Fret level & recrown :: Fender Custom Telecaster HH

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A custom neck through Tele with dual humbuckers in for a fret dress.  Most fret levels that come through the shop are done to correct buzzing issues.  This player has a good ear and the flat spots in the jumbo frets were causing intonation issues for him.  With a wider fret, the fretted note's contact point gets pushed more towards the bridge as the fret looses it's crown when compared to narrow fret wire.  Leveling out the divots and recrowning restores the string's contact point to the center of the fret slot to provide improved intonation.

Tricky truss rod :: 1999 Brubaker B-1 [7.8 lbs]

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A beautiful Brubecker with a bolt-on, neck-through construction.  The fit and finish is super, super clean with builder-wound pickups.  The only issue was that the truss rod is somewhat difficult to adjust.  It's accessed between the neck pickup and the end of the fingerboard by a 3/16" allen wrench.  The tricky part is that even using a ball-end wrench, the angle to mesh with the nut didn't give me comfortable leverage.  I felt that I may slip and end up dinging the top.  Luckily the guitar is a bolt on so I removed the neck to make the adjustment.  The neck design is really slick as it slides into the body and is locked in place by screws in the back.  The carve on the neck is slightly asymmetrical (more meat favored on the treble side) and super comfortable.

1982 Rickenbacker 4001 :: new Hipshot tuners, electronic work and setup with flats

1982 Rickenbacker 4001 :: new Hipshot tuners, electronic work and setup with flat wounds.