Making my cheap guitar AWESOME!
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Re: Making my cheap guitar AWESOME!
Hi,
You can't change the board radius without refretting, but if the board is to round then the frets would be too. If you have enough fret-that is if the frets themselves stick up enough, you can take the frets down to a flatter radius WITHOUT messing with the board. But I think by the time you get that far what I am saying will make more sense. A friend of mine had real buzzing issues all over the board, not just a fret here or there.
He had an older fender, so the board was not only quite round-7.5-8 radius, but not much fret material, but still, after going over it a few times w/ a 16 radius stew/mac block the top of the frets were lower but now equal in hight and way flatter also. So it was a little harder to bend (less space between the string and board due to small frets to begin with), but he has strong fingers so he could still bend 'em pretty good and they did not fret out (or buzz). I am on the far end of the scale-I like extremely high and wide frets, and I even scallop the board (reduce wood between frets) so I can get a real grip on the strings. I don't go as far as Y. Malmsteen, just enough relief so my fingers don't drag on the wood. I do this by hand as I have not yet taken the frets off (need more experience) so the wood i just subtract which leaves a lot of fret exposed.
Some like it, most don't. Try both on your journey if you get a chance.
Steve Buffington
Hi,
You can't change the board radius without refretting, but if the board is to round then the frets would be too. If you have enough fret-that is if the frets themselves stick up enough, you can take the frets down to a flatter radius WITHOUT messing with the board. But I think by the time you get that far what I am saying will make more sense. A friend of mine had real buzzing issues all over the board, not just a fret here or there.
He had an older fender, so the board was not only quite round-7.5-8 radius, but not much fret material, but still, after going over it a few times w/ a 16 radius stew/mac block the top of the frets were lower but now equal in hight and way flatter also. So it was a little harder to bend (less space between the string and board due to small frets to begin with), but he has strong fingers so he could still bend 'em pretty good and they did not fret out (or buzz). I am on the far end of the scale-I like extremely high and wide frets, and I even scallop the board (reduce wood between frets) so I can get a real grip on the strings. I don't go as far as Y. Malmsteen, just enough relief so my fingers don't drag on the wood. I do this by hand as I have not yet taken the frets off (need more experience) so the wood i just subtract which leaves a lot of fret exposed.
Some like it, most don't. Try both on your journey if you get a chance.
Steve Buffington
epi
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Re: Making my cheap guitar AWESOME!
well yeah I am doing sand/coat/sand coat. and since I am using a flat paint I am applying it with a brush. I got a can paint and for the gloss stuff I am spraying that on. and my dad will tell me how many times I should coat the gloss. 3 sounds about right though.
well yeah I am doing sand/coat/sand coat. and since I am using a flat paint I am applying it with a brush. I got a can paint and for the gloss stuff I am spraying that on. and my dad will tell me how many times I should coat the gloss. 3 sounds about right though.
epi
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Re: Making my cheap guitar AWESOME!
I told you it was gonna be awesome! Lol
It's Electric Lime Green I believe! At least it was at the store I bought it from XD it's a flat finish then later I am putting a clear gloss on top for shiny O_O then work on the neck a bit or just outright by a new one on eBay. But yeah it's really coming along now lol.
I told you it was gonna be awesome! Lol
It's Electric Lime Green I believe! At least it was at the store I bought it from XD it's a flat finish then later I am putting a clear gloss on top for shiny O_O then work on the neck a bit or just outright by a new one on eBay. But yeah it's really coming along now lol.
epi
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Re: Making my cheap guitar AWESOME!
I'll message it to you later I have to ask my dad but the brand I got is emerald it's kind of expensive but looks good! And the store I'll message you that in a bit.
I'll message it to you later I have to ask my dad but the brand I got is emerald it's kind of expensive but looks good! And the store I'll message you that in a bit.
epi
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Re: Making my cheap guitar AWESOME!
It's time consuming but when I am done I think it will be super worth it! So if you can you should try it!
It's time consuming but when I am done I think it will be super worth it! So if you can you should try it!
