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August 10th, 2007
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My prefered action setting is not allowed
Hey all. Just found this forum and I figured I'd pick at your brains a bit. So, I have a Mexican strat that I've been playing and poking around with the setup and I've found a really comfortable action for the saddles. It's 2/64" on the treble side at the 17th fret and 4/62" on the bass side (I use a radius gauge for the rest.) Only one problem, I fret out on the high E only when I bend at the 15th-18th frets. Its seems as though my guitar won't allow for this action. I suspect the problem is fret wear. I don't think it's the neck because it looks perfect to me and at those high positions, truss rod adjustments are least effective. So, I just put the saddles back at 4/64" where I had them. Is refretting the only solution? Tell me what you guys think.
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Have a tech look at it. The frets might just need to be leveled and dressed.
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How much do you think a job like that would cost?
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August 11th, 2007
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Depending on the amount of work, 50 to 100 bucks.
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Wow. See, that's why I try to do as much work on my guitar as I can by myself.
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Yeah - but fret leveling and dressing is best left to somebody who knows what they're doing. Messing with something like that could ruin a neck and end up costing you a lot more in the long run for a complete re-fret.
Mac
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August 13th, 2007
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Definitely, I agree. What I'm saying is I try to get the easy stuff done like the setup and unfortunately leave the repairs to a pro.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BillC15
Definitely, I agree. What I'm saying is I try to get the easy stuff done like the setup and unfortunately leave the repairs to a pro.
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+1. A basic setup is fairly easy - even easier when you have the right tools like you seem to (radius gauge, etc.). I don't mind messing with those, but I wouldn't want to try fret levelling, refretting or any of that stuff....although one of these days I might get ahold of a junk neck, buy the right tools from Stew-Mac and start learning how to do it.
Mac
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