How to refret a Guitar
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- A good leveling and maintenance of the frets is very important for all kinds of guitars and string instruments. It affects how comfortable they are to play, how much buzzing or unwanted noise they make and, consequently, how the instrument sounds.
In this video you can see me changing the frets of a Japanese Hondo electric guitar. Even though it’s a Les Paul-type guitar, it has a screw-on neck, making my job so much easier!
More info and plans: bit.ly/2HQn7wW
Where to get some materials and tools used in this project:
Luthier Hardware/Parts: bit.ly/2OWn9lN
Luthier Tools: bit.ly/2M7LxCU
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I'm in a bad spot: I bought a cheap Squier Affinity Tele so I could practice things like re-fretting and it's so cheap...if it goes wrong it's not a big issue. Only problem is, the thing is such a good guitar, it became my No.1 and I can't bring myself to refret it in case I balls it up.
Buy another shitter to practice on :D
We all know the solution: buy another guitar
Just buy a cheap already fretted neck :) no body
Just bought a old Peavey Raptor for £15.00 for the same reason. It's set up really well, plays really well, just can't bring myself to start pulling it apart!
Just buy an even CHEAPER guitar and try it out on that one
This is very good to see how he does it all. It would be nice to have a long version with commentary and tips on each step.
Lot of comments on how difficult this is, but I refretted two acoustics that were completely unplayable due to severely worn frets, and it's not that bad. Taking the frets out is easy with a soldering iron and fret puller. You can buy pre-cut frets. Radius doesn't have to be perfect because they'll conform to your neck radius when you install them. Pound them in gently with small mallet/hammer. Get a straight piece of wood or a leveler and sand the frets until level. Done. If you don't know how to set a guitar up, a pro can do that, but you'll save big $ by not having to get a fret job.
What’s the soldering iron for?
@@mikechernov7342 It's to heat the fret which melts/loosens the glue holding the fret in. It takes a few minutes on each fret. You should not have to pull with the fret "puller". When the glue is loose the fret puller will just pop the fret out. If you pull the fret out with any force you're guaranteed to damage the fretboard.
Where can you buy pre cut frets?
If you lightly solder the top of the fret, it really helps with heat transfer. I use a good aluminum 2' level for my straightedge and adhere sandpaper to it with 2 sided tape. As long as you sand more or less in parallel with the edge of the fretboard it works well.
@@rygdoomed442 StewMac sells them. (Stewart Macdonald luthier supplies)
The title of this should be...
In other words, take your guitar to qualified expert repairman for refretting.
Juan C or throw it away.
@@giorgiopolykandriotis3974 my guitar was worth 3000$ im getting it refreting rn
@@budzmanson2747 how do you buy your drugs if you spend all your money on the guitar?
@@thatoneguy-rp7dh what kind of question is that? Haha the guitar is handmade 20 years old it was 3000$ back then not sure of its worth now. Perhaps a bit more
with the exception of the radius tool (the bendy deal) these tools will cost you 50$ on amazon, and with that, you can get pre-radius'd fret wire including sets that are already cut and just need the ends clipped once installed.
He also negated to heat up the frets in the event they were glued, which can cause HELLA chipping on the fingerboard
After watching this and trying to DIY it, my refret job turned into a REGRET job. *sigh*
What happened?I'm so curious.
To refret by yourself remember 3 things. 1. be sure to get the fingerboard well radiused after you pull the frets...it's important so you can seat the frets well. 2. Radius the fret wire well to the fingerboard. 3. Use fret wire that's .055 or .057 the first 5 or 6 times. You will take off much more then you have to the first 5 to 10 times you refret, Have extra fret to remove when leveling so you don't get them too low. There are evo frets that have a medium length tang, .055 height and .090 width fret. They work well. If you have big enough slots and don't mind very wide frets use a .057 / .110 for starters.
What do you mean by the first 5-6 times? A guitar will be very lucky to get 1-2 refrets in it's lifetime.
@@iplayloud2 i've noticed that there are a lot of rich guitar players with like 10 or more guitars; also, i imagine some people might do guitar repairs/ mods for their friends. maybe...
This is very cool video.I bought a First Act Adam Lavine electric guitar at a local flee market for 20 bucks and the frets will needed to be changed soon.I'm excited to do everything on the guitar myself.
You can avoid adversely chipping the fingerboard if you heat the frets up with a heating iron prior to trying to pull the frets out.
Always heat the frets up first folks.
What does it do? Also do you relieve the truss-rod tension before refretting?
Instructions unclear, accidentally built a shelf.
Damn these IKEA instructions i made a toilet
Didint know falmor has guitars
Me too! I reworked it though, I now have quite an impressive looking pallet.
Great craftsmanship and attention to detail, this is ASMR for my OCD! This would be the perfect job for me.
Ummmm always so satisfying to watch something being cleaned.
素晴らしいですね。
最初に見たときにいいギターだなと思いました。
素晴らしい職人に出会えて、彼は生き返ったんだと感じます。
Why did I watch a whole video on how to refret a guitar when I dont even need to refret
I watched it for reassurance. So i dont have to worry about bending and pressing really hard thus wearing them out.
Cause its cool
I don't even have guitar
@@agusirfanto lol you should get one
It is satisfying.
Made that look like a walk in the park excellent job
Damn, that was so soothing and satisfying to watch
THAT was very satisfying!! And since I have 10 guitars ranging from very cheap to fairly expensive that need new frets, I will now go shopping for tools and my favorite fretwire. Thanks for being to the point and inspirational. :)
Did i blink and miss him re-profiling the fret crowns???, he must have done it real quick!
Wasn't that at 2:50?
@@attentionaddicts Just watched again, he did not re-profile or re-crown (same thing) the frets, he supposedly levelled them, bevelled the ends, smooth and polished but did not re profile. Guitar would be a real dud sound wise, regardless of how shiny he got the frets on the buffing wheel. So many good you tubes on this whole job, this one is not one of them.
Definitely didn't crown them after leveling.
Looks simple, I'm really good looking so this would be easy for me
Me: "I know, I'll just watch it on TH-cam and do it myself!"
*2 minutes into video*
Me: "Sheeee-yat, a few dollars to pay someone who knows what they doin' ain't such a bad idea after-all."
right few dollars you mean a few hundred dollars more to do a cheap guitar.
@ navy graves: I said the same thing myself . Unless I really sit there by even not even a really crapy piece of ship guitar. Say go out and buy a even very inexpensive and it may have flaws but guitar kit And teach yourself how to do something like this It makes all the sense. You just can't lunge into anything like this half ass. It's not that it's ImpossibleIt's just a matter of tackling it and then realizing you may come across an issue and that's one of the big scary parts. Rip apart even a guitar like an epiphone , Squire or any other And it's almost a pity. Go buy a guitar kit would just simply by a neck cheap by some fret board Get the frets by the glue and some basic tools and play around. Build it rip it apart build that rip it apart build that rip it apart. What I still take a chance on an epiphone Squire or any other forget an actual Fender Gibson Jackson etc But I wouldn't be pulling apart any guitar that you buy over all outside That's why it works To bring a to those who know what they're doing. But learning how to do it why not
That was some high quality refretting man! Thanks for this!
Great work and great video. Don't listen to the haters - this was very well done!
Thanks, I always wondered how this is done. Very insightful.
Wow that's a lotta work! Beautiful job! 💕👍
Magnific job bro !!!!!!! I need refret my guitar and you show me the way !!!!!!
My 1980s yamaha guitar needs this, I bought it second hand. I guess I’ll look for a professional to do it.
Thanks! This tutorial was perfect! My '54 Strat plays like new!
always nice to hear about a vintage guitar getting the love it needs, no point in keeping it original if it plays like shite
Beautiful job!! I’m guessing this ain’t as easy as it looks lol
That was a really enjoyable, condensed look at the job. Thank you. Nice work.
This may look hard, but really isn't. 1:27 is the only time a specialized tool is shown. The tang is cut back to allow room for the binding. I've been using a dremel, and looking for a better way without spending the money.... If the neck isn't bound, you skip that step.
Excelente, que belleza de trabajo, saludes desde Honduras.
This video should be named "How to refret a Guitar With a Pro Equipment Which You Definitely Don't Have If You are Not a Master".
Exactly! xDD
Most how to videos are like that. $ 20,000 in tools to build the perfect birdhouse.
Spot on! Haha
hahaha true. The kit from Stewmac is $250. You have to decide how many guitars you will re-fret in a lifetime I suppose:) www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/StewMac_Tool_Sets/Essential_Fretting_Tool_Set.html
Yeah well... buy it then!
Un trabajo impecable, me llamó mucho la atención el proceso y las herramientas que utilizas, todo realizado con mucho detalle y delicadeza. Gracias por compartirlo. Ya me suscribí a tu canal. Saludos.
muchas gracias!
all this while i thought that you couldn't refret bound fingerboards. Awesome! great video
nice to watch a Pro working
I see he got all the professional equipment to do is work
Awesome video, love that it will take me only 3:45 minutes to complete this job .... J/K if I could do this in 2-3 hours I would be pleased as my local luthier wants $500 because my Hagstrom has binding .. yikes !!
Have any luck?
@@lartensgrill6106 put the project on hold, as I fell in love with a new Telecaster ... ha ha
@@Mr.Steve-O have fun heh
Thats art right there
That was interesting to watch. Lots of tricks to the trade. Well done.
Nice work.
Is it possible not to use a fret press? That's great job sir
I wanted to hire you to refret my 1981 Fender Bullet after seeing this, but it doesn't look like you offer that when I went to your website.
Great work, and here is me thinking I can just get some frets delivered and just quickly change them over without too much patience or focus.
Very concise video. Only the guitar I want to refret, has a set neck, which will complicate matters.
si no lo has hecho es un trabajo muy difícil, hay que tener mucha paciencia para intentarlo también herramientas adecuadas y conocimiento, gran vídeo.
I wish someone like you was my neighbour
when you pulled the Frets on that Hondo, did you notice that the fret holes were now too big for the new Frets? And if so, what did you do to fix that without making the new fret too tight?
PS:Do not try this at home😂😂
The buffing wheel at the end would give it a feel I couldn't get doing it DIY...unless I have a buffing wheel which I don't. I've leveled and recrowned frets, it's a bit tedious for a layman.
Ese mástil volvió a la vida
Wonderful video. Excellent translation.
I have a 1971 Ovation Balladeer in bad need of a re-fretting. Trying to figure out if it's a job I can do myself. My biggest fear is damaging the beautiful ebony fretboard.
Beautiful craftsmanship. Great video!!
Nice! Thanks! Always wanted to know how this went. Appreciate the upload.
Just amazing craftsmanship!!!
Very nice video. Know what a been nicer if it was possible to just zoom in a little bit closer on certain shots. Then again a fuse doing this for a living I don't know if this is just someone who is very very good and skilled and knows what they're doing or if this is an actual job I could understand him shooting at the way he did because it's a job and time is money. Nice to see someone not that there are other videos there are not other videos out there I've seen them just can't find them but he never pulled the binding off this is something that has worried me for quite some time. Like someone said in a comment below this is a professional with professional equipment that you don't have and really don't need to have but if you do have it it would really be a good thing if you know how to use it like someone like the guy who made the video. They make it look so easy because they've been doing it for so long and that's why they're not amateurs They Or not novices So they don't have to go 3 agonizing of a my chipping Nas am I pulling would off here by accident that I not heated up properly This that and the other. There's nothing to be jealous of or envious about with people like this They just have the experience the skill and they've waste their time and money learning how to do something that's not easy unless you know what the hell you doing
Si es necesario pegar algun traste, se puede usar resina epoxi o cianocrilato, cualquiera vale Fernando, limpiando bien con nafta los trastes por si tiene aceites.
Going fretless is starting to seem like a good option right about now...
Awesome, I'm thinking of trying it on my Ibanez SA160. Korea. Looks doable. Is the fret wire expensive.
Nice work
Wow! That was beautiful.
Refretting Old Kraftsman this week.
What could go wrong☺
Cool! SO the factory frets are just friction fit? no glue to worry about taking some wood off? And the new ones are also friction fit? Don't know why i ask this I don't even have a guitar... lol! Thanks.
What are the reason why the frets of the guitar is need to refret all or only the fret that have buzzed sound?
Beautiful work Mr craftsman !! Looks better that new !!
pure magic
Very beautiful!
Thank you for this!
What a fantastic job 👍
I fucked up big time, I have a guitar that has a really bowed neck, I thought that straightening it as much as possible then leveling would maybe fix the relief, but I ended up with micro frets lmao. I’ve got washers coming in to help the neck straighten, and I’m gonna try leveling again, but I think I might have to learn how to re fret a guitar now..
Oh, you mean, 'how someone else will refret you're guitar ' I followed it all, but I need a wire bending tool then actually do a fret job as well. that's why it's expensive. You didn't glue the frets in?
Fascinating stuff
Great video. Brilliant work
A bolt on les paul ? :D
Berkay Akdag it's not a Gibson
Why not? Neck-thru bodies are where it's at.
i dont get why they are paired at all
Berkay Akdag itis diamond guitars
So satisfying
I have a question please. Is it compulsory to have a fretwire-bending machine to give the frets a radius? Can i not just use a fret press or rubber hammer to replace my guitar frets? Thank you
The song playing in the background is beautiful
Very cool to see how it's done. Lesson I learned is let the pros do it.
interesting. i learned a different lesson. this makes it look easy.
to each their own! cheers!
I'm a certified expert at taking stuff apart, a regular Einstein. I'd surely fuck up a fret job if I tried it!
Did you not crown the frets or am I missing something?
Truly amazing 👌👌👌
Nicely done
Really interesting! thanks!
What grit of sandpaper did you use through all of the sanding cycles? 220? 320?
Un trabajo de lujo y de primera,que tal profesionalismo y paciencia , felicidades!
Beautiful work
Hello I have strat guitar recently I found that the strings tension is very hard so what should I do???? Plz help me out. Thanks
Nicely done!
I can do this now. Thanks!
I’m paying 500 dollars for a refret on Martin D-28. Is that steep or is the the standard. It’s a mandatory nut and saddle as well.
Buen trabajo 👍
muy bueno gracias por compartirlo
What a great video! I subscribed!
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gracias!
Nice job!
How to Refret your Guitar: Bring it to a Repair Shop Edition
Uuuf.¡ q arte tan bello, como me gustaría poder realizar ese trabajo
Genial el video, gran trabajo tratado a detalle, yo que debo cambiar los trastes de mi guitarra, espero hallar a alguien que trabaje así de bien
gracias!
Perfect
3:34 frets 1 and 2 not fully seated?
TruthSurge I see that too
@@joshuafaustini532 I don't know but it seems to be frets not making full contact with the fretboard. I mean, just press or hammer them till they do make contact. I think some people press them and glue, some hammer them and don't glue. But they must be flush to the fretboard or you aint gonna get full sustain. At least that's my opinion.
@@TruthSurge Hammering frets works but its not nearly as effective a time saver as pressing them in imho. I learned in the dark ages with a hammer method and since switching to pressing with a drill press I can basically get away with minimal levelling afterwards and never have to reset or glue down ends etc.
3:36 appears to be fully seated, maybe earlier is lighting/shadow trick.
@@TruthSurge gluing is such a bad idea, and until recent years with the development of poymer glues and ca, it's not used traditionally. Laarger manufacturers aren't doing that.
Un trabajo excelente. Gracias por compartir.
Una pregunta. ¿Que pegamento usas?
hola! los trastes se colocan sin pegamento. Una vez colocados, en caso de quedar un poco levantados de la orilla se utiliza pegamento de contacto (kola loka) sólo un poco
@@esparzatorresjesusadrian9434 what's 🤣?
what's the point of using a blue marker at 2:36?
Just like when sanding wood, it’s a guide for you to be sure you’re sanding or in this case, filing the entire board evenly