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Welcome to Crimson Guitars https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimsonCustomGuitars?sub_confirmation=1 and Ben's home workshop. This is the last video in the recent Bass build series. When Ben completed with Fretless Bass during a series of livestreams, it was raffled off with the proviso that if the winner so desired, Ben would turn it into a fretted bass. This indeed happened and we hope that the new owner of this instrument has as much enjoyment playing it as we had watching Ben build it.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & recap
2:05 First - remove the brass inlays
2:47 Saving the strings and protecting the body
3:55 First cut - this is a daunting task
5:00 Deciding how to remove the custom inlays without damaging the fretboard
8:34 Modifying an everyday tool for a custom purpose
10:45 Protecting the body
12:19 Fret Pullers have another use…
13:30 And done!…with the first stage
14:01 Re-cutting the fret slots deep enough
14:27 Using a triangular file to chamfer the slots
15:10 Putting the correct radius into the fret wire
16:51 Cutting the frets to size.
18:00 The other..Other Masking Tape Trick
19:05 Wood glue vs Super glue for frets
19:47 Installing the frets
23:35 Cutting off those sharp fret ends and then bevelling them
25:36 Using a levelling beam & fret end dressing file to round the ends
27:33 Now on to levelling the tops of the frets
28:25 How to use a levelling beam
29:06 Checking things with the fret rocker
29:29 Sometimes you DON’T need the Crowning File
30:35 Starting the fret polishing process with fine sand paper & fret rubbers
32:29 Masking the fretboard and using the buffing machine
34:40 SHINY! Now to clean up and remove the masking tape
35:59 Using the Fretboard Restorative
37:12 Restringing & Noodling…
38:10 Need to shim the nut with a thin piece of brass
41:33 Tighten the strings, tune it up and let’s hear it again
42:15 Conclusion
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Stay tuned and stay awesome!
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