The shocking TRUTH about Warmoth's fret installation!

[aarontunes]

New blog post today. It contains all the answers you've been clamoring for.*

The truth behind the fret work on Warmoth replacement necks.

We often asked about the fret work and rolled fretboard edges on our Stratocaster® or Telecaster® replacement necks. Here are the details about how we install frets, treat the fretboard edges, and whether your neck will be ready to play out of the box.

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*Except for the meaning of life, the universe, and everything.

 

[NedRyerson]

Guitar players are incensed over this ONE WEIRD TRICK....

 

[ThreeEvening]

You won’t BELIEVE what Aaron revealed after YEARS of silence!!!

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

The thread title reads like that on a rag mag at the check stand…

 

[triple jim]

INSANE manufacturing techniques revealed!

 

[alexreinhold]

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[Scab Pickens]

I couldn't believe it until I tried it! Seriously. Only $19 a month ...

The fretwork on my three Warmoth necks is way more than acceptable. I'd do it again and again and again!

 

[JohnnyHardtail]

Warmoth fret installation is mostly very good. AFAIK there is no guarantee that it will be playable out of the box. Occasionally there is a Fretwork "SCANDAL" where it needs some professional work such as leveling. Out of 9 Warmoth necks, I had 2 that were buzzy prior to fretwork being done. I have one other neck which is not a SCANDAL, but has minor imperfection so it is possible to work around with setup.

 

[NedRyerson]

Either I've had amazing luck with WM necks out of the box or I've just never noticed because I'm not a meedly-meedly metal player but a jugga-jigga-wugga metal player.

 

[Scab Pickens]

I'd do it again and again and again!

And ... I just did it again.

 

[stratamania]

*Except for the meaning of life, the universe, and everything.

We have that covered in the Welcome to the Forum thread

And now I have added a link to this blog article to that thread. But I am sure the question will still be asked

 

[Hodgo]

I level every neck I buy, whether on a factory guitar or even when it’s from the “competitor” mentioned in this article. It’s like setup 101 at this point.