MarshallBTB Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) I need to change a fret in one of my basses, got a dent in it! Just wondering if anyone knows anywhere decent to get this done? Im in Benfleet, Essex. I havn't checked with the Southend PMT or Allegro but I imagine their quite expensive! Any advice would be appreciated. Edited August 31, 2011 by MarshallBTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MarshallBTB Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Is there anyone any closer to me? (essex) Or any other advice? Would it be best to get the fret replaced or filed down? Thanks, Marshall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I'd be interested to see a exploratory discussion of this topic, even if it results in an agreement that single fret replacement is best avoided. The supporting reasons would be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 For my two pence... I'd be wary of replacing one fret, depending on how worn the others are... If one frets sits higher than the rest it'll buzz. But you can do it if the rest are pretty new, they will all need filing down to the same level though so might as well do them all! Is it rosewood or maple neck - huge difference in cost to do this because you have to refinish a maple neck afterwards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rennie234 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 PM'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 PM's here and there. Is this a controversial topic ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabson Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I'm not afriad.. ok so right if its a really bad dent your best bet may be to replace the fret. match the gauge and material and then conduct a fret level and re-crown. if its a light dent maybe a fret dress will cure it As before mentioned, rosewood is easier. maple would need at least a partial re-lacquering! I think either way youre going to need a fret dress. i've seen a strange mark in a fret before which turned out to be a dent that had been filled with something like superglue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshallBTB Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 Havn't been checking this! I've sorted it now, and I was wrong about the dent in the fret. Although there is a small dent in the fret, it seems like it was actually a kink in the string that was causing the dead note. I shortened the string and its now fine! Feel kinda stupid but I assumed the dent was the problem, saved myself some money anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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