My 20 year old Les Paul Special was in a need of a fret job. Thanks to stewmac and a bunch of youtube vids I was brave enough to try it myself - on a practice guitar first!

I taped some 320 to one side of this level and used it on the straightened fret board. The length covered all but 1 or 2 frets. I just had to push the level forward and back and let gravity do the rest. I was surprised at how easy it was and how excellent the results were. I had no fear of doing my gibson next and it also came out great - better than the factory finish of 20 years ago if you can believe that.

This was an expensive tool, but it's a quality tool and now I can level any guitar I need to in my collection for the rest of my life. Excellent purchase.

Can use this for many diverse projects..

I've been waiting to get one of these a long time. glad I finally did. With the stick it sandpaper this made leveling frets go ridiculously fast. The heft of the beam makes it stable and helps it to grind down quickly. You don't have to push down, just move it back and forth. I know it is perfectly flat and will stay that way. I will probably get the other two sizes eventually, the longer one should make a good jointer for gluing up book matched tops and backs, and the shorter one will be easier to use for spot leveling.

J'ai essayé plusieurs sanding beam avant mais aucun n'est aussi efficace que celui ci. Son poid fait le travail presque à lui seul. J'aurais du le commander dès le début, j'aurais sauvé de l'argent et ce, même si celui ci est plus cher à l'Achat.

Makes quick work of leveling frets

This is a very well-machined, and substantial piece of metal, and it has done the job nicely.

Have a lot of guitars...working on them as a hobby. Already purchased aluminum extrusions with radius from StewMac to dress fretboard and frets. The heavier, plated-steel leveler I'm reviewing is just one more tool in the arsenal and good for addressing specific areas on the frets. The weight of the Leveler assist in consistent weight on frets with leveling and precision ground surfaces and length aid in doing the job right. I was surprised to see that the leveler was plated (no rusting). I don't believe there is one tool that does it all and this leveler provides another means to tackle the project.

I’ve had it for a week and found a multitude of uses. Well worth the money, and very sturdy.

A local player asked me to level the frets on his cherished 1990s Gibson SG. This guy is an accomplished, but picky player. He insisted that I show him how I level and then dress the frets -I actually don't like customers looking over my shoulder while I work.

For ages I had used short, wide diamond files and let's say "It worked OK". I always had a hard time leveling frets and never felt comfortable doing it.

Now my world has changed using the new leveler and 3M StikIt sand paper: The customer first commented on the weight of the tool and when he saw the StewMac logo, he asked to try leveling the frets himself. No hand pressure is required with this tool because of its weight and after a few gentle passes with the new leveler, we proceeded with 300 grit paper and then to crowning and polishing the frets with great results. The customer treated me to an impromptu Ingwie Malmsteen solo on his rejuvenated Gibson SG frets. Follow-up question: Is anyone aware of a tool for scalloping fingerboards?