How to Replace Guitar Frets : Level Frets on Guitar Fretboards

[mcdav32]

I would never let this guy touch my guitar..this is embarrassing to watch.

[TheJagzy]

Arent you supposed to mark the tops of the frets with a sharpy then using a flat file file ALL the frets at the same time.

This not correct & should not be taken seriously.That fb will not be very good when its finished.

Its actaully scary to watch.Listen to the file grinding.His filing the frets unevenly & doesnt seem to be very careful at all.

[MacaDamion8899]

i had just made a guitar for school and this seems just fine for me

[wnpikoso]

this actually can be done with a file, but its a technique of highly skilled luthier masters. check

watch?v=hE2d6aIBDvA&feature=ch­annel_video_title @ 4:07

[amnesiac0717]

Is this a fucking joke?

[RalphAndCaddy]

What is this video even about?

[janettucker1235]

HEY! Can you tell me where i can get some of that fret wire?That's the biggest fret wire I've ever seen Respond at v8@netscape.com  thanks.

[TheJagzy]

Stupid man.

[2004wjc]

It's all ok! with his job! Just make sure you action is 1 inch up, lol.

[Glockenator]

Are you stupid? You're taking away wood which should never happen, you're using a damn file, instead of a radius block, and you're not being careful at all

[plangentmusic]

Is this a joke?

[micolao]

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[1Doz]

Amazing this video has gotten peoples panties in such a bunch. Obviously you don't want to do a final level, crown, & polish this way, but that's not what he's suggesting. This is for the first leveling after fret installation. That's why it's part of a sequence called "How to Replace Guitar Frets". I'm guessing most of the geniuses who are commenting have never used a tool in their lives.

[knightmayorz]

On the next series we'll show you how to smooth out finish imperfections with an angle grinder, Next time on Expert village.

[willyicious]

W O W .

It's perfectly fine if Expert Village wants to leave this video up.

. . . they'll just need to change the title to something along the lines of:

"HOW TO COMPLETELY FRACK UP YOUR GUITAR IN TWO MINUTES AND THIRTY SIX SECONDS."

[dizzack]

DO NOT DO THIS! THIS WILL DESTROY YOUR GUITAR! This video MUST be removed.

[pece33]

God` im showing this to TB

[akrotirifry9]

@pece33 I saw it on TB... you should've posted in the EB section... would've gotten far more responses :D

[pece33]

@akrotirifry9 Thanks dudeski,

I guess im more a knob than this guy here in the vid.

Il post it in the right place later today maybe it may be noticed more.

Keep Pluckin

[anaokar]

Just ruined a perfectly good file...

[dedmouse]

is this guy for real???

[hicksonsky]

this guy is a fking retard. thanks for flooding you tube with all your sht you fckn old waste of space.

[retiredsearge]

Use a fret level beam. This is crazy.

[lessthanjordan]

Hey guys, the 9th fret on my G string and like 11th-ish fret on my d string buzzes.  Any ideas? This looks kind of rough . . .

[ultimatumjs]

painful to watch

[JmJones2]

the bit that really made me laugh was at the end, it looks like the board isnt even flat! unless that is his was of getting some drop off relief at the body? (or maybe not...)

[Daniggle]

do you know any other videos that would be better...

[peternaglitsch]

The way this guy levels the frets is potetionaly dangerous to the guitar. I have built and repaired guitar for 15 years now and my first fret level job was probably better and more consistant than this. Sloppyness is all I see here. Do yourself a favour and look up some alternative videos before you do THIS to your guitar

[CharlyFoulkesVideos]

BLOW YOU'RE FUCKING NOSE MAN!

[melonheed3]

LOL!!!!! thank god someone else in the world thinks like me. actually i think he may need sinus surgery.

[yoheff988]

who is this retard?

[prospectorman]

ExpertVillage videos are all spoofs, right?

[fuecheeyaj]

What this guy in the video is doing is definitely correct. This is the most effective method to handle a worn out fret economically, although it can be risky. In other words, if you don't want to lose money. Of course you can also take it to a guitar repair shop, which will cost you.

[jakimek]

guitar butcher

[edjoneseu]

This is one of the funniest videos I have ever seen on youtube! Surely this is meant to be spoof??!

[yoheff988]

Who is this retard, thank god he is not working on my guitars.

[groovei]

dear oh dear..... what is he doin...lol

[twoboots4you]

This guy seems so hap-hazard to me. BTW using a flat file on a radiused board... Doesn't sound smart to me.

[TeamGrafik]

are u guys stupid? this video is extremely helpful! my maestro is giving me a fret level problem. this video really helps alot..u guys are ignorant.

[CronoDL]

Holy hell, what is this crap? It's absolutely hilarious!

[a111111ex]

beheading videos are easier to watch than this guy, every vid I watch from him gets worse and worse...

[6y298]

1. Do ANY 'expert village' videos have any use at all???

[wpkg]

WTF?!?!?!?

[heksadeus]

SHHHIIIITTTTT!!

[haluunnaista]

This like a horror movie. There´s lighting. There are tools. There´s a fretboard screaming for help.

[NJREB1863]

Too funny! I just hope this guy isn't working in the back room at Guitar Center.

[ZedGuitar]

A ruler as a stright edge? WTF?

Ouch! I was cringing the whole time I saw him file the poor frets. Do NOT do this.

[lewabdn]

Steel rules make perfect straight edges for many tasks. Id love to try out a guitar customized by this guy, see what it sounds like.............itd be scary

[MICKEYISLOWD]

@lewabdn steel rules r not milled flat enough to evaluate fret flatness trust me .only purpose made straight edge rules r the correct tool ie stew mac stuff they need to be accurate to 0005 thousanths of an inch per foot...just try putting a cheap rule up against a piece of glass to see why or two rule together and look through into light there will be a gap...

[whatisshredding]

I couldnt stop laughing at this - level compared with what ? - sea level - lol

please dont copy this instructional - its very wrong indeed

[stillborn61]

please tell me who this guy is, so i can keep every guitar i know away from him!

he has no idea what he is doing!

[Eatdowntunedgrind]

Please please please, no one try to do this to a guitar.

[killemall1983]

I do not believe this guy knows what the heck hes talking about...

[sebum666]

ARGGGGGGGG

[mothershipjellyfish]

Kind of strange that he says "across all of the frets" and then files only one end of the fingerboard before doing the whole board. I don't think that will produce leveled frets. ;)

[lightspeed66]

holy crap. You could do a top carve with a cheese grater too, but it's not recommended.

How about using a length of aluminum angle with sticky 3M paper on it and level the frets under tension of the strings WHEN THE FRETBOARD IS ACTUALLY GLUED ONTO THE NECK. Just an idea.

[KyleP133]

Are you kidding? How exactly do you level frets while the stirngs are on top of them?

[murrmac]

actually, it IS possible to level frets with the strings still on, using an aluminium angle with an abrasive strip glued on, but it is far more preferable to do it USING A NECK JIG, with the strings removed.

[TeamGrafik]

...dickhead....if u know anything...u'd know that u'd have to take out the strings and restring them. if u cared about the guitar then u'd do it.

[MOGTROG]

this is not the way to do this!

[Jompadk]

Nice and inspirering work! Keep it up!