Fret Problem!!!

okta · 07-04-2006, 10:31 AM

hey,

recently discovered the guitar i bought have a problem with the fretboard(at least that's wat i think it is.)
refering to the picture.

whenever i press down on fret 17 and above on the E string, the string touches the pickup ring.
i tried makeing the action higher but still doesn't solve the problem.
Anyone experience this kind of problem with the guitar b4?
do i need to send to a guitar tech to fix it?

thanks!

Elysian · 07-04-2006, 12:34 PM

is the pickup ring screwed in over the pick guard? thats what it looks like to me, but i'm not sure

Dive-Baum · 07-04-2006, 01:26 PM

Is this a new problem? It sounds like something warped somewhere. You could always try to file down the pup ring at the bottom where it touches the pick guard...or you could cut out the pick guard so the ring actually contacts the wood (unless it already is.) Or you could ditch the ring all together. But from the pic it looks like something is askew.

okta · 07-04-2006, 02:05 PM

is this wat u call a warped neck?
looking from the headstock down... the left side of the fretboard seems to be lower than the right(even lower than the pickup ring), is that normal?

the pickup ring is not screwed over the pickguard i think(refer to picture)

i can push the pick ring down a bit to make it ok but it won't stay down. Maybe i need to file it down like Dive-Baum said or maybe glue it down but hope there's other alternative?
just notice the last fret is too high.

is it a lot of work needed to raise/bend the fretboard?Is that even posible?

okta · 07-05-2006, 05:21 AM

bump!

Andyalex · 07-05-2006, 07:25 AM

What make of guitar is this? 'cause if the treble side is lower than the bass side the whole way down, it seems like the fretboard wasn't square, and then the radiusing wasn't done evenly. You could shim the treble side (I think), or try screwing the pickup ring further down. filing it down mightn't work, cause the string could foul against the pickup its self, and it'd've wasted a good pickup rign (if theres such a thing)

Elysian · 07-05-2006, 09:18 AM

it looks like some kind of les paul copy... i'd guess its set neck as well...

frank falbo · 07-05-2006, 12:17 PM

If you can push the ring down, then try tightening the screw on the treble side. Otherwise the ring is buckling up (warped) so a new (perhaps shorter) ring is the fix.

okta · 07-05-2006, 12:53 PM

thanks guys!
yea it's an Epi LP 7.set neck.
everything is stock.the screw can't go any further down.
may get a new pup ring, just have to find out where i can find around here.

Chris · 07-05-2006, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by okta

thanks guys!
yea it's an Epi LP 7.set neck.
everything is stock.the screw can't go any further down.
may get a new pup ring, just have to find out where i can find around here.

If you're handy with a dremel, or have access to a belt sander, you can probably file a few mm off of the backside.

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07-04-2006, 10:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
okta ss.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 120 Main Seven: EPI LP 7 Rig: PODxt Thanked: 2 / 1	Fret Problem!!! hey, recently discovered the guitar i bought have a problem with the fretboard(at least that's wat i think it is.) refering to the picture. whenever i press down on fret 17 and above on the E string, the string touches the pickup ring. i tried makeing the action higher but still doesn't solve the problem. Anyone experience this kind of problem with the guitar b4? do i need to send to a guitar tech to fix it? thanks!

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Elysian ss.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3,793 Real Name: Adam Main Seven: Elysian Custom Guitars Thanked: 17 $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	is the pickup ring screwed in over the pick guard? thats what it looks like to me, but i'm not sure

07-04-2006, 02:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
okta ss.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 120 Main Seven: EPI LP 7 Rig: PODxt Thanked: 2 / 1	is this wat u call a warped neck? looking from the headstock down... the left side of the fretboard seems to be lower than the right(even lower than the pickup ring), is that normal? the pickup ring is not screwed over the pickguard i think(refer to picture) i can push the pick ring down a bit to make it ok but it won't stay down. Maybe i need to file it down like Dive-Baum said or maybe glue it down but hope there's other alternative? just notice the last fret is too high. is it a lot of work needed to raise/bend the fretboard?Is that even posible?

07-05-2006, 05:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
okta ss.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 120 Main Seven: EPI LP 7 Rig: PODxt Thanked: 2 / 1	bump!

07-05-2006, 07:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
Andyalex 7string n00b Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5 Main Seven: Washburn WG587 Thanked: 0	What make of guitar is this? 'cause if the treble side is lower than the bass side the whole way down, it seems like the fretboard wasn't square, and then the radiusing wasn't done evenly. You could shim the treble side (I think), or try screwing the pickup ring further down. filing it down mightn't work, cause the string could foul against the pickup its self, and it'd've wasted a good pickup rign (if theres such a thing)

07-05-2006, 09:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
Elysian ss.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3,793 Real Name: Adam Main Seven: Elysian Custom Guitars Thanked: 17 $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Elysian is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	it looks like some kind of les paul copy... i'd guess its set neck as well...

07-05-2006, 12:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
frank falbo ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 218 Main Seven: Custom Thanked: 9 / 1	If you can push the ring down, then try tightening the screw on the treble side. Otherwise the ring is buckling up (warped) so a new (perhaps shorter) ring is the fix.

07-05-2006, 12:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
okta ss.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 120 Main Seven: EPI LP 7 Rig: PODxt Thanked: 2 / 1	thanks guys! yea it's an Epi LP 7.set neck. everything is stock.the screw can't go any further down. may get a new pup ring, just have to find out where i can find around here.


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