The Muse I Adorn

[Trident]

Those are my kinda fret markers

To KEWL

 

[eSGEe]

Mine too!

 

[Cadorman]

It is comfy. Lots of access, D profile and moderate string spacing. It suits most styles. Only $ 500 bucks.

Sounds like the perfect woman.

 

[fretless]

Spending a lot of time with these two. My wife may be getting jealous...

 

[fretless]

...but these two are the source of my inspiration!

 

[Trident]

SG plzzzzzz.....Wow!

 

[Session 5]

Very nice heard , you have there fretless!!
:doody)

 

[RVA]

View attachment 36748...but these two are the source of my inspiration!

No frets! I was waiting to see that!

 

[eSGEe]

you GO FRETLESS!!!!!!!!

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Obviously, I'm all about this today (the Epi LP is getting no action; in it's case, put away in the cupboard).

 

[RVA]

Obviously, I'm all about this today (the Epi LP is getting no action; in it's case, put away in the cupboard).

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Wow! Very nice brother!!

 

[fretless]

Obviously, I'm all about this today (the Epi LP is getting no action; in it's case, put away in the cupboard).

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Sweeeet!!!!!!

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Wow! Very nice brother!!

Thanks, Ray - after I stupidly sold my junior I needed a replacement, and this one was a lot cheaper than the CS I was looking at...

 

[Session 5]

Very SWeeTTT axe Mr Grumpy Congrats!!

 

[RVA]

Inspired by @Gahr and @Mr Grumpy , I got out my 1996 SG '61 reissue. It has that thick lackquer, just like Grumpy's. It also had some fretboard issues, so I set out to fix that. Here are a few pics of the process and result

Here you can see a twist in the neck from the sanding marks.

 

[Session 5]

Looking real nice Ray! nice work!! Did I see a Maguires wax bottle there?

 

[RVA]

Looking real nice Ray! nice work!! Did I see a Maguires wax bottle there?

Thanks! Yes, I have all levels of Maguire's, and a Milwaukee hand buffer!

 

[eSGEe]

SO you had to refret? What year is that SG??
Stunning looking thing -- but then I have a bit of an SG fetish if you will
(secretly Im on the hunt for an Epi SG long scale Bass---- shh)

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Fine work, looks great - is that crown inlays with the crown in the correct position?

&, those frets over binding is an easier job than the other way around! You ever tried your hand at binding, Ray? On your to do list?

 

[RVA]

Fine work, looks great - is that crown inlays with the crown in the correct position?

&, those frets over binding is an easier job than the other way around! You ever tried your hand at binding, Ray? On your to do list?

Thanks! I find binding a bit tedious. On this job, I simply cut the fret slot through the binding. Then I can apply the CA glue right from the side. Otherwise you need to slip the glue under the fret on the board, and there is more cleanup. You also need to cut the fret tangs on both sides to avoid the binding, and then there is less grab on the edges. I have done that in the past, but I will not do that on my own guitars any longer, only for others who want to preserve the binding as-is.

My favorite thing to do is sand off those nibs as I plane the fretboard. They add neither style or function.

I didn't touch the inlays. Do they look off to you?