How to Make a Homemade Electric Guitar : Installing Fretboard Slots on an Electric Guitar
Published: July 6th, 2009
Learn how to cut v shaped notches for the frets when building a homemade solid body electric guitar in this free video guide to making musical instruments.
Expert: Frank Pope
Bio: Frank Pope, founder of FBI Guitars, been building guitars for more than 10 years and has constructed more than 30 finished products.
Filmmaker: Charles Stewart Jr.
Duration : 0:2:10
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July 6th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
You can also use …
You can also use stainless tig wire. Crisper sound, smoother finish and much easier to work with. Can get it at any welding shop. That’s what I used to replace mine and now it’s all I use.
July 6th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
hey FBI,. how many …
hey FBI,. how many pounds of fret wire do i need for one fender neck,. (They sell by the pound)
July 6th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
check out stewart …
check out stewart macdonald,.cant meantion the local but
search it,. many info
July 6th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
You are correct …
You are correct that they come 35 degrees. Mine has been shimmed so that it is aprox 45. This way I can file the top of the fret to its finished position w/o risking marring the side of the neck. I then finish dressing the ends with small files. I use the puller pliers for cutting because the do not deform the end of the fret as do some of the larger flush-cut pliers. It does wear them out, but I think the finished product is easier to file and dress.
July 6th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
this video doesnt …
this video doesnt show the fretting process….any one have any link?
July 6th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
but u can use them …
but u can use them for cutting also the degreees can be made by what u want some guitars have both sizes depending on the brand
July 6th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
yeah and those …
yeah and those small blue handled pliers are for pulling frets not cutting.
July 6th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Not to be a …
Not to be a smartass but I wanted to correct you when stating the fret bevelling file was 45 degrees. It is actually 35 degrees. You can also re-straighten the fret wire and bend it again which will make it extremely strong but not everyone does it.