frets apparently are really soft?

[mrjakob69]

so the other day i got pissed off and thew a blank cd away from my guitars but the wind took it and it nailed the fret board on my rg 350 ex now one of my frets has a bur in it, annoying as hell how can i fix it, and are they really that soft?

[seckscow]

Ah man, that sucks... I don't know if there's a fix for that short of re-fretting that fret. I'm not sure how much that would cost, might be cheaper just to get another neck and then get the other fixed to keep as a spare.

Maybe some members will have an idea or two

[LonePhantom]

Non MIJ model guitars do have a softer metal for frets. You can't just get a fret level and polish to sort it out?

[waylay00]

Wow, that sucks! Take it over to Joe Glaser (he's in Nashville, in case you don't know) and he will repair it for you.

[GuitarBizarre]

Sadly they are really that soft. I'd look into getting a stainless steel refret, since they last practically forever. Brings out a little more top end in the guitar too apparently.

[GazTop]

A bandmate of mine dropped plyers on my rg550 once and i got a burr on the 15th.


I took some 0000 grade steel wool to it and it smoothed it right out. It wasn't a big burr mind. But enough to feel like a canyon when playing.




Gaz