Fixing fret buzz: seating a popped-up fret

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This neck has some buzzing frets. Matt Brooker traces the problem to some poorly seated frets and shows two ways to clamp them down. He shows why seating the frets is the first thing to do before taking a file to your fretboard.
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[@riteshshahi156]

Thankx to StewMac for their such amazing tutorials , I learned a lot about my guitar watching them

[@jojomama4787]

Awesome video!Had a fret way up on the neck that would catch the string,you can imagine how that works out,but I figured I'd just tap it down but was wondering about glue...you answered my question and the guitar is now a fine player again,thanks!!!

[@MidtownSkyport]

What a coincidence, I just came on youtube to find this exact info and here it is sitting in my subs box. Thanks Matt and Stewmac :)

[@tomcoryell]

Same here.

[@symonf1966]

I have filed down a loose fret just as described, not realising it was loose. I just thought it was high. I was confused the first time I restrung it, and even more confused after doing the whole proses a second time. I did fix it properly, but I could have done with this video about twenty years ago. I don't think I had a computer then, let alone internet. Also no KZbin then. How did we cope?

[@DelTangBrav]

+Symon Fobbester You're quite right HOW DID WE COPE - Unfortunately on KZbin there are many uploaders who give VERY bad advice especially about truss rod adjustment and neck relief. Get to know the sites you can trust (this is one of them). If in doubt ask a luthier. Don't, unless you know them to be reliable, even ask a music shop assistant.

[@symonf1966]

+DelTangBrav I've been a luthier for about twenty years, but you never stop learning. I find it best to watch about five tutorials about ANY subject before attempting anything new. StewMac is a wealth of information, one of the best.

[@TheOneAndOnlyKurtNobrain]

Oh my god. I've been searching for why my strats frets on the thick E string buzzed like crazy in some small areas. I've had it dressed and slaved over setting it up for hundreds of hours. This totally fixed it.

[@stewmac]

Awesome! 👍

[@robertgilmore6273]

hey Matt finally I get to see the face behind the emails from stewmac : ) cheers

[@pepe_152]

You related to david gilmore?

[@garymitchell5899]

His mother

[@krisztian76]

I had this problem on my Les Paul Standard 2004. I live in Hungary. I showed it to 5 luthier in Budapest. No one wanted to simply glue it, they all wanted to level all the frets. I didn't want it, because the guitar was perfect!!! I took the guitar to France, to Marseille. I found a Gibson licensed luthier. He said the same thing, that he had to glue the fret, and after level all the frets. I abandoned, and I said ok. He leveled the guitar and he FUCKED UP. The guitar was buzzing EVERYWHERE. He didn't know what was his mistake, I paid 140 euro, and my Les Paul was fucked up. I took the guitar to Hungary. I gave it to a good luthier one of the 5 that I saw at the start. He didn't have a Gibson license, but he leveled it again. Now the guitar is good, but my frets are practically gone, they are completely used. Next time I'll need to refret the guitar. Because of one fret, and shitty luthiers...

[@noseyparker6622]

krisztian76 The motto of your tale is......if you want a job done properly, do it yourself. 👍🏻

[@hosoiarchives4858]

You can always refret with a good luthier. Pain in the butt but you can salvage that Les Paul

[@joshmuz9018]

“Luthier” a name some dickhead gives himself who wants to take people money to follow an internet guide on how to set up a guitar. They are such fucking idiots

[@a.b.c.520]

In France you pay full price for sheety work

[@totc6196]

@@joshmuz9018 they fucked many of my guitars learning it all myself.

[@VK2DMH]

Thank you so much for solving my problem for me. I bought a cheap ukulele off eBay and discovered the 3rd fret was buzzing whenever I fingered a chord (such as A or F) above it. I did get a refund via Paypal, but I would like to get the sucker going if I can. It would be a shame to throw it away. So now I at least know what to do. Keep up the good work!

[@eternallearner8185]

I re-fretted an Epiphone Casino that had buzzed from new, and it still buzzed due to lifting frets. Rather than glue all the frets which would be a nightmare if the frets were to be removed again, I went to the expense of buying a fret tang expanding plier, worked well and of course I have another tool in the box.

[@AdmiralQuality]

Excellent episode. (And exactly what I was trying to explain to someone.) Thanks!

[@DelTangBrav]

There are so many people unjustly criticising this video. This isn't a criticism but a tip that might make the job easier for many people, There is no real need to remove the strings on a small job - just loosen and tie them with a piece of string to the back of neck. If this would interfere with any clamping they can just be taken off at the peg end, bundled and left near the bridge end. I've even tapped a lifting fret in (they don't always require glue) without even loosening the strings by using a small piece of wood between strings, then tapping wood with hammer.

[@Robil63]

DelTangBrav Yes but then you wouldn't need to buy all their tools!

[@russcorbett3923]

Tgank You so very much !!!! I just regretted my cheap guitar using this video as a guide ,,,, Tgank You for your help !!!!

[@DeanSibleyAntiques]

From personal experience I found hammering in frets(complete neck) left about 1 in 5 not seating properly & needing to be redone. I quickly discounted paying a lot of money for those vice grips & bought drill press cauls. Perfect fit every time. Highly recommended. I lock the press down for about 10 mins while glue cools. As I have had bladder cancer (35 yrs of exposure to iso-cyanates) There are no solvent based products in my w/shop. I use hide glue for fretting - can be softened for fret removal. I am also concerned about when superglued frets need to be replaced - fretboard damage? Also I only used the costly set of fret levelling files once - the scratches they left on frets were so deep that removing them resulted in the fret being too low. Using the drill press cauls resulted in almost no levelling required after installation of frets - done with fine wet/dry paper on radiused block - these are very useful. Thanks Stewmac for excellent service & delivery half way around the planet in 4 days!

[@xanonadovas5141]

what radius should i use, when using fret press, thanks for your video and reply, any inputs is a big help

[@guitarhiker4449]

Thank you so much for this video! I was having a little buzzing in the exact same spot as yours. Right at the ninth fret near high E string side. Tried bridge and saddle adjustments with no luck. Small tap with a rubber mallet and it went back down and stayed down. I was almost about to get rid of my guitar thinking i may have needed a full refret because of it. Not anymore! Was hoping it was more common that i originally had thought. I guess it is. Simple fix too in my case so thanks!

[@paulnbassett9003]

DON'T FORGET! Watch out for glue running down out the end of the fret slot! Especially sucks on a nitro finish. Ask me how I know...

[@U014B]

How... how do you know?

[@taterlysaladman9377]

+Paul N Bassett Yes the glue will dissolve the nitro finish; it might be a good idea to tape off the edges

[@Snowy0123]

Paul N Bassett me too . leaves a small white hazy look around the spot where CA glue has touched the nitro lacquer. Ask me how I know. .

[@adnansusic1650]

I think there is some glue sticking out on My guitar how do i get rid of it? Someone Said to Use a razorblade

[@harithsaad4342]

best video on the Internet!!

[@paulprice6330]

Hi could you do a similar video with the raised frets but it's located on the cut away. I have a jazz guitar with a single cut. Its a bit tricky to clamp

[@14scythian88]

thanks man, you've helped me a lot!

[@tolerbearALTII]

What kind of paper are you using? I have a neck I'm redoing I can slip a Wal-Mart receipt under the frets. I cleaned the fret grooves out with a kind of utility knife that was recommended to me for cleaning out fret slots.

[@bgtip]

So I have this 20 fret acoustic guitar. It's new, bought a month ago. I changed my the strings on this guitar from 12's to 11's. And after that i keep getting buzzing at especially 10-11th fret, sometimes also on the 13th fret and it is only on the high E string. I've been trying to adjust my truss rod both ways because i havent had any result either with less or more relief. And whatever i do the buzzing is still there. Any suggestions?

[@chumleyshaver7942]

Great video and tips. Just too bad those Stew Mac modified vice grips cost $325!! Yikes. Seems like should be more about $50. Does Stew Mac think luthiers are making millions on fret jobs? Hey Stew! FYI - Nobody is getting rich out here fixin' buzzy frets.

[@ClubXrock]

made in USA and not China?

[@brianblevins8871]

seems like you could make something that worked with one of these: www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Tools_by_Job/Tools_for_Fretting/Pressing/Fret_Press_Inserts.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwrszdBRDWARIsAEEYhrcKMy6d5kSyDuvZ37YkSct19M66sf4oKuRWZ14KmRwssBl1rVZzKI8aAkMZEALw_wcB

[@brianblevins8871]

jb welded to one of these and some wood shaped to the radius underneath with some sort of protective pad so as not to damage the neck: www.lowes.com/pd/Kreg-Clamp-2-75-in-Clamp/3063585?cm_mmc=SCE_PLA-_-ToolsAndHardware-_-BenchtopTools-_-3063585:Kreg&CAWELAID=&kpid=3063585&CAGPSPN=pla&store_code=578&k_clickID=b1875f6e-34a0-416e-808e-ab1b1784e11f&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrszdBRDWARIsAEEYhre0otalELopsTgQ3YcJTdsy6ogCxA1aBqkrl0udGBomt41vn2ZaMDQaAuZbEALw_wcB

[@brianblevins8871]

assembled in the USA :)

[@jaded2424]

@@ClubXrock I recently bought a fret tang nipper from them that's made in Taiwan. Pretty sure most of their stuff is made over seas. Doesn't make it bad, just a bit overpriced.

[@Midtown95060]

Great job with this video.

[@bryancapps1457]

I have this problem on a jackson Js dinky except the fret is not seated in the center. The outer ends of the fret are seated. You can see underneath the center of the fret when you look down the fretboard.

[@nachom1971]

What tool would you use on the upper frets of a set neck guitar like a les paul or a classical or acoustic? That clamp seems useless up there.

[@enricoalba3207]

wich kind of wax do you use before passing the super glue?

[@CStack2Ci]

VERY helpful, thanks!

[@OutstandingBill1]

Hi Matt, if you superglue a fret down, will it be more difficult to re-fret the guitar a few years later? Great video BTW, thanks

[@stewmac]

It will make removing the frets a little more difficult. We recommend re-heating the super glue by placing a soldering iron on the fret you're pulling. A good tip is to keep the iron on the fret between the jaws of your fret puller. This way, if the iron slips, it will hit the fret puller rather than the fingerboard. Here's a video where Dan demonstrates his technique for this job. He uses a bent Fingerboard Guard while applying heat with the soldering iron. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHm8YWOEe96Afckm13s

[@johnerickmarzo7278]

I got problem to my guitar High E string buzz

[@mailvilla]

07/25/2020: My fret wires look a little raised right at the edge of the fretboard. If I tap one end of a fret wire down, side, then I would assume the other end would pop up. I do not have an expensive Jaws clamp. So, I guess it would be wise to have a Luther do it for me.

[@djb3545]

Nice video. I wonder if a capo would work as a fret press.

[@deadmessengers]

Not a half bad idea, I might try that on my new Jazzmaster.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Excellent video Matt! Thanks! I love the tips about the wax on the fingerboard around the fret, to insure the glue doesn't stick. And, the accelerator on the q-tip, with the jaws... really nice precise and quick work! Sold and Subscribed!

[@stewmac]

Glad you enjoyed the tips. Thanks for subscribing!

[@DonCrowder]

I really enjoy StewMac videos but they just aren't the same without Dan in them..

[@brich2929]

I agree but Dan won't be around forever...

[@DonCrowder]

Considering that he's younger than me, I'm not too worried about that. :)

[@amythehuntress]

Thank you! This will work to get my 12th fret fixed so my electric can play normally.

[@comadkush]

Hey Matt, I have fret buzz on my fender acoustic on the 14th fret, there's no places to adjust the strings..

[@martinwilliams9098]

Great video , my guitar has gone in for a set up and now I'm tolled the fret board is slightly coming away from the neck should I be worried? And will the repair leave the guitar looking scruffy? Injecting glue was mentioned

[@stevehenry8274]

Maybe a bit late for you, but first I would get a 2nd opinion on a fretboard lift, second, if it's a good shop, you shouldn't be able to tell a repair was done, and third, that repair can get a bit pricey depending on the extent of the lift. Is the guitar worth the repair? Hope this helps...

[@the13EMO]

Big help dude! I got more than one todo tho 😅

[@thurgogopro5338]

I would clamp before adding the Cyrano especially if you moisten it otherwise it might set before the clamps go on so weakening the joint

[@jeff-cu4ct]

I guess I've been lucky, in my 36 years of playing I never has a fret loosen. Good video.

[@cottleston4525]

I seem to have the opposite problem. Hi e string plays: 12th fret E, 11th fret Eb, 10th fret Eb, 9th fret B. It's as though the fret between 10th and 11th is... somehow lower. all the strings play the right halfsteps between frets 9, 10, 11, 12, except the high e string. Anyone have any ideas what's up, and how I can fix it?

[@morrisman64]

Great video thanks

[@NytronX]

Lmao my stewmac shopping cart total is more than an actual guitar.

[@Mexxx65]

Right tool for the job...helps i see

[@vw9659]

Good work. But the statement "The more you can transfer the energy from your strings to your guitar the more sustain you'll have" is totally wrong for an electric guitar. You want vibrations to remain in the strings, so the pickups can detect them. A solidly mounted fret allows for that - vibrations are almost all reflected back along the string at the fret. A loose fret causes string vibrations to be transferred to the fret and lost there. The same principles apply at the bridge and nut.

[@tosicz]

Good one. Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation.

Technically you are right, but advanced players might still want some energy lost to the wood or wherever, hence the tonewood debate, the preference for warmer sounding strings, the existence of semi-hollow body and even hollow body electrics with wooden bridge (think vintage Höfners). If you manage to keep most of the energy in the strings, players might deem it sterile, lacking soul, while a lower sustaining sound might be interpreted as more pleasant. What I thought might not be correct in the clip was to say that the air gap below the fret is the cause of lost energy. Air has a very different acoustic impedance compared to the fret, so if the fret is stable sideways, it would just transfer resonances to the wood sideways and the rest of the vibration energy would just rebound at the fret-air material. Otherwise the air above the fret would suck out the resonance just as well. Some glue on the other hand might have a dampening effect (depending on material). Although if that would really be a problem, no one would like guitars with glued necks. So I am just trying to be very smart. :)

[@wbertie2604]

I wish I'd read this before making my similar comment!

[@wbertie2604]

​@players praise 'resonant' guitars which, in physics terms are less resonant and retain more energy in the strings, which is then heard acoustically.

[@vw9659]

​@ when people talk about "transfer to the wood" as if it's a good thing, they are not thinking that they are losing vibrations from the strings (and therefore not seen by the pickups). They mistakenly think that the strings can make the wood vibrate while still keeping the same vibration energy in the strings, without any real loss of energy from the strings (perhaps deriving from a misunderstanding of how acoustic guitars work). Of course that would break the laws of physics. Or they think that pickups are like microphones and can hear wood vibrations, or that wood vibrations directly vibrate the pickup (neither of those occur to any real extent). That's assuming there is any real thought going on, rather than just repeating what they've heard or read somewhere from the science-illiterate ("the body really resonates dude"). Ask anyone who talks about "transfer to the wood" or "the body really resonates" to explain what's going on and you won't get any sort of your nuanced argument about some losses perhaps being sonically more pleasant (which of course such sounds "might" possibly be - sound is subjective). You either won't get any coherent explanation at all, or something like the above. That is, nonsense physics. Fortunately they also greatly over-estimate the amount that the solid-body wood is vibrated by the strings - it's very small, as all measurements of real guitars show. So lucky for them there is very little loss of string vibrations to the body in a solid-body electric. As to the suggestion of maximum retention of vibrations in the strings being "sterile" or "lacking soul", where does that notion come from ? Yes, there are guitars that sound that way (for all sorts of reasons). But can you give me a single piece of evidence that links that to maximum retention of vibrations in the strings ? Why not call it "rich" and "full sounding" ? Aren't they more logical adjectives ? But in case, pre-judgements about sound physics like this make little sense. If a guitar sounds good to you, it sounds good to you. Implying a priori that losses are good makes no sense. If your strings retain maximum vibrations you can then EQ the sound you want downstream. But you can't put back frequencies that have been lost. Re the fret, if it is loose and the strings can thus cause it to vibrate, then that energy has been lost from the string, so will not be seen by the pickup.

[@illuminatiCorgi]

Thank you Sir, you saved me a lot of bother 😐👍

[@juanvaldez5422]

The thumbnail looks like you're passing a joint...lol, nice great job ;)

[@joshmuz9018]

Juan Valdez I thought he was showing his dick size

[@1ttanker]

Is there a glue other than super glue? I am not a big Fan of this particular glue in case of future work.

[@j.d.schultzsr.9215]

Mr. Walker, I agree that superglue would create an enormous problem for fret removal. Somewhere I recall seeing heating frets with a soldering iron to facilitate removal. This is obvious with hide, white, yellow or Titebond glues, but not sure about superglues. Let's hope someone comes along with an answer.

[@danielpowers662]

@3:28 He sounds like a dentist or eye doctor at this part! lol. "Alright"

[@Prospect1999]

Any specific kind of past wax is my question?

[@gergemall]

Excellent

[@AlexisGitarre]

Hey Stewmac Team, could you do a Video on Deadspots and Woofnotes?

[@GIBKEL]

AlexisGitarre I'm

[@henkehakansson2004]

I am not sure this would work in ALL scenarios. However it's a decent and good one video. If a fret has been loose for a certain amount of time, a lot of gunk sure has to been piled up inside the fret groove, and I say you must use a "solder-sucking" device first to clean it off from grind and grivel before an glue would stick. An explanation of how to clean it properly first would be appropriate. And you can't just pour isopropanol in there and wash it all out, because it MAY ruin the fretboard. Also hard maple fretboards with clear lacquer coat on MAY need different treatments due to that the clear coat may have chipped too. On any oiled, rosewood, ebony, mahogany board, this method may be sufficient enough though.

[@stewmac]

While this may not work in all scenarios, each job will vary slightly. There are many different techniques for cleaning fret slots based on the job, luthier, and instrument. We have a few videos on our website that show some great tips and techniques for cleaning fret slots. I have linked some here: >www.stewmac.com/How-To/Tool_Demo_Videos/Fret_Slot_Cleaning_Tool_V-4870.html >www.stewmac.com/How-To/Trade_Secrets/Clean_fret_slots_without_wrecking_the_binding.html >www.stewmac.com/How-To/Trade_Secrets/Yuck_Cleaning_fret_slot_gunk_from_the_Mike_Bloomfield_Tele.html

[@user-oo2wf7cf6h]

Okay , but is superglue so damn strong to provide high adhesion between the metal of the fret and the wood of the fretbpard ? I doubt it very much , my friends .

[@mikeanderson1316]

good job young man! hey , u can teach and old dog new tricks ..thank you

[@creationinspired200]

So what do you do if your fret hasnt lifted that far up but refuses to seat and stay? On only one side?

[@Obscurity202]

Where's the other video where the other guy is like oh ok! And you show him how to do it with a capo?

[@AlphaAchilles]

I just did a refret and all of them are popped up in the ends. Probably wasn’t properly bent to shape for the radius of the fret board.

[@organicgardenmamavictoriab2768]

This is very interesting

[@waynzwhirled6181]

Good video, but that's an easy one. How about a raised fret on an acoustic guitar where the fretboard extends onto the sound board. You can't do much pounding there, and clamping is tricky too.

[@DelTangBrav]

+waynzwhirled You merely place a piece of wood with a weight on (or a clamp that fits through the soundhole) across those frets - although if using superglue the short time it requires to manually hold them down doesn't make it worth the trouble. (over 90% of acoustic players wouldn't even miss those frets if they were extracted - that'd stop 'em buzzing ☺☺☺)

[@MA-vr8gp]

Nice!

[@sholland42]

Well done.

[@stewmac]

Thanks for watching!

[@lordhowellpulangco9435]

what about my B string to fret number 12 & 13 are on the same note?is there any issue on its fret or something else?

[@tristanperez211]

in that area of your guitar, there's a good chance thats a truss Rod issue

[@PulledPurk]

What's the proper way to fix a popped up fret that will not push down?

[@roobeltran1270]

Do i really need the accelerator? Or is it only to save me a few minutes... It wont ship to Mexico so i wont be able to use it

[@frank1672]

If superglue is used to seat the frets how would this effect it's removal for a re-fret ?

[@frank1672]

Thank you for your advice. Just out of interest do you know what builders like Fender and Gibson back in the day used.

[@organicgardenmamavictoriab2768]

I got a guitar at a flea market the fret board is pealing off on part of it.😭

[@potaylo]

how do you clamp down a fret over the body on an archtop or acoustic?

[@stewmac]

For pressing frets into the tongue on an acoustic guitar, we recommend using the Jaws2. www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Tools_by_Job/Tools_for_Fretting/Pressing/Jaws2_Fret_Press_and_Inserts.html For an archtop, we recommend slightly enlarging the fret slots so you can press the frets in by hand and fix them in place with glue. Then, clamp them using a radius block over the frets and a caul shaped for the back of the archtop guitar. You will need a clamp that opens wide enough to fit around both the radius block and caul.

[@jps.76]

Why was he clamping a 9.5" radius block to seat a fret on a 12" radius fingerboard? I have this particular Fender Chris Shiflett signature guitar. It has a 12" radius fingerboard.

[@williamrea2974]

Because the smaller radius puts the pressure on the ends only. The instructions with the brass press inserts say to seat the fret ends first with the supplied 6" radius caul ...then go back and use the appropriate insert for your radius.

[@wendijoe2793]

This is tbe 1st time i ever got this... Time to take it to guitar center...

[@willbaskin700]

I took mine to guitar center they kept it for four months and handed it back still broken

[@bobbyfikesmusicfun]

Sorry for that. Their repairs can be sketchy

[@selpingos]

when you play a string and it buzzes, is it the fret before or the fret after thats the problem?

[@TooSlowTube]

(very late answer) The buzz is the string hitting a fret closer to the bridge than the one you're holding the string down against. It's often the next one along (for a higher note), but not always. In an extreme case, you get the wrong note played - a higher note than the one you should get, because the string touches the raised fret when you press down.

[@khaga007]

nice

[@wbertie2604]

If you transfer energy to the neck you will not increase sustain! The energy transferred will tend to vibrate the neck and mostly end up as heat as a neck is a fairly poor resonator of acoustic energy and it's an electric guitar anyway. A loose fret robs sustain because the system is insufficiently stiff at that point. A fully supported fret is stiffer.

[@georgemifsud1425]

tns man all the way for malta

[@gnusmas1914]

would this work using glue and a capo

[@Amarplaysguitar]

richard vitagliano no

[@AdrenalineRushMX]

lol

[@seattlesix9953]

Not only no...

[@3rdtonefromthesun]

If there is sufficient pressure then why not, seems like a great cost effective idea!

[@littlebritain64]

One question: what if the two frets considered good in the beginning of the video are instead too low compared to the most of the other frets? Wouldn't it be wiser using a radius block and sandpaper, the right way, to make all of them the same height, letting us having a straight neck? Thanks for answers in advance.

[@topwatertrl]

Use your truss rod to take all the relief out of the neck so it is flat.. Set a 24" or smaller metal straight edge on top of the frets. Shine a light from behind the straight edge. Do you see light? This will tell you whether that one lone fret is low. Repeat toward both edges of fret board as fret may be low only on one edge. Cheers!

[@littlebritain64]

@@topwatertrl thank You very much!✌

[@curtiseverett1671]

yeah but what happens when you want to re-fret the guitar?

[@samuelmorales9657]

To be honest, great video and tutorial. But manufacturers should be giving out a free replacement or a free repair for this...

[@samlee2562]

does this make it impossible to refret?

[@alansturgess1324]

Superglue? what happens when you want a complete re-fret?

[@stewmac]

You can place a soldering iron on the fret to heat and reflow the super glue. This will allow you to pull the frets, and you can then clean the slots and prepare them for the rest of the refret. Here's a link to Trade Secrets! Issue 256: Removing the frets on the Mike Bloomfield Tele. Dan demonstrates this technique around the 2:00 minute mark. www.stewmac.com/How-To/Trade_Secrets/Removing_the_frets_on_the_Mike_Bloomfield_Tele.html

[@EladZalman]

how to fix dead note on electric guitar?

[@justinpaquette224]

filling fret slots with glue is a really good way to get rid of dead spots

[@TelecasterLPGTop]

The third fret on my acoustic catches the E string what a pain

[@alecl.8511]

I’ve got the same issue on a strat copy. Hopefully you got this fixed, usually a pain in the ass

[@christineblack4654]

fret buzz you say? I have 3 frets that sound the exact same note?? second string, the 21-22-23 fret. zero videos on this topic. wow. I dont want to go for high action, you know so what to do now.

[@EvergreenAcupuncture]

70-71 Gibson EB-3 in background, looks like someone de-fretted it.

[@Iheartdgd]

Wow, KZbin found out what was wrong with my guitar before I did 😳 And I was planning to start filing on my frets lol

[@scotmaciver]

man i was just about to do the same and thought my problem just might be different. glad i looked.

[@Iheartdgd]

Scot Maciver posted this comment 6 months ago and I still remember the exact situation. I’m glad I looked too, because a few frets had popped up, but I just didn’t expect that to be the problem as it was a higher end Ibanez. Pressed the frets back in and haven’t had any problems with it since.

[@evilstalkerhorne]

Not to state the obvious but your radius block covers several frets so why not work quickly and do 3-4 a time? No need for expensive jaws and accelerator and same time spent.

[@JohnSmith-ry4rg]

Why do people perpetuate this mythology about electric guitar tone. He states that you want to transmit vibration into your guitar neck. That's nonsense. The more vibration picked up by your guitar body and neck the quicker the rate of decay and loss of certain frequencies depending on the resonant frequency of your guitar. A rigid and neck and body are far more desirable.

[@joecarpenter5602]

I can get the jaws press for less than half the cost of Stewmac.

[@DustinDecker]

The folks at Harley Benton could use a crash course here.

[@sunjamrblues]

Thanks, man. That all looks pretty easy for us no-fear DIY guys.

[@1Dcorace]

Aren't you gonna have a miserable time removing the fret when you do a refret with all of the superglue?

[@stewmac]

As long as you heat each fret to reflow the super glue before pulling it, it should be any more difficult than refretting a neck whose frets weren't glued in. You can use a soldering iron to heat the frets and reflow the super glue. This will allow you to pull the frets, and you can then clean the slots and prepare them for the rest of the refret. Here's a link to Trade Secrets! Issue 256: Removing the frets on the Mike Bloomfield Tele. Dan demonstrates this technique around the 2:00 minute mark. www.stewmac.com/How-To/Trade_Secrets/Removing_the_frets_on_the_Mike_Bloomfield_Tele.html

[@zoomosis]

That seems like a bad way to treat a radius block.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

Time to try Whack-A-Mole

[@DougHinVA]

using a cheap fret rocker streel device is enough to find any fret that needs to be lowered or otherwise fixed....

[@campar1043]

I dont have high frets but theres buzzing on the e and a strings on the frets near the head

[@ORDER4STU]

your action is too low, or your neck isn't straight. Consider taking it too a tech to get set up.

[@campar1043]

Travis Garman I bought it new on the day I wrote this, shouldnt it be setup already? its a fender squier standard telecaster

[@ORDER4STU]

Cam Par No, they don't come set up out of the factory. Just take it to a tech and they can deal with it. It's typically around $50 for a set up at guitar center, and it's well worth it.

[@campar1043]

Travis Garman no guitar centers in canada but we have some good shops. Thanks

[@ORDER4STU]

Cam Par Ah didn't realize you were a canuck. Well, good luck with it!

[@DisabilityExams]

"The more energy you can transfer from the strings to the guitar, the better the sustain" - 100% wrong. If you could transfer ALL the energy from the strings immediately, there would be no sustain at all. Sustain is caused by the strings RETAINING their energy as long as possible.

[@ricardoc.8468]

Correction: "The more you transfer the energy of the strings to the guitar, the LESS sustain you will have". Why? you are transfering energy coming from vibration. Law of conservation of energy (kinetic energy in this case). Pure physics.

[@cornbobrimlove7892]

Not really.....if you have a loose fret, it's like having a crack in a symbol for a drum set. It sucks the energy away from the sound vibrations. In other words it muffles the vibrations. You want your frets to be solid as they can be to keep from wasting the sound energy/sustain. To demonstrate this, put a cloth under the string where it lays on the nut and the saddle. All of the energy will be absorbed into the cloth and you will have no sustain and no good tone. Same principle just exaggerated.

[@ricardoc.8468]

Cornbob Rimlove ok you win. Physics loose. :)

[@onpsxmember]

Nah, just your understanding of physics lost. The vibration runs along the string between bridge and the current fret you're pressing the string against. Those are the points where the wave gets reflected. Those have to be solid. The longer the wave runs up and down the neck, the longer the magnetic field of the pickups is disturbed. I just add this if someone else scrolls through all those comments.

[@kz4506]

Usually a low fret causes buz

[@jameskrys5286]

Quickly

[@nickfanzo]

why are you filing a fret with the neck propped and not in playing position? this causes the neck to forward bow and is not what you want when working on frets. jesus.

[@DelTangBrav]

+Nicholas Fanzo He DIDN'T file a fret with the neck propped up - he explained what might happen if you filed a fret that only needed reseating. Why don't you watch videos before posting inane comments? Or perhaps get sound on your watching device - the file NEVER touched the frets (although a person watching but not listening might have thought he did).

[@mickjames5388]

You should rename this video “How to make a mountain out of a molehill using $750 worth of StewMac tools.”