US Fender Stratocaster – Fret Dress and Setup

A very nice US built Stratocaster.  Showing some signs of wear but should play nicely with a little bit of work.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA

SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAI’ve seen worse but a dress is in order to get this one back to its best.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERASANYO DIGITAL CAMERANeck levelled, taped up to protect it and the fret tops marked.  You could see the low points easily as soon as I started….SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAAll level…SANYO DIGITAL CAMERANext step, re-shape and polish each fret.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAWith the frets done all that’s needed is to put the neck back on, re-string and carry out a setup.

Neck set….SANYO DIGITAL CAMERASANYO DIGITAL CAMERAThe action at the first fret.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAThe action was a little high so I took the string slots down a little.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERANext the action at the 12th fret.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERANot too bad, but a little high.  Did the outside strings first…SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAand then the other strings to match the radius of the fretboard.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAAll done. Many more years of playing left.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA

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