I've got an old '72 Strat that hasn't been out of the closet in years, because the frets are barely higher than the fretboard. I was thinking about trying to re-fret it. (Don't worry, it's been repainted a thousand times and is beat to hell, so isn't exactly a prize vintage guitar.)
Anyway, I have ZERO fretting experience, but I figured I could get the Stew-Mac fretting tool kit with the Dan Erlewine fretwork book and go to town. Fret wire doesn't cost that much, so if I screw up, I can yank it all out and start over. Right? The only real hard part will be learning to effectively use the fret files. Right?
Am I being overly naive, or can I do this?
Anyway, I have ZERO fretting experience, but I figured I could get the Stew-Mac fretting tool kit with the Dan Erlewine fretwork book and go to town. Fret wire doesn't cost that much, so if I screw up, I can yank it all out and start over. Right? The only real hard part will be learning to effectively use the fret files. Right?
Am I being overly naive, or can I do this?
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