JD_
Inspired
I made the mistake of buying a new Epiphone Dave Rude Flying V out of Switzerland which had some factory QC issues, most notably a poor fret job. There is quite a bit of fret buzz in some areas of the neck, with one particular note (7th fret, D string) being very bad. I'm in the USA and figured Gibson USA would stand behind it, but they referred me back to the dealer in Switzerland. I've done all my guitar work for many years, so it's not worthwhile to me to get involved with arguing with the dealer about the cost of shipping to and from Switzerland if I can handle the issues myself.
I've never done fret work, but I have determined that the frets are not leveled well, and in the case of the really buzzy note at the 7th, the 8th fret is high. I'm thinking of grabbing an under-string leveling beam, and a crowning file. I see a wide variety out there from Stewmac to cheaper Amazon stuff. I have other guitars that I may use the tools on, but the tools would not likely see a ton of use since I am a hobbyist only.
Any recommendations on reasonably-priced tools that will get the job done? Anyone used the FretGuru Dagger crowning file?
Thanks,
-JD
I've never done fret work, but I have determined that the frets are not leveled well, and in the case of the really buzzy note at the 7th, the 8th fret is high. I'm thinking of grabbing an under-string leveling beam, and a crowning file. I see a wide variety out there from Stewmac to cheaper Amazon stuff. I have other guitars that I may use the tools on, but the tools would not likely see a ton of use since I am a hobbyist only.
Any recommendations on reasonably-priced tools that will get the job done? Anyone used the FretGuru Dagger crowning file?
Thanks,
-JD