A 1969 Jazz neck on a 1970's Precision Bass body in for some new frets along with a bone nut.
![New frets, new bone nut :: 1969/70s Fender PJ Bass [9.9 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1486766637882-0Z6GI9IZMHKEPJ9ENMWX/20160825_1969-70s_PJ_fret_level.jpg)
Viewing entries tagged
frets
Mousa 003 is getting close! After buffing out the finish, I pulled the fingerboard masking to level and dress the frets. Next up is finishing up the tailpiece before starting assembly ...
Check out the video below from the daily vlog of polishing out the frets.
Six years of heavy daily playing has this guy back in the shop for new frets. I love how well this guitar has held up over the years, especially with how heavily Andy Mowatt gigs. Below you can see it's little brother Mousa 003 on the bench just before the neck was glued to the body.
Videos from the daily vlog of pulling the old frets and then leveling, crowning and fret end dressing of the new ones.
![Custom inlay & new frets :: 1982 Gibson SG R1 [8.0 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1445141437980-F8RMO3WPM1ZEJ9W07XM3/image-asset.jpeg)
A player's long-loved SG he named "Norah" in for new frets, new bone nut and dressed up with some fingerboard inlay. Originally a dot neck, we decided to go with pearl blocks along with a custom "Norah" script designed by the player's friend, cut by Dave Nichols Custom Pearl Inlay and the easy part, dropped in the board by me (video here).
The guitar is set up for slide, strung with flats and tuned to open E. I highly recommend trying flatwounds if you are into slide. Sounds killer.
Follow up on this project's photos & videos here.
Frets :: Chubbuck Rogue 005
The bridge is glued on and the neck is ready for fretting. I picked up a Taylor "Fret Buck" reproduction by Stew-Mac (pictured below) to test out. The "buck" adds mass and supports the fingerboard extension when knocking in the frets over the body. In the past I have hand-held a steel block under this area with one hand and tapped in the frets with the other. Nothing wrong with either method. The fret buck is great, but it's a little intimidating installing such a heavy piece of cast iron on your newly finished guitar!
Note this will be one of the first builds to come out of the new shop. Very exciting!
Catch up on the progress of this guitar at: http://www.chubbuckguitars.com/acoustic/rogue005