Gibson Les Paul Silverburst refret - Fix it Friday #11 

Josh wolfe thanks so much! I really appreciate that. I used to be a huge Tool fan, so I had to play some of those riffs. It felt great to revisit some Tool.

Hahahahaha thanks. It definitely had to be.

Very smart idea! Thanks for watching.

Thank you very much!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks!

You're welcome! Thanks for commenting.

I usually use LMI evo gold but for nickel silver, I'll use Jescar.

Sorry for the late reply. I believe I used medium wide frets.

Michael D it's a generic kind of metal Buffing compound. Anything super fine will work. Even the menzerna guitar lacquer Buffing compounds will work.

Sorry, I no longer offer repair.

There are many different ways, but for sure, those specific rules are great! Good point.

I know, eh? I personally don't like them like that

The customer didn't want binding nibs.

If I recall correctly, these were medium wide frets.

If I remember correctly, it was because it had worn away in the slots and was now too low.

for ?

@@vancenewland6549 Only resell value. I personally don't see why it's more desirable, but I guess collectors want vintage guitars as stock as possible. Like car collectors. :) I don't notice much of a difference in feel or grip when switching between nibbed and un-nibbed, and quite honestly I don't think the fit and alignment of most Les Paul bindings are all that impressive to begin with. My LP has very pronounced ridges where the binding meets the wood(not that it bothers me because it still plays like a dream and I love the look of it) - but objectively speaking all it adds is fragility and complexity - and in turn labor cost - when you need to do have thorough work done on it. I'm sure as hell not gonna miss the nibs on my LP when I have it refretted, even though they've been there for all 30 years of it's life. ^^ But then again it's only a Standard, and not a rare crazy expensive Custom approaching 50 yrs.. :P

The customer didn't want to pay for the nib job.

A full refret is usually $350CAD, so like $20USD.

What do you mean?

*face palm* I guess you're not familiar with Tool?