Guitar setups - Tad Huggins - 14:39 02-12-05
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I have just purchased a new Gibson Les Paul Custom and am considering having
a pro set it up for me. I have gotten pretty good at setting the neck bow,
action and intonation and have the guitar playing really good so I'm not
sure if a pro setup is worth the $80 bucks that I would be charged. What is
typically done to a guitar with a pro setup? Also, is there anything that
can be done to extend the life of frets? I seem to wear through them pretty
fast.
Tad
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Re: Guitar setups - Guncho - 14:43 02-12-05
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Tad Huggins wrote:
> I have just purchased a new Gibson Les Paul Custom and am considering having
> a pro set it up for me. I have gotten pretty good at setting the neck bow,
> action and intonation and have the guitar playing really good so I'm not
> sure if a pro setup is worth the $80 bucks that I would be charged. What is
> typically done to a guitar with a pro setup? Also, is there anything that
> can be done to extend the life of frets? I seem to wear through them pretty
> fast.
>
> Tad
Sounds like you know how to do a pretty decent setup to me?
One thing a guitar tech also does is fret work, but if the guitars new,
I don't think you'd need any.
I'm not aware of anything special that can be done to frets to make
them last longer.
Chris
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Re: Guitar setups - Sacramento Dave - 15:32 02-12-05
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"Tad Huggins" <fresnowoodworking3@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> I have just purchased a new Gibson Les Paul Custom and am considering
having
> a pro set it up for me. I have gotten pretty good at setting the neck
bow,
> action and intonation and have the guitar playing really good so I'm not
> sure if a pro setup is worth the $80 bucks that I would be charged. What
is
> typically done to a guitar with a pro setup? Also, is there anything that
> can be done to extend the life of frets? I seem to wear through them
pretty
> fast.
>
> Tad
>
> I would say if you need fret it's not a new guitar. I would go to a pro
for this, ask if you can see a guitar he done., to check his work out.
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Re: Guitar setups - John Z. Delorean - 16:56 02-12-05
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Once you eventually wear through those stock nickel frets, you could have
stainless steel frets installed. It'll cost you a few hundred bucks, but
the word is that they last a loooong time.
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Re: Guitar setups - j647 - 17:19 02-12-05
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Tad Huggins wrote:
> I have just purchased a new Gibson Les Paul Custom and am considering having
> a pro set it up for me. I have gotten pretty good at setting the neck bow,
> action and intonation and have the guitar playing really good so I'm not
> sure if a pro setup is worth the $80 bucks that I would be charged. What is
> typically done to a guitar with a pro setup? Also, is there anything that
> can be done to extend the life of frets? I seem to wear through them pretty
> fast.
>
> Tad
>
>
so you spent what, $1200-$1600 and you're worried about $80?
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Re: Guitar setups - Larry - 17:34 02-12-05
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Re: Guitar setups - Guncho - 17:49 02-12-05
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Larry wrote:
> Other than having Stainless Steel frets. I'm about to give them a try.
>
> -Larry
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> "Guncho" <cgunter@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1133552596.077836.38850@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
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> > I'm not aware of anything special that can be done to frets to make
> > them last longer.
> >
> > Chris
> >
That's not going to make the frets he already has last longer.
The only way way you can make those last longer is by not playing the
guitar. And what's the point in that??
Chris
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Re: Guitar setups - Hippy - 18:04 02-12-05
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"j647" <verycreepy@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Tad Huggins wrote:
> > I have just purchased a new Gibson Les Paul Custom and am considering
having
> > a pro set it up for me. I have gotten pretty good at setting the neck
bow,
> > action and intonation and have the guitar playing really good so I'm not
> > sure if a pro setup is worth the $80 bucks that I would be charged.
What is
> > typically done to a guitar with a pro setup? Also, is there anything
that
> > can be done to extend the life of frets? I seem to wear through them
pretty
> > fast.
> >
> > Tad
> >
> >
> so you spent what, $1200-$1600 and you're worried about $80?
But if he can do it himself, that $80 could buy a nice pedal or whatever
~Hippy
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Re: Guitar setups - Patrick Keenan - 19:20 02-12-05
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"Tad Huggins" <fresnowoodworking3@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>I have just purchased a new Gibson Les Paul Custom and am considering
>having
> a pro set it up for me. I have gotten pretty good at setting the neck
> bow,
> action and intonation and have the guitar playing really good so I'm not
> sure if a pro setup is worth the $80 bucks that I would be charged. What
> is
> typically done to a guitar with a pro setup?
That, and a checkup of other components and adjustments, such as the nut
height and pickup heights.
> Also, is there anything that
> can be done to extend the life of frets? I seem to wear through them
> pretty
> fast.
>
> Tad
What you can do to extend the life of fretwire is to relax. If you're
rapidly wearing through frets, it's most likely because you are using the
strings as abrasives.
Try practicing for periods using the absolute minimum pressure required to
get a clear tone. I imagine that your current technique is the result of
years of practice and development, and you won't change that overnight.
You'll have to make a serious effort to relax.
HTH
-pk
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Re: Guitar setups - Hippy - 19:48 02-12-05
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> What you can do to extend the life of fretwire is to relax. If you're
> rapidly wearing through frets, it's most likely because you are using the
> strings as abrasives.
>
> Try practicing for periods using the absolute minimum pressure required to
> get a clear tone. I imagine that your current technique is the result of
> years of practice and development, and you won't change that overnight.
> You'll have to make a serious effort to relax.
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
Now that makes alot of sense. With that new LP, maybe it plays easier than
what he has and that should make it easier to adjust his technique
good post
~Hippy
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