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If you like the guitar, I'd say put a little more money in and enjoy it. It should be very nice if you have a good luthier.
Best of luck!
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Luthier said 4 or 5 frets were high. Should I get the Flek machine treatment for $225 or go to a different luthier for the old fashioned manual fret leveling and crowing (probably about $150) or attempt to fix the offending frets myself? I've never attempted a fret filing but it doesn't look too difficult...just tedious. Sie note: I will get a fret rocker and check up and down the neck myself later tonite to verify that there are in fact several high frets.
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Send it back and ask for, no demand, a full refund. If you bought it on an auction site complain like hell to them too. Honesty is becoming a very rare commodity in some quarters nowadays.
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I think I am going to keep it and get it fixed since everything else about the guitar is fine. I got a pretty good deal on it an even with the extra cost to fix the neck, it will still be a few hundred what a new one would cost. Now I just have to decide what route to go for the fret issue.....Plek machine ($225), regular manual luthier ($150 or so) or attempt a DIY fix. First thing I am going to do is check up and down the neck with a fret rocker.
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The one thing going for a used guitar that requires new frets is that you get to choose the type of frets that you want. I'd choose the Jescar EVO Gold wire, either a 45100, 47104 or 55090, if you like the frets tall. I'd angle for some rebate from the seller.
I won't go for the Plek as I am an old-fashioned fella who would rather trust a good old-fashioned fret replacing, levelling and crowning. This is also a good time to check if the neck is straight and warp free and playable and if the fretboard requires planing. Compression fretting can do wonders for a neck that is a little bit out of whack as can a fretboard levelling. I'd seek the opinion of another tech who does things the old-fashioned way. I just get the feeling your current tech is pushing you to use the Plek machine. Well, the Plek machine has to be paid for... Just being cynical old me, if you'd excuse me, please. |
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