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| Author: | John Coloccia [ Sun Sep 30, 2012 1:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Heat press/compression fret a Strat neck |
Anyone ever tried heat pressing/compression fretting a Strat, or other electric, neck? This is a cheap Squire. No way would it be worth it to buy another neck. I have to remove a LOT of bowing. I've never tried to fix a neck that was this bad. How much relief do you think I could realistically remove? I have a good 1/8" with the STRINGS OFF. Strings on, and the truss rod tightened a lot more than it should be, I still have a good .02" to .03". My gut tells me that between heat pressing and major compression fretting (maybe even every fret) I should be able to get it straight and hold it straight, but I've never tried to fix something this drastic before. Wondering if there's something else I should consider trying before attack this. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Heat press/compression fret a Strat neck |
In my experience, heat pressing doesn't work if the bow (or twist) is more than 1/8 of an inch. However, since it's a low-dollar neck, it won't hurt to try. It might work! |
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