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This video was garbage. Either of these Canadians make way better videos. kzfaq.info kzfaq.info

Glad you enjoyed it!

So true. Especially Leo Fender! His idea was just put a new neck on them!

Should an open cup of regular be anywhere near a '59?

@@creamwobbly ....I totally agree...if I had a workshop, I would be doing the same as you!!!!!

@@creamwobbly - That’s cool and I think we all want to try that. To your economic comparison, when you buy a John Suhr or Dave Friedman guitar, the ‘new guitar’ price of most that come with perfect fret work far exceeds the cost of paying for the work separately. On Know your gear, Philip proves with a Plek job on a Squier that the cost of the raw instrument is somewhat irrelevant… he did this experiment despite the fact he can do the manual work very well.

More to come!

@@premierguitar Yes! Thank you.

Thank you for saving me wasting my time watching the video. I only clicked on it to say that I would WANT my tech to take their time on a re-fret.

@@darwinsaye actually, video is pretty cool either way. A couple priceless moments/ insights.

Punchline would be: they pick up guitars, play, and it sounds like non-tonal / microtonal chaos and failure. Maybe that’s why video cuts the last few seconds before the 10 minute mark 💭🤔

Greg is the absolute best!

On a guitar like that I'd rebuild the nibs. It deserves it.

IMO, they serve no real purpose and you're probably better off without them. They make the refret much more time consuming and expensive, as well. A good luthier will provide nice rounded off fret ends and you'll be just fine without the nibs.

@@procrastinator6902 it's a 1959 Gibson guitar. If I can I go with the factory look. Time consuming? Yes. More expensive? Oh yes! Totally worth it if it's a collector's item. A player's guitar can go without the nibs? Definitely!

Why ????

If you end up going to Guitar Center ask them to see previous works, get some references, it's really easy to butcher a guitar neck when refretting, it has happend to me and it sucks.

Mike is it a strat? if so take the neck off and ship it to these guys. if you dont want to do that take Gerrys advice, right now our GC has a guy that does really good fret work

@@GerryBlue DO NOT go to Guitar Center!!! 20 something year olds butchering guitars

I wouldn’t take my guitar to GC...I’d recommend shipping it to a good luthier...a bit pricier but hey, it’s your baby!!!!!

You're playing Russian roulette if you take it to GC. Very few GCs have guys that can do quality fret work. If you're lucky, you find some that can do decent set ups and maybe electronic work.

The paste wax is applied to prevent the ca glue from messing up the fingerboard. It will be removed with a solvent like naphtha when the fret job is done.

@@danielmiguelbaltesamado3940 - of course!! Thanks for that explanation.

Dusty Strings did fantastic work for me. Portland has some great luthiers as well.

59 was the first year for rosewood board Stratocaster

Removing a neck is no big deal at all, especially for a guitar like a strat. In fact, on these vintage ones it's required in order to adjust your truss rod.

Is it slab?? I was looking to see and it looked too thin. Idk

@@SuperCrazylegs26 It was slab, all rosewood fretboards on a strat prior to late '62 were. On this video at 7:15, you can see the end of the board and tell for sure that it's slab.

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Yes it is, you literally hit it with oil and polish it up. Brazillian will get dark again and polishes very nicely

Tell me superglue won’t cause chipping if god forbid it ever needs another refret.

Ok: Superglue won’t cause chipping, if the frets are heated and God is taking a nap.

@@robertmay5091 Lol..oK ....I will tell him. hahaha

You have to remember you have to have those frets as level as possible on the board. No matter how you take the frets out, there is always going to be an issue with wood from the slots coming up. If you dont get them down the only way to stop any buzzing is excessive filing (which takes a lot of your wire away and just means you'll refret again even sooner) and thats still not a guarantee. I get mine to where a razor blades edge wont go underneath. If it does and I disregard it, I always have problems.

@@jubjub905 Yeah. Well the increased amount of crown filing is the reason I've always sanded! ...and I've never worried about little chips being glued back in as a result of that. What would you do if tasked with a 59 Les Paul with provenance with some subtle dips in the fretboard? Slightly taller fretwire to compensate?

There were Fiesta Red done, this looks like Dakota Red, maybe a custom order one?

All original, pristine clean museum pieces are great for rich collectors, but they're not necessarily better instruments. Refins are how I got into the vintage market! My refinished '69 Tele might actually be better than new since they had switched to poly by that time. And my '59 Harvard had all the tweed removed... but it was $1400. Neither thing affects the sound or playability. The only thing that saddens me is when I see a horrible job.

Maybe a clever way to get everyone to watch, even those of us who know all the ins and outs of fretwork 😁