High fret leveling?

[Cederick]

From what I understand the higher frets needs some extra leveling for low action.

How much exactly do you need to lower them? I'm about to make a Warmoth order and since a fret job is expensive I wanna do it myself. Of course I'm not going to try out on the Warmoth first, I have several other guitars than I can practice on before.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

That all depends on how level level is. :icon_scratch:

There are plenty YouTube vids.  However, if you're ordering a compound radius neck, any radiused leveling block will be useless.

BTW, fret leveling is about $40.

 

[Cagey]

From what I understand the higher frets needs some extra leveling for low action. How much exactly do you need to lower them?

The answer is in the process. You're levelling. So, if some frets are high, you lower them as much as necessary to make them level with the rest of the frets. There's not an amount involved, per se. But, on a new neck, it's unlikely to be more than a couple/few thousandths.

Not to discourage you, but a serious consideration is the cost of the tools involved. Unless you're going to do a number of necks, you're probably better off leaving that kind of work to someone who's made the investments and climbed the learning curve already.

 

[Cederick]

Yeah I'm considering the last option as well but I would after ordering the next Warmoth have 3 completely new guitar builds, and all could need leveing. That and I have one older Ibanez Destroyer guitar I wanna refret as well.

That would be a lot of money to setup all of these... But yes, of course I have no experience of this yet

And my dad knows a guy who did a setup of his guitar for a hamburger in payment, and it's the absolute best setup I've ever seen on a guitar, and I have used it a lot myself the last 10 years!
I'm not sure if I'm lucky enough I would get away with it that cheap tho :laughing11:

 

[DLD]

If you play a lot you need to level them regularly anyways, the crowns get uneven with time even with pits.. Causing poor intonation etc. Stainless steel last longer but cost more to have set up...

 

[Cederick]

Yeah yeah I know, but really how often it needs to be releveled/crowned/dressed I don't know.

I've played on the same guitar for nearly ten years, and despite buzzing on the second fret and one single note dies out if bended too much on the high E-string. it works perfectly, the frets are nearly all completely flat!

Some would say beyond recovery except refret but I mean if it still plays great and have good intonation, I can live with buzzing on two places on the guitar  :icon_biggrin:

However, having a good setup from the start is probably the way to go, then wear it to death.

 

[DLD]

Yeah yeah I know, but really how often it needs to be releveled/crowned/dressed I don't know.

I've played on the same guitar for nearly ten years, and despite buzzing on the second fret and one single note dies out if bended too much on the high E-string. it works perfectly, the frets are nearly all completely flat!

Some would say beyond recovery except refret but I mean if it still plays great and have good intonation, I can live with buzzing on two places on the guitar  :icon_biggrin:

However, having a good setup from the start is probably the way to go, then wear it to death.

10 years? Wow. I relevel mine every year at least... That's why I'm currently going with steel.

Depending on how deep the pits are and how large the fretwire is you should have enough life in them for at least one level...

 

[Cagey]

10 years is a very long time, unless the thing is rarely played. But, another consideration is that it has worn in to him and his habits, kinda like an old pair of shoes. If someone else were to pick it up, it may be unplayable.