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Re: True or False: If you don't like vintage frets...

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I'm not saying I'm agreeing with him, I'm just quoting him.

Mike Campbell once said:
"Any guitar, cheap or expensive, old or new will always have that one sweet spot. You can have one guitar and look for variations in the tone, but it's like a painting and each different guitar is a different color."

And he should know as he and Tom have a whole warehouse of instruments.

I personally don't care either way about vintage frets or not, as long as they work, I'm happy.
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Re: True or False: If you don't like vintage frets...

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paologregorio wrote:How are these "nubs" formed? Is the binding applied with the top edge rising above the fretboard, and then trimmed to fit with the frets, or is it a separate piece, applied just where the fret is? I've always wondered about that. It appears to be the former.
Paul, I think this will make it all clear:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Speci ... ipper.html
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True or False: If you don't like vintage frets...

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Paulie --- thanks for posting those close up pics of the different fret styles with Bound necks. :D
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