Guildedagain
Enlightened Member
Playing my DC5E the other day, noticing that the G strings hangs up at the 2nd fret, and when I had a look, Holy Cats, my 2nd fret is massively dented, as well as my 1st, and 3rd, and the 4th and 5th on the A and low E strings.
Am I fretting too hard?
I've had the guitar for a year, a year of obsessive playing, fingerpicking, very little capo use actually.
I just found out capos destroy frets under the unwound treble strings, so do watch out for that and get capos that have adjustable tension, like the Shubb.
At any rate, I've got major fret problems on my #1 guitar, so this is a huge problem.
Looks like it's time to learn about leveling and crowning frets, eventually learning refretting.
My experiences going to a shop to get this done is I'll be better off spending the money on tools from Stu Mac, and learning a new skill. All of my guitars need fret leveling, which I usually address by raising action so maybe it's time.
Anyone have harrowing tales of dented frets and DIY home fret work?
Am I fretting too hard?
I've had the guitar for a year, a year of obsessive playing, fingerpicking, very little capo use actually.
I just found out capos destroy frets under the unwound treble strings, so do watch out for that and get capos that have adjustable tension, like the Shubb.
At any rate, I've got major fret problems on my #1 guitar, so this is a huge problem.
Looks like it's time to learn about leveling and crowning frets, eventually learning refretting.
My experiences going to a shop to get this done is I'll be better off spending the money on tools from Stu Mac, and learning a new skill. All of my guitars need fret leveling, which I usually address by raising action so maybe it's time.
Anyone have harrowing tales of dented frets and DIY home fret work?
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