Fixing fret buzz: seating a popped-up fret
Issue 258 March 24, 2016
Matt Brooker has a neck with some buzzing frets. He traces the problem to some poorly seated frets and shows two ways to clamp them down. Matt shows why seating the frets is the first thing to do before taking a file to your fretboard.
- Springy, popped-up frets that won’t stay down.
- Don’t file loose frets; seat them first. Matt explains why.
- How to fix popped up frets with and without our Jaws Fret Press.
- The advantage of using the thinnest super glue.
