Hey guys, I'm looking for some advice on what size frets I should use in my circa-1970 M-75 hollow-body guitar.
You guys might remember that I started a thread last November about this guitar. The harness was repaired, as were the pots and caps.
1) It has the original frets, but the frets are very, very low and can't be dressed again
2) The original fret width is .08" and the height of those frets after years of playing measured .03 and .022 respectively
3) The radius of the fingerboard is 12". Now, I never had a '60s-'70s Guild with a 12" radius, but Guild may have decided to copy a few of the features of it's main competitor, Gibson!
4) Neck width at the nut is 1.670" The neck has a good shape to it, but the frets are so flat that it's hard to play the guitar.
5) The ohm resistance was measured with the pickups installed, on a day where there was lots of static electricity running around the room.
The measures are 7.19 at the neck pickup and 7.29 at the bridge pickup. Doesn't sound like a PAF clone, does it?
6) I think that the pickups are probably Gibson T-Top pickups in that they sound like Gibson pickups, but aren't as crunchy as the 'No-Tops' in my '65 ES-335. The No-Tops growl while the T-Tops emit a beautiful, brilliant sound. And 'gilded' is very happy with the guitar's sound, by the way.
So back to frets. Any body have some fret sizes for me to consider? The current strats have a fret width and height of .08 wide to .04 tall.
Maybe that's a starting point?
Thanks, Harry aka glided
PS the truss rod cover is now right side up!!
You guys might remember that I started a thread last November about this guitar. The harness was repaired, as were the pots and caps.
1) It has the original frets, but the frets are very, very low and can't be dressed again
2) The original fret width is .08" and the height of those frets after years of playing measured .03 and .022 respectively
3) The radius of the fingerboard is 12". Now, I never had a '60s-'70s Guild with a 12" radius, but Guild may have decided to copy a few of the features of it's main competitor, Gibson!
4) Neck width at the nut is 1.670" The neck has a good shape to it, but the frets are so flat that it's hard to play the guitar.
5) The ohm resistance was measured with the pickups installed, on a day where there was lots of static electricity running around the room.
The measures are 7.19 at the neck pickup and 7.29 at the bridge pickup. Doesn't sound like a PAF clone, does it?
6) I think that the pickups are probably Gibson T-Top pickups in that they sound like Gibson pickups, but aren't as crunchy as the 'No-Tops' in my '65 ES-335. The No-Tops growl while the T-Tops emit a beautiful, brilliant sound. And 'gilded' is very happy with the guitar's sound, by the way.
So back to frets. Any body have some fret sizes for me to consider? The current strats have a fret width and height of .08 wide to .04 tall.
Maybe that's a starting point?
Thanks, Harry aka glided
PS the truss rod cover is now right side up!!