check out this fret work

[loversmoon]

I am in the market for a neck for my tele project. I came across this neck and Id like opinions on the fretwork. Does it appear to be good quality work? (bottom neck in the picture)

[Chris of Arabia]

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It looks about as neat as you could expect, not a mark on them. I'd want a good close look though - from that angle, you can't tell whether the frets are properly seated. It does look rather a nice piece of work though.

[loversmoon]

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I found it via ebay . ceg hardtails does the work. for 130 bucks you get a mighty mite neck that is leveled crowned and dressed by hand.

[frankfalbo]

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That's a pretty good deal. I'd rather hear that they slip a little thin CA into each fret slot to lock the frets down first. Their fret level will only hold unless/until the frets move in their slots. Otherwise the fret tops seem great, like they're buffed on a wheel.

[loversmoon]

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i assume mighty mite does not do that when they put the frets in the neck?

[jaybonitrane]

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Those are very nice...better than MightyMite

[loversmoon]

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Those are very nice...better than MightyMite

It is a mighty mite neck. Just had a pro do the fret dressing.

[loversmoon]

Re: check out this fret work

Those are very nice...better than MightyMite

It is a mighty mite neck. Just had a pro do the fret dressing.

[GuitarDoc]

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The fret ends look rounded very nice...not too much filing, nicely polished.

$130 for a nice looking birdseye maple neck and a great fret job seems like a steal to me. I'd certainly go for that. I usually do all my fretwork myself, but that job at that price would certainly tempt me.

[zenmindbeginner]

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The quality of the fretwork on the stock Mighty Mite necks as of recent has been very good IMHO.

$130 for a birdseye Mighty Mite with a pro fret job seems like a no brainer to me. : )

[Zerberus]

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I donŽt know about current MM production, but as far as that pic goes the only thing I can clearly see is that the bottom neck has frets that were obviously polished wheras the upper one does not.

Now get me a macro pic of the fret ends and IŽll tell you where all the mistakes are and how they could have been avoided.

But 130 bucks for a neck is generally a good deal, especially if you can get away with not having the frets dressed, something that SHOULD be taken as a given that it needs to be done anyway

[loversmoon]

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Exactly my thoughts and even with super expensive warmoth you still have to have them dressed