solspirit
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What is so funny about it?
I got to buy a straight edge for looking at neck relief
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What is so funny about it?
NegativeEase
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DankStar
Her Little Mojo Minion
Regarding guitars already built and/or used - I always figured I’d want the neck to be perfectly set relief-wise then mess with the frets if they need it. If your neck is jacked up then you adjust the frets to match now both are messed up (although I guess it would play ok, yet both are not really where it’s ideal). My issue is I’m not comfortable messing with frets beyond polishing and rounding off the edges so if I did see a fret issue I’d take it somewhere anyway lol
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JMP/HBE
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Then, for sure, you wouldn't need a notched straight edge.
It's about what the frets are doing, not the fretboard.
What Clint and I said...the neck is essentially irrelevant, it's the frets that count. The frets are what the strings come into contact with when you're playing.
If your frets are fine, as you say, but you use a notched ruler and find that your neck/fretboard is off and so you adjust the truss rod to correct the neck bow, now your frets will have too much or too little relief and you could have buzz or other problems.
Forget about the notched ruler. It's a problem MAKER not a problem solver.
If your frets are fine, as you say, but you use a notched ruler and find that your neck/fretboard is off and so you adjust the truss rod to correct the neck bow, now your frets will have too much or too little relief and you could have buzz or other problems.
Forget about the notched ruler. It's a problem MAKER not a problem solver.
NegativeEase
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NegativeEase
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JMP/HBE
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If you wanna know what the neck relief IE what the neck is doing with wonky frets a notched straight edge works fine.
If you wanna know what the frets themselves are doing any straight or off-set notched straight edge works fine.
IDK why some here seem like "my way or the hiway" only apply.
If you wanna know what the frets themselves are doing any straight or off-set notched straight edge works fine.
IDK why some here seem like "my way or the hiway" only apply.
When people give really good advice to a noobie or someone who wants to know an answer, especially when those people giving their advice know what they are talking about, they are NOT being... "my way or the hiway"! I think you're being too critical and judgmental. If someone wants to drive his car off a cliff to see what it's like to fly like a bird, wouldn't you try to strongly advise him not to?!
JMP/HBE
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Any straight-edge notched or otherwise will work was my point.
If anyone was critical it was folks insisting their way works best.
I calls em as a see's em.
As for advice on the internet nobody really takes that serious at least i don.t.
Ask 1000 people the same question = get 1000 different answers.
In the last 15 years ive seen "dozens' of "noobs' blow up their amp by using "advice" on guitar forums and such.
ehdwuld
A Ficus
I have a notched one with 24.75 on one side
and 25.5 on the other
If i want to measure the fretboard i use the notches
If i want to measue the frets
I slide it on top of them thare frets
Ni want to make sure the board is flat
befor i level the frets
Its really the first step in setting one up
I used do that with the strings
And if i cnat find my notched edge
i will
and 25.5 on the other
If i want to measure the fretboard i use the notches
If i want to measue the frets
I slide it on top of them thare frets
Ni want to make sure the board is flat
befor i level the frets
Its really the first step in setting one up
I used do that with the strings
And if i cnat find my notched edge
i will
