How to Diagnose, Level, Crown & Polish Uneven Frets. Fix Your Guitar Fret Buzz Like a Pro!

[@MusicNomadCare]

You can fast forward to the specific task below: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:22 Why Frets Buzz 00:00:52 Ground Rules Before You Do Fret Work 00:01:45 Neck On or Off When Doing Fret Work 00:02:14 How to Assess Fret Buzz and Diagnose High Frets 00:20:09 How to Perform a Full Fret Level 00:42:42 How to Crown Frets 01:00:43 How to Polish Frets after Crowning

[@robphillips8351]

This is the best most thorough presentation I've seen on this subject. Truly excellent 👍👍

[@LucDiGiuseppe]

Man, these videos are such an accurate wealth of knowledge. Bravo!!

[@leonardcanter4596]

Excellent Presentation 🙂 Makes me want to try my own Set Ups. Thank You !!!

[@Murphy_R9]

Excellent presentation!!👍 Very detailed and easy to understand and follow.

[@lousekoya1803]

Hey ! Love your channel ! New sub here from Quebec !

[@MusicNomadCare]

Awesome! Glad to have you!

[@lousekoya1803]

@@MusicNomadCare Thank you ! Here to stay ! 😉

[@riffdigger2133]

13:50. On my Music Man, I get muffled notes and slight buzz on certain frets carefully picking, medium light. MN string action gauge side bar, and even the StewMac fret rocker, I get “NO ROCK”. I’m at the point, I don’t believe in the fret rocker and I’m just gonna level straight across the neck with black sharpie ink.

[@riffdigger2133]

Yes, it’s set up correctly. What gives, Mr. Luttrell-thoughts? I notice this on several guitars.

[@MusicNomadCare]

Thank you for reaching out. Can you email us at [e-mail] and we can discuss your instrument's specific needs?

[@2bookoo4u]

Thank you for the video/tutorial. Very helpful. I just bought the 17.6" leveling beam and other tools for this job. Quick question. Do you have to file the nut slots to account for the lowering of the 1st fret because of the leveling?

[@MusicNomadCare]

After performing a full fret level, you can go back and check the nut slot heights to see if they need to be lowered, but in most cases, you won’t need to adjust the height.

[@chrisdefazio2779]

Great demo on this, thanks.

[@bobbyhartanto3210]

I love the S-file concept, but if any chance further to develop narrower safe zone in the middle of that file?

[@audiophilehi3524]

Very informative. Thanks so much.

[@perrar1na]

Amazing tutorial Thank you

[@Wayne-i5s]

I ve got the fine polish would you not want to rub that on after the polish that the gentleman did or would that be about the same grit...i hope imade the question clear thanks for your videos

[@MusicNomadCare]

Yes, After you use the Tracers and the 4 grits, you can top it off with using Frine as the 5th step. But after the 4 Tracer grits you are good to go, Frine just adds the cherry.

[@johnzoccomusic]

Shouldn’t you sand parallel to the center line on a standard (non-compound) radius neck?

[@guitaranswerguy]

Can we mark the tops with black marker again for crowning, or does the safe zone just rub that off once it makes contact? I realize it's probably not necessary with this file, but you know... old habits

[@MusicNomadCare]

Yes, you can still mark the tops with a black marker for crowning, but you don't need to. The nice thing about the safe zone is that it prevents you from overfiling - the file won't continue cutting and lowering the fret. Feel free to reach out to us at [e-mail] if you have additional questions.

[@robphillips8351]

First person I've heard mention to fine of a point making wear more of an issue. Excellent 👍👍. A rounded crown is more durable.

[@foobar9107]

Could this job have been done by using only the u-files? It doesn't seem to me that the frets were _that_ bad, only in a handful of spots, no?

[@MusicNomadCare]

We recommend performing a full fret level if you have 4 or more individual buzzing frets. If you have 3 or less we recommend leveling individual frets with the U-Files.

[@robphillips8351]

I need to purchase the 17" beam and spot leveler..

[@mauriciovillada6332]

Hi guys i cant find the fret rocker on amazon 😢

[@MusicNomadCare]

Thanks for reaching out, @mauriciovillada6332 It is currently out of stock. You can sign up on our website to be alerted when it's back in stock. www.musicnomadcare.com/Products/Guitar-Fret-Care/Fret-Rocker/

[@robphillips8351]

Lol, looks like I'll be purchasing the rest of your fretwork kit, already have the s file..

[@mathtrixmusiclix4248]

What about fall away ?

[@MusicNomadCare]

This answer can vary depending on the instrument. Can you reach out to us at [e-mail] and we can discuss your specific instrument's needs? Thank you.