Low 1st fret under high E string. will this method work to fix it?

[Snoogles]

i recently sent my guitar out to have a fret job done. and it came back a heck of a lot better than when i sent it out. but i'm now noticing that the first fret is low under the high E string. i was wondering if i could use this method to build back up the fret, instead of sending it out for a replacement
the low part extends all the way out to the end of the fret. and its a bound fretboard

this video shows how to repair a dented fret

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG6Uq5oDJus

 

[BrianS.]

Re: Low 1st fret under high E string. will this method work to fix it?

So when you play notes on the high E, 1st fret, the note either frets out on the 2nd fret, or it buzzes?

If that is the case, then the repair guy should fix it no charge, as they made a mistake in leveling somehow.

Personally, I would not recommend building up a fret with solder.

 

[LReese]

Re: Low 1st fret under high E string. will this method work to fix it?

Take it back to the tech and let him/her evaluate it.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Low 1st fret under high E string. will this method work to fix it?

+1 for returning to the tech for (free) remedial fretwork.

If the tech declines to correct the problem, spread the word in your area.

 

[Aceman]

Re: Low 1st fret under high E string. will this method work to fix it?

Sounds like an error in the original job.

Get the guy to fix it sans charge, or have that ONE fret redone by someone else.

 

[Snoogles]

Re: Low 1st fret under high E string. will this method work to fix it?

anybody happen to know what frets were used on the japanese jackson dkmg?
the only information i can gather is that they are jumbo, and 12" radius. doesn't say what material. now another site says its 14" radius
i might just be crazy enough to try this myself

 

[AlexR]

Re: Low 1st fret under high E string. will this method work to fix it?

Well, if the fret job was a case of fixing something that was very bad initially, then the tech might have had to make the best of a bad situation. The one low fret in one position might have been better than having to replace that fret, or take all of them down to a point where a complete refret would be necessary in a few months.

It sound like from your post that its only under 1 string that the fret is low??

 

[LReese]

Re: Low 1st fret under high E string. will this method work to fix it?

or the 2nd fret might have lifted slightly - The tech likely would have a better eye for seeing that kind of stuff.

 

[constant mesh]

Re: Low 1st fret under high E string. will this method work to fix it?

One thing that comes to mind is that your frets are lifted or partially loose, so when he leveled it, the results came out skewed.
But if he really knows what he is doing, it's almost impossible to make 1st fret lower than the rest. Leveling in a planer fashion tends to eat much more material at the center of focus - this is the area that gets the most of the "sandpaper ride" you make with your beam. Usually we level towards the headstock so that the 1st fret is our last stop and gets just a touch of sandpaper at the end of each stroke.

A 1st fret that is only a hair higher than the rest could be left that way, if it does not compromise proper nut action and comfort.

Second, it just might be that your truss rod is too tight. In your case, something is definitely fishy about it. A proper tech should fix that for free, no matter if it's just improper relief or butcher leveling job.