fingers bled' line from. Absolutely ridiculous and so amazingly badass! Good work.

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@juana1483]

Jimi Hendrix said that bra

[@rossettivictor]

Cerium Oxide powder paste would have been a great choice for polishing. Glass hardness matches or surpasses the files. Excellent job!!! Loved this video

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks for the advice, I've never worked with glass, it was a new experience for me. The file is about 64 HRC. Glass 60-61

[@melody3741]

Wow, are you Cerious?

[@rossettivictor]

@@melody3741 🤣🤣🤣

[@travismiller5548]

A fine polish (60k+ grit) is not necessary

[@Juan_lauda]

A walk on the beach will show you that glass doesn’t take long to become worn

[@nobodynoone2500]

Nice. You just doomed yourself to a frusturating but profitable niche!

[@mr.k1t]

We will hope

[@omarmoran3097]

​@@mr.k1tjust imagine if they had led lights under the frets

[@LizordSword]

​@@omarmoran3097gamer gutiar

[@Yakomoe]

​@@omarmoran3097that's going to be cool dude great idea

[@stevestevens1457]

@@mr.k1t there was a company doing this, too expensive though

[@scottdahlberg4890]

Glass bodies, glass necks; now glass frets. I have now almost seen it all. I like doing ffret work, but this is beyond me. I am just amazed, great work man.

[@danielmartins8929]

We're close to have a guitar that can win a fight against Magneto.

[@dizzydyzy]

Waiting for the all glass guitar

[@rickhancock3398]

Stevie Vai will jump all over this. @@dizzydyzy

[@lectrikdog]

@@dizzydyzy Prince Ruperts Drop strings🤣🤣

[@fredrickneidhardt8064]

​@@lectrikdogthey would almost never break, but when they did they kill everyone in a 20 foot radius.

[@russellzauner]

Stone frets. Maybe obsidian.

[@mr.k1t]

I was hoping it wouldn't come to this🥲

[@johnnyxmusic]

Just flint-knap them into shape! 😢

[@danielbarbieri8199]

Obsidian is glass 😉

[@ganglestank]

Stone chews through strings unless you use a super super hard one

[@OhGodWhatIsThisAah]

​@@danielbarbieri8199isn't glass already stone, too?

[@brennanferguson3537]

The amount of skill and effort put in to accomplishing this insanely bad idea is incredible.

[@muskiet8687]

After cutting the glass, gently tap the cut with a small metal object. The cutters I used have a metal ball at the ends just for that purpose. The pieces often just fall off and the cuts are less likely to chip, but I also always cut with enough of a margin to be able to sand any chips away.

[@OrestisTrips]

For the patience alone you deserve my applaud. Cool sounding strat!

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@TheGuitarsquatch]

Im glad someone is finally thinking outside of the box in terms of fret material. Personally, I've wondered about carbon fiber frets.

[@therileyobrien]

Carbon fiber would not be durable in this type of application. Take an carbon fiber tube/rod and rub a string on it and you'll immediately know why.

[@peik_haikyuu2265]

@@therileyobrien dry carbon wouldnt work but with resin it would be fine

[@cgw3186]

This produces a weirdly confusing mix of emotions - I genuinely don't know whether to be horrified or delighted, but either way you have my highest respect for the patience and work involved...

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you!

[@saulgoodman7509]

Stratoglasster 🤓

[@Pandamasque]

You could apply some tritium underneath the frets to make them glow in the dark (after some exposure to light), you know, like the hands in some watches.

[@bradleymadison2683]

tritium is radioactive and makes its own light

[@josephknudson5097]

Having done numerous refrets with nickel-silver and now exclusively stainless, I believe your polishing efforts might have been better served had you used a stone with the proper radius ground into it. I came across this method from an old Luthiers Mercantile catalog and have been using it for over thirty years. Its works best on nickel-silver as stainless steel requires less work if done properly. Very interesting. It sounded to me to have a different tone about it. Thank you and God bless you.

[@danielstoddart]

Isn't work on stainless steel frets a lot harder on the tools? A luthier who does stainless steel fretwork (but mostly nickel, of course) told me he goes through the tools a lot faster doing stainless steel and has to replace them far more often.

[@MikeYeary]

You, sir, have way more patience than I think I'd have. I get frustrated just maintaining my guitars. I do setups in the spring and fall. Every time I do them, I think about selling half of them 😅

[@mr.k1t]

I don't even remember when I changed the strings on my guitars😉

[@sahamal_savu]

You guys are weird, I enjoy setups and changing strings almost as much as playing 😆

[@hadeseye2297]

@@mr.k1t I've change strings after 2 years because fretboard has to be oiled from time to time. ;)

[@mr.k1t]

I do this every day many times on other people’s instruments. Understand me, I want to play my guitar😁

[@blahblahsen1142]

Great tone. Very clear notes. Sharp sounding, glassy even. Cuts right through the mix like obsidian. You really hear the strings THROUGH the frets, transparently so. Love the fret ends, lotta people leave rough edges, but here you can't see anything. I can barely even see the fret. The only real downside here is that stainless is very resistant to discoloration, and I hear glass stains easy, you can even do it at home. They make kits. Well anyway it’s late, i'm gonna go take a knapp. Please don't drop it.

[@tonymorris3935]

The best part of this video is where you removed the strings by unwinding them, instead of cutting them like some kind of psycho.

[@mr.k1t]

I have other guitars for this

[@terryenglish7132]

A friend pro audio mixer did stage monitors for the Yes 90210 tour (Owner of a lonely heart). Squire had his strings changed every day. Since they were trash , Craig got me a used set. BUT he had to ask the roadie to unwind them rather then cut them off under tension, like he was doing. And a bass ! What an idiot.

[@philbeau]

It'd be cool to add a micro-LED to the end of the frets where dots go. It'd make real easy to play in dark clubs...

[@Quimerateck]

This is crazy to say the least, I was doing a similar feat with my classical guitar saddle but it broke because it wasn't totally flat, a week and a half sanding gone, however watching your approach made me want to give it another try

[@mr.k1t]

Good luck to you😉

[@zwerko]

Impressive. Now that Strat truly has a glassy sound!

[@slimsantilli4476]

My old SX strat sounds more like a strat than a Strat. You did a great job. 👍

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@toadford]

Inlay a (colored) LED strip along the bottom side of the neck, lining each LED up with the side end of each fret. The light will shine through the entire glass fret. Then you can cover the back of the strip with a piece of wood trim(or veneer).... Would look best if you could inlay that as well, obviously a lot more work, but would definitely look better totally hidden. Nice work

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@SonovaBish]

I was thinking earlier about how cool it would be for someone like Corning to make glass frets that last forever. This is great!

[@utherpendragon6955]

Nothing lasts forever, and metal rubbing on glass is going to wear it down pretty fast

[@_Yep_Yep_]

It would be interesting to hear how rubber frets would sound. Also, a guitar with different fret material staggered down the fretboard might make for a fascinating sonic experiment. I realize "it would sound stupid" is the first thing most of us would think, but remember that some of the stupid mistakes guitarists and luthiers have made produced some rather iconic guitars and tones that we either identify and love or take for granted as the norm. Call it science, remembering that science celebrates mistakes, accidents, and crazy ideas in between observation and repetition. Glass frets, though, sounded very nice and look very nice. Difficult, odd material, skillfully executed fabrication and install. This was evocative, too. Nice job, Mr KT.

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you, I was always interested in trying nylon or caprolon, quite similar materials to rubber

[@randol.official]

this is the coolest thing i think i've ever seen someone do to a guitar. incredible craftsmanship

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@rustyshacklfort9508]

I’m gonna send this to every tech or luthier that whines about how “ StaNLeSs StEeL FReTs aRe sO hARd oN mY tOOls”

[@mr.k1t]

😄

[@natsuzkan]

new challenge: tungsten carbide frets

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks, no😁

[@strumminronin]

​@@natsuzkan Would that cause neck dive 😅 J/k, I actually love the idea. If only!!

[@jeremyc.8545]

Never change the music, this vibe is amazing

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@SmokeyWire56]

Finishing/sanding the bottom of the frets b4 you put them on the neck would make them look more smooth i think but that is more preference and would be more work. Excellent work.👍

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@bencorrell]

Wasn't expecting to see a Vintage Modern! Massively underrated amp.

[@johnsausage]

With these frets this guitar sounds crystal clear.. really transparent! 😂🎉

[@wingracer1614]

I see through what you did there.

[@johnsausage]

@JumpyCat717 Good one! 😍🤩

[@markcritchley9663]

@@johnsausage smashing !

[@markcritchley9663]

@JumpyCat717 smashing !

[@markcritchley9663]

@@wingracer1614 smashing !

[@SevenBates]

This was the most fascinating luthier video I've seen in ages. Immediate follow.

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@nj1255]

Those SX Vintage-series guitars are some of the best budget Strats I've played! Perfect for beginners. Very similar to the much more expensive Squier Vintage Vibe series. Those glass frets should make it sound even more glassy and chimey!

[@mr.k1t]

I agree with you, great low budget Strat

[@rickhancock3398]

ahem. One of the finest players working today plays Squiers. He was tapped for the stage band at a Lynyrd Skynyrd appreciation show for The Historic Fox Theater in Atlanta and his guitar was misplaced on the flight in . He had his uber driver stop by Guitar Center on the way, bought an off the shelf Squier, set of his favorite strings and later that day , blew the capacity crowd of about 2k out of their seats. His name is Jack Pearson and he's an absolutely monster player. A great instrument can make a so so player better but a great player can play a diddley bow and get a standing "O" .

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Mad respect for doing this while living where you do.

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@kevindominguez8042]

The tone is clear and so transparent

[@bmint]

Just like glass 😂

[@djhogan65]

That is dedication to learning and experimenting!!! It sounded a bit like a Sitar! Thanks for showing us.

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you!

[@mwilsington]

So cool. I love the look! I know it’ll wear out fast, but ebony frets in a maple neck would look rad. Or maybe black resin for a little more durability.

[@mr.k1t]

I often think about frets made of something black, but for now I can only suggest black glass🙃

[@kitmoore9969]

@@mr.k1t Find some aluminium alloy then anodize it to any colour you want. Aluminium alloy with magnesium and silicon has a "6---" code (for example 6061, 6082), and these are strong and hard alloys. Not as good as fret wire, but maybe a little bit better than glass ?? :))

[@mr.k1t]

@@kitmoore9969 An alloy of aluminum and silicon is silumin, it is a very soft alloy and will wear out faster than bone frets. Glass, in turn, has a hardness of 60-61HRC, which is much harder than the hardest stainless steel. And the anodizing thickness is about 25 microns, wear out very quickly. But it seems to me that today I came up with something to make black frets from (material similar to bone) 🐃🐃🐃

[@kevindominguez8042]

@@mr.k1t obsidian

[@kevindominguez8042]

I need to see this but with thick stainless steel

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

You were one with the Glass by the 7:00 mark. A lot of work, it's very Glassy, almost like a slide. Love the way you fling things when you are done with them.

[@gunlak]

What a glassy tone

[@bendzunasglass2063]

I am a hot glass master. I was thinking of forming all of the parts out of hot glass. What a fantastic project.

[@mr.k1t]

I wanted to do this, but I didn't find the right person

[@hkguitar1984]

I'd imagine they make tempered glass rods that are less than 0.10" Dia., pretty sure there are experts out there who could heat and bend to give them a radius. Really, really cool, thank you for sharing this. You've a good amount of patients working with the very brittle specimen slides, great job Sir. What's next, Titanium or maybe even hardened tool steel?

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks, titanium is definitely on the list (I've already purchased it) But now, I'm working on a version with nylon strings and bone frets

[@hkguitar1984]

@@mr.k1t Most excellent, please count me as a new Subscriber. Thank You for the great content, very much appreciated.

[@SLB4523]

I don’t think you can bend tempered glass….

[@hkguitar1984]

@@SLB4523 I believe you may be correct. That said, there are much better types of glass that can be used instead of the specimen slides. Fascinating for sure.

[@jaytee2395]

Well done 👍👍👍. You are a true Luther and craftsman. Great work, and the sound of the strings off the glass frets, is incredible.

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you!

[@ErichStone]

Congradulations MRKT glass frets are not an easy task to accomplish! I have done close to fifty of the crystal and other types of stone so I know the stress. You have the Steve Carrel part perfect. What you will discover as you do some testing is that the glass fret acts more like a crystal in the old radios, it amplifies and clarifies the sound. By the way you don't have to radius the bottom of the fret, it doesn't matter with crystal so it shouldn't matter with glass.

[@chrismichaelyoung]

likely just cut them one after another from the same edge so they just inherently already had the radius on the bottom. the frets looked to be cut out flat by the cnc so i'm worried if too much pressure is put on them, they'd snap, but i'm not particularly familiar with the tensile strength of glass and how well it bonds to wood with ca glue so i don't know

[@joeclifford183]

That has a really unique tone and sustain combo. Really awesome mod!

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks

[@demidevsn]

I work with glass for a living, very cool project! I would’ve cut the curve first on a larger piece, and then polish it, it keeps from chipping that way. then get the height by cutting the straight side. Also invest in glass pliers for breaking it.

[@GeorgeGeorgeOnly]

Personally, I could never be bothered to try something this extreme, but it was entertaining to watch someone mad enough to have a go, and a great video, albeit bonkers.

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@GeorgeGeorgeOnly]

@@mr.k1t you're very welcome

[@rickhancock3398]

It sounds amazing. Wish wed had a before and after sound. I wonder if they would be durable enough to work for a gigging musician? Whether they would stand up to the drastic handling and massive temp variables that a gigging player deals with. If they stand up to heavy use you just my be onto something new which is very tough to do in this arena as these instruments have been around for decades.

[@JediCrackSmoke]

There isn’t going to be a sound difference.

[@civilizationkills3138]

As hard as that seemed this sounds really sweet the notes are really clear in every bend and move you make it's interesting

[@Mike-Olds-1]

Wow awesome 👍how was bending strings ?

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks! better than steel, resembles bronze

[@aluminumfalcon552]

This is such a cool idea. My own project I have done twice is making an aluminum body acoustic guitar. The first one was riveted, the second one bonded, they sound quite good. A glass fretted neck would be a cool addition. I used an off the shelf strat style neck, so it can be swapped out with a short wrench and some wrist gymnastics.

[@Johnhwbaker]

Really cool! I would be scared that they would chip and then slice my finger open!

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@bevo65]

Once again, I'm blown away. What did you have to do to the one that broke? File it down? Or excavate it? At the beginning of the project, I asked myself what I'd do if I were in your shoes and broke one. 😬

[@mr.k1t]

Well, I could heat it up, pull it out and replace it

[@frandsfrydendal7408]

You get quite good at cutting glass; but I can share a "secret" to breaking glass, that makes it even better: Temperature and Tempo. When you make the scratch in the glass, you also introduce some energy into the scratch which makes it a bit hotter and creates a local tension, that will help break the glass precisely IF YOU DO IT FAST. If you wait too many seconds, that tension will disperse and the risk of a poor break is higher.

[@mr.k1t]

I'll try that next time, thanks

[@utherpendragon6955]

I did not know that, good tip!

[@eddievhfan1984]

The 2001 clip was most unexpected, but I dig the sentiment. A great video!

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

I feel like this is probably a quite interesting experiment, but I think that the type of glass you're using is likely to be a bit brittle when it comes to the stresses placed on it by movement and flexion of the wood. Obviously, this isn't something you'd do for a production instrument but I reckon it would work better if you used composite materials for the neck if you ever did want to go in that direction. I do also think that something more along the lines of the fretless guitars by Vigier would be a less difficult thing to put together: so you'd start off with a fretboard made fully of glass and then cut into it with a rotary bit to create a scalloped design before refining the shape of the frets afterwards. If you had access to a CNC machine then you could do this with a more conventional radiused fretboard due to the fact that the machine can preserve the radius between the frets without using a jig, or dying of old age before the project is finished as it obsessively checks against a radius guage.* You'd be buggered if the glass chips out, but that's not exactly much different considering how difficult it would be to replace one glass fret in a regular neck. Thinking out loud, you could potentially look at whether epoxy could be a viable 'glass', as you could then have a mold for the neck and fretboard that you pour the liquid resin into so that the shape is defined roughly with less work than you did here and the hand finishing can be carried out with less pre-work. *now I've thought about it, you could make a jig but it would be very challenging to make it work for the upper frets. Essentially, I'm thinking that it would be an overlay with a radius running transverse to the neck with holes between where the frets should be for you to use a small router or rotary tool in a mount that has a depth stop so that its distance from the surface you're cutting into is consistently aligned with the intended radius, but you're going to need to have that jig made up with a radius in its outside surface that reflects the fact that the jig is needs to be the same distance from the fretboard all of the width. It's difficult to explain in words, but if you draw a circle inside another circle you'll get what I mean. Just add the depth of the material used for the jig at its thickest point after the radius is applied. It's going to be a bit wonky when you're done but it's at least a start.

[@mr.k1t]

Wow, thanks. Food for thought. A guitar workshop is not suitable for larger-scale glass work. So, it is unlikely that the technical process will be developed in my current conditions. I’m currently studying the issue and am increasingly inclined to cast a ready-made neck with frets out of glass, what do you think?

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

@@mr.k1t if I've understood correctly, would that mean taking an existing guitar neck and using it to build a mold?

[@mr.k1t]

Yes that's the plan@@casanovafunkenstein5090

[@deeprichastie1580]

Боже мій! Таке звучання! Воно красиво як ніколи, певно навіть краще ніж звичайна гітара. Є ще майстри на Україні! Удачі в розвитку каналу і своїх навиків!

[@mr.k1t]

Дякую!

[@gottlicherhammer]

That’s what I was thinking.

[@c3N3q]

Sounds awesome. I'd be probably thinking of building some sort of cutting device that incorporates heat to make the frets. Since you're starting a new frustrating but lucrative business.

[@mr.k1t]

I've already taken care of the future technical process🙃

[@c3N3q]

@@mr.k1t 👍 How, if I can ask. It's not an easy task..

[@seeharvester]

Yes, flame polishing.

[@Philippe44]

That table saw is adorable!

[@johnvogt7571]

Wow, unbelievable! Microscope slides! Haven't played an SX (basses only, right?), but I can imagine the silky feeling on my Fender Strat! -- JV

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you! Guitars too If you really want I can’t repeat it on your Fender 😁

[@andrewholdsworth7347]

Really enjoyed watching that. Thank for taking the time and effort to put it together

[@blueridgedsia]

if you utilize the Rhebinder effect, you can cut the glass under water with much greater precision. You will need to spend some time creating a submersible clamping system but it could easily be done with some nice level cuts of granite from a countertop store. If you were to repeat this project with a carbon fiber neck you could perform the entire task submersed in water. With that said, it would also be cool to see this done with different types of stone cut in thin slabs

[@willbohland3698]

That really changes the tone a lot! Wow. Very cool experiment.

[@yobrethren]

oh damn, i thought you were going to go for the bar fret design, but you went all the way with the glass! Big props for that, really interesting look, though not that good of implementation, is it? How did the tone change in the room? It would be a good idea to record benchmark DI tracks as well Either way, awesome video

[@mr.k1t]

The feeling of glass is present in the guitar, I'm not entirely happy with how it turned out, but next time I'll do it perfectly

[@allboutthemojo]

Labor of love right there..sounds amazing! It's ringing like ive never heard before 👍

[@francobuzzetti9424]

came for content , stayed for content, subbed for meme

[@mr.k1t]

Accepted

[@somarstuga73]

I’m not sure if it’s only placebo or if it really does sound more like the strat should sound. so clean and cold. such a great work ! Слава Україні🇺🇦

[@dennisneo1608]

Ceramic frets really ought to be a thing. Never wear out.

[@mr.k1t]

I'll think about it

[@rko2016]

ceramics are almost always abrasive, these will wreck your string in no time, the whole reason we went from gut frets to steel is because steel strings ate up those gut frets in no time

[@natsuzkan]

@@rko2016It's certainly possible for ceramics to be very smooth and have very little friction. Maybe a BAM coating?

[@rko2016]

@@natsuzkan i feel that one or the other will wear out the other still, i also want to add that nut adds very little to electric string instruments compared to acoustic, i hope if he does the video he does acoustic for testing

[@Shuvaloff]

Ну ніфіга, якась фантастична технологія....навіть не уявляю як важко було Респект!

[@brucecaldwell6701]

I've wondered what titanium frets would be like before, but not glass. I'll bet they feel great when bending strings but I'd be worried about their fragile nature.

[@mr.k1t]

Titanium frets are already in production, let's compare

[@brucecaldwell6701]

I've tried flat wounds before but for my fingers and couldn't get used to them.@@mal2ksc

[@ernieball9516]

Bullshit@@mal2ksc

[@CJGausvik]

Fantastic! what a great idea! I would love to see a follow up in maybe a year or two to see how well it "wore", and if there were any issues with slippage or breakage - but I still think the idea and the execution were AWESOME!!!

[@roimodeste]

when I win the lottery I will have on my stratocaster 21 Diamond frets & 1 platinum nut 😁

[@mr.k1t]

Don't forget the Optima gold strings

[@Ninjametal]

Diamond frets will eat through a set of strings in a minute

[@samhill6444]

I love the editing of this video it almost reminds me of a Ghibli movie where some shots are held out longer than I think they will. Very well done.

[@CM4wsler]

Perhaps it was that Totoro sticker that got you in the mindset?

[@RoarIsaksen1959]

One thing is sure. It will be impossible to wear those frets down. Glass is harder than steel. And it gives the guitar a slightly different look. They might do something positive for the sound too.

[@stutterpunk9573]

Its sounds so smooth and clean and crisp

[@rafzan]

Intonation must be weird to achieve. I would also be constantly in fear of cutting myself 😂 Awesome job sir, the guitar and the video. Congrats!

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks! There are no problems with intonation, I CNC cut it strictly in the places of the old frets, the frets are not wide 2mm.

[@vibrolax]

You've brought a new meaning to the term 'shredding'.

[@ShotgunAU]

That tone is crystal clear... I'll show myself out.

[@X9523-z3v]

Would the strings chip them, or at least wear them down quickly? Cool though!

[@zat-svi-ua]

Adding even more glass to that strat, nice!

[@JaydepoolMusic]

my favorite part of the video is the insanely accurate choice of breaking bad footage lol

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you! Glad you liked it

[@JaydepoolMusic]

@@mr.k1t awesome video all the way around and very creative but that breaking bad stuff peaked lol i am a huge bb fan

[@niteshades_promise]

Looks really sharp🍻

[@1badsteed]

I think your nut probably has more to do with the tone than the frets. Listen to the fretted note vs the open strings. Looks amazing

[@Dani-El.]

Have you made a glass fretboard yet? You'd need individual blocks of glass for each fret of course, so the neck can still bend.

[@fotomouse02]

😂 witziges Video. Aber was für eine Sau Arbeit! Respekt für so viel Ausdauer, das ist wahre Leidenschaft. Ich hoffe, es hat sich gelohnt. 👏👏👏 😂 funny video. But what a hell of a job! Respect for so much perseverance, that's true passion. I hope it was worth it. 👏👏👏

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks It was worth it, I took it home and play with pleasure

[@mikecarbone828]

Interesting experiment! It would have been nice if you had demonstrated how the instrument sounded like before the procedure on the identical settings, so we could all compare the differences, afterwards. Had you considered tempering the glass and fire polishing the frets, it would probably reduce the amount of time expended and the frets would be ultra smooth. Thanks for sharing your experience with this experiment and posting this video! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨🎸

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you! This was my first time working with glass and I don't know enough about glass tempering, so I decided to play it safe and go the old fashioned way, sandpaper and diligence.

[@mikecarbone828]

@@mr.k1t Fire polishing is a simple process and can be done with a propane torch, tempering requires some more time and effort, however, if you did a little research by reading about the process, I am sure that you could find a way to do that at home. Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨🎸

[@Mike-hr6jz]

Tempered glass, especially that which would be made in a mold, with the right radius already formed in. It can be polished and it won’t break or crack something you should try.

[@Ray_StClair]

Question - could you use black glass to achieve black frets - if you can - I'd be interested in getting it done. Particularly if you could do MATT BLACK GLASS.

[@mr.k1t]

no problem, perhaps the matte option is not the best, but black glass can be easily made

[@westonwells4357]

I love this! I've been trying to find a material that is as durable as stainless but also able to be different colors and I think this might be my solution. I want to do dark glass frets in a black fretboard. What kind off glass did you use and how have they held up? Any chiping, has the polish held up well?

[@mr.k1t]

These are simple laboratory glasses. I would like to try uranium glass for frets. polishing glass is quite a challenge

[@westonwells4357]

@@mr.k1t uranium glass would be very cool. I'm sure it is very difficult to polish, hopefully that means it will last along time without needing to be repolished though right?

[@cajonaconaquetebotou]

Me pregunto cuánto durarán esos trastes. I wonder how long those frets will last.

[@mountainman8775]

Sound was good, very unique = worth it. You are a pro!

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you!

[@courier11sec]

This is WILD. Thanks for sharing your project.

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you!

[@username69420h]

I'm curious if the metal strings would wear out the glass over time faster than traditional frets. How well do they hold up over time?

[@mr.k1t]

Why? glass is much harder than regular frets

[@oleksiy_kovshov]

Дуже крута робота!))) Питання тільки в тому, як довго прослужить таке щастя)

[@mr.k1t]

Вічність якщо не розбити)

[@сергеймазурин-у7ф]

Талантів у нас хватає!!! Гарна робота..

[@mr.k1t]

Дякую!

[@literallykevin]

New viewer here! Fantastic work! A short little a/b comparison of you playing the same song on this guitar and the unmodified version would send this (for me personally. Not sure about anyone else lol). Maybe choose a song, play it unmodded, and then hit us with all that glorious work that you do. Honestly, you've got a little bit of God in those hands. Thanks for all that you're doing! I can't even imagine how much time this takes including pre/post production and life.

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you! I'll try to do that next time

[@literallykevin]

@@mr.k1t oh fantastic! I'll subscribe and click to get notifications! Can't wait to see what crazy thing you do next!

[@notnamedjonas609]

That little tune at the end sounded like it could be something off of Gish by the smashing pumpkins, super cool 👍

[@FortuneFinders]

Great idea! Now when your guitar falls over accidentally it can chip one of the frets and you won’t know until your finger is cut open and bleeding everywhere :D

[@mr.k1t]

What conclusions can be drawn? Don't drop your guitars

[@Петр-ц3ъ2ю]

Який рідкий очищувач використовуєшь у спреї? Невже на деревину можна так лити спирт, воду чи якийсь розчинник?

[@mr.k1t]

Воду не можна, спиртом краще не користуватись, але в цілому можна. Я користуюсь уайт спірітом, він швидко випаровується і не підриває волокна.

[@Петр-ц3ъ2ю]

Дякую за відповідь@@mr.k1t