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Posts: 598
Joined: Feb. 9 2007
From: Paris, France
Should new fret be grinded to be mad...
Hi,
My teacher told me to get the fret of my guitar (it's only8 months old) grinded down in order to the flat and allow for the lowest possible action. The fret on his guitar are very flat and low - it's great for the action but i think that the sound suffers a bit. However, I did notice on video closeups that the action is on Vicente's or Paco's guitar is incredibly low, and the frets also appear to have been grinded down, it might just be a mere impression though, videos can be deceiving.
Is gringind down new fret common practice and something that is actually recommended?
RE: Should new fret be grinded to be... (in reply to avimuno)
To gring down the frets is not standard. I dont like it myself, because, as you say tone suffers. I dont like to high frets either. Some standard 0,9 - 1mm fret height is a good compromise. But as with everything else, taste is something personal and some players are extremely religious with that last tenth of a milimeter
RE: Should new fret be grinded to be... (in reply to avimuno)
You should do what you think is best for your guitar, not what your teacher thinks is best for your guitar. After all, your the one that will be playing it. Just because he likes them really low doesn't mean you will.
RE: Should new fret be grinded to be... (in reply to TANúñez)
The problem is that most of us don't have the opportunity to play many different guitars and fret options for very long. So we make do with what we have, never realizing life could be better or worse... we don't know what is best for us. So the more opinions from the people with experience the better.
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Joined: Mar. 19 2009
From: San Francisco Bay Area
RE: Should new fret be grinded to be... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
quote:
ORIGINAL: Anders Eliasson High frets: better sound, you dont have to be so precise (play so close to the frets) left hand wise. Higher frets are slower.
Understand this one:
you dont have to be so precise (play so close to the frets)
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