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[@ravenslaves]

The main motivation of Leo Fender to use the bolt on neck,

[@burtsgurt]

I wore the frets out on my original Strat neck that I had when I was 13. My dad ordered me a new Fender neck at my local shop and I was rocking again in a week. I have had 3 different necks and multiple different pickups over the past 18 years. I saved that original neck and I’m glad I did for the possibility of learning how to do a refret in the future.

[@void870]

I'm a repair guy and a builder, and honestly I completely agree with just replacing the neck. In the long run, it's much more affordable for the player to place an order for a new neck from Fender, Warmoth, etc, because serious structural repair can get astronomically expensive. Just ask anyone that gets work done on their vintage Gibson's that don't have the option of un-bolting the neck lol

[@clemguitar63]

Direct from the Horses Mouth;

[@timbaker1320]

I bought a neck from Amazon made by Eart for $250. It came with a free body, pickups, electronics and tuners. Fully assembled. Love the neck. Think I'll replace the pickups.

[@Gearhart_Music]

The "vintage" people drive me nuts. If you want to PLAY the thing then don't be afraid to get parts that work. You can keep the original parts and still have a working instrument. I got into it with a guy over his vintage pots. He was offended that I suggested he put new ones in. He thought it was "butchering" the guitar to do that.

[@dougbennett7881]

My only argument for refretting an old neck is if you are crazy in love with the feel/shape of the neck. Buying necks, most often online without checking it out in person first, is a little bit of a gamble. It's like the favorite worn pair of jeans, you just love them and wish they would last forever. But a new neck has it's advantages as Matt says. My view is you should do what you want to, be it a refret or a new neck, but should understand the risks for each. Besides, it's guitars and it's fun!

[@stefanobiondo2732]

Not lot of people know about Leo Fender having a machine that put in frets sideways. So if you pull frets out could rip out wood badly I assume.

[@jayyoungmusic919]

Refret-ing a guitar neck makes sense if you love the neck and if you’ve worn down the finish the exact way you want. The only way to go then is stainless steel frets so you’d never do it again

[@ashscott6068]

But I love my heel-adjust truss rod! Why would I just stick an allen key in a simple hole, when I can slacken all the strings off, take the scratch plate off, make an adjustment, put the scratchplate back on, tune the guitar, and hope I got lucky?

[@charlesbolin7249]

Leo Fender was a genius. We have him and Les Paul to thank for modern music. Leo's bolt on neck and everything about Fender instruments made them affordable, practical, and readily available to the masses. A Fender is a "Lego guitar" you can make it anything you want with that "piece/part together" construction. And like the point of your video clearly states, it also makes repair a lot easier. I have 2 Gibsons I'm going to have to re-fret if I want them to be playable again, well because set neck. BTW thanks for the tip with the scale change deal from 25 1/2 to 24 3/4, I'd really love a strat with the 24 3/4" scale so my hands feel Les Paul and my ears hear Leo's SSS Strat tone, that and a 12" profile and 60's Gibson frets, I hate tall frets, hell make them stainless steel so they wear less. Damn man, when you talk you got me getting ideas on how I can burn more cash on more guitars. Never ask you to repair a guitar, I might ask you to build me one though. Funny how some people don't realize that making something is very different than repairing something.

[@kevinturvey8213]

i'm glad someone said it! DESIGNED to be replaced!!!

[@D14V0R05]

The main thing about neck repairs whether it is to re-fret or change the entire fretboard is to keep the serial number and the "authenticity" of that particular guitar, which is something that the owner of an US-made Fender guitar would likely do, or even for a MIM model. Authentic Fender replacement necks cost between 300 to 700 bucks and I think that a refret would cost less than that, considering it is "easier" to refret a bolt on neck that you can separate from the body to do the job than a neck-through or set-neck.

[@misterreality]

I love this. My luthier is also one of my good friends gave the sad news that my MIM tele is on its last fret level, which in my world should last a few years, but then said the same thing as you. I was a bit pissed at first, but he said all the same things. I just have to get around the fact it wouldn’t match the body, and yes my fear of it not being a magic neck. I’m coming to grips with the fact that it’s just a MIM. It’s all silly, but I love that neck. So I’m finally at the last stage of grief with acceptance and when the time comes I’ll buy a new neck. Great stuff.

[@TheRealDealBobbySteele]

Great advice! I have cheap guitars and am not squeamish about keeping anything original but the keep your vintage neck and play the new one is very good advice and could be said about pickups as well.

[@chrissmith4568]

Wow, excellent video!...I learned a few cool things. Thank you for taking the time to do this video!

[@mitarrguitars]

Matt. The best start to any video I’ve seen, fully understand where you are coming from. And a really good video subject. Best wishes from Wales Mike.

[@marsmediapro]

Wow; people can be so crazy! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas, and experiences.

[@Robert-Smith]

Most Fender necks don't come with stainless frets so yes I would re fret when the frets are worn. I am not sure if you have seen the cost of Warmoth necks they are nice but they are pricey. A twist I would replace. but fret work is worth doing in my opinion.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

The problem with Fenders is serial number placement on neck. It can be overlooked that body and neck may not be originals. A shop here had to buy back the used 'authentic' guitar they advertised and sold me as 'original'. It turned out to be a partscaster when we (I) ran the serial number on Fender's website.