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Pete
@richardhomer You disgust me, Sir, talking about Yngwie as though he were a thing of the past! The maestro is every bit as relevant and active today as he was in 1983, having just released his 19th opus, World On Fire this past summer. And he still plays scalloped boards. \m/
TL;DR: You have unleashed this fanboi's fury!
Of course I'm tense, you've just insulted my idol!
66 Strat, with (barely any left) original frets
I moved the guitar on for a variety of reasons - but had I kept it, I would have definitely had it refretted.
When it arrived there was barely any fret material left, they were painted on - even set up with 9s it was seriously hard to play and bending strings was next to impossible as you couldn't put enough pressure on the string to stop it slipping from under your finger.
To compound the issue the fingerboard was a thin walnut veneer glued to a radiused neck so by the time the old frets had been removed and the board prepped for a refret it would have been necessary to cut the fret slots into the shaft wood!
I was a bit heartbroken really but since it was my lifelong desire to own a Dan Smith era Strat I persevered with it and found an amazing luthier in Dublin who not only refretted it for me but he milled off the old fingerboard and CNC'd a new rosewood board. The result is amazing and the fret job is the best I've ever seen on any guitar.
There is no 'H' in Aych, you know that don't you? ~ Wife
Turns out there is an H in Haych! ~ Sporky
Bit of trading feedback here.
1) any Fender neck made before 1983 where the frets have to come out sideways and not be pulled up
2) CBS era necks with the veneer fingerboard if it's a rosewood one
Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.
Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.
Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com. Facebook too!
feline - I'll be in touch!
thanks