I've put piezos in several of my builds, all with good results. I decided to add a volume knob on my last one and the guitar sounds really bad when plugged in. Thin and high, grainy. I think I messed up using old electrical wire I had lying around.. does the quality of the wire make a difference on sound? Just want some advice before digging back into it.
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I bent the nails in to an "L" shape then tapped them into small holes I drilled along the fret board. I really like the way it turned out and works great.
Mike Izzo said:
I'm having trouble with frets that installed - they were fine for a while, but now they're trouble. I was considering pulling them all and using nails and this is the first build I've seen with them. How are they to play? What kind of nails did you use?
Paul Nelson said:
Thanks guys! Rand, I'm using oak for everything. I was concerned about the nail points too, but I dull them down just slightly before putting them on and it works just fine! I really like the way it looks, I probably get more complements on the frets than anything else! I'm considering going to fret wire, but I hate to give up the folksy appeal of the nails...
These are 1 1/2" brass nails, but I usually use just plain 1 1/2 6d finish nails. They play great! A little big, kinda like playing with super jumbo frets, but I like them. Just be sure to dull them down a little first, it's hard to after they are glues in.
Mike Izzo said:
I'm having trouble with frets that installed - they were fine for a while, but now they're trouble. I was considering pulling them all and using nails and this is the first build I've seen with them. How are they to play? What kind of nails did you use?
Paul Nelson said:
Thanks guys! Rand, I'm using oak for everything. I was concerned about the nail points too, but I dull them down just slightly before putting them on and it works just fine! I really like the way it looks, I probably get more complements on the frets than anything else! I'm considering going to fret wire, but I hate to give up the folksy appeal of the nails...
I bent the nails in to an "L" shape then tapped them into small holes I drilled along the fret board. I really like the way it turned out and works great.
Mike Izzo said:
I'm having trouble with frets that installed - they were fine for a while, but now they're trouble. I was considering pulling them all and using nails and this is the first build I've seen with them. How are they to play? What kind of nails did you use?
Paul Nelson said:
Thanks guys! Rand, I'm using oak for everything. I was concerned about the nail points too, but I dull them down just slightly before putting them on and it works just fine! I really like the way it looks, I probably get more complements on the frets than anything else! I'm considering going to fret wire, but I hate to give up the folksy appeal of the nails...
I'm having trouble with frets that installed - they were fine for a while, but now they're trouble. I was considering pulling them all and using nails and this is the first build I've seen with them. How are they to play? What kind of nails did you use?
Paul Nelson said:
Thanks guys! Rand, I'm using oak for everything. I was concerned about the nail points too, but I dull them down just slightly before putting them on and it works just fine! I really like the way it looks, I probably get more complements on the frets than anything else! I'm considering going to fret wire, but I hate to give up the folksy appeal of the nails...
Just regular super glue, seems to work pretty well. They occasionally pop out, but its easy to fix them. When I cut the slot, I make it just deep enough for the nail to sit inside but still touch the valley of the slot, so that the glue has maximum surface to grab the nail.
A Russell said:
Looks great! If you don't mind me asking, what type of glue do you use to keep the nail frets in place?
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Big Guy Blues (Morgan) said:
Mike Izzo said:
Tim Agapie said:
Here's how I did finishing nail frets: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/finishingnailfrets-1?context=user
I bent the nails in to an "L" shape then tapped them into small holes I drilled along the fret board. I really like the way it turned out and works great.
Mike Izzo said:
I'm having trouble with frets that installed - they were fine for a while, but now they're trouble. I was considering pulling them all and using nails and this is the first build I've seen with them. How are they to play? What kind of nails did you use?
Paul Nelson said:
A Russell said:
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