REFRET A 1965 FENDER JAZZMASTER
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Flame Guitars, London www.flameguitars.co.uk
This 1965 Jazzmaster came into the workshop for its first, and much needed refret. In this video I describe the refret process I used on this guitar.
I'm the proud owner of this '65 Jazzmaster and it's fascinating to see the work that went into the refret.
I was quite nervous about getting the guitar refretted as I've had the guitar for almost exactly 30 years and it played beautifully until the last couple of those. It was the first great guitar I ever owned, bought with my first job's Christmas bonus, and is still my favourite.
Thankfully David did a magnificent job on the refret. We discussed what repairs we could carry out on the fretboard and I'm so pleased that we kept all the original character and history. I always loved the feel of the neck and fingerboard and all that has been retained whilst giving the guitar the chance to sing again. Playing the guitar again, after the refret, was like welcoming back an old friend but with a clean bill of health. It sounds and plays better than I ever remembered and, if anything, makes me play better as a result. My only regret is waiting so long.
Finally, an unexpected bonus of leaving my Jazzmaster in David's hands is that he is the first person to properly balance the floating/locking tremolo. Breaking a string is no longer the out-of-tune disaster it once was! :)
Thanks for this review Ian. It was a joy to work on your guitar. Thanks for trusting me with it.
I had a '65 Jazzmaster, white body and headstock like yours, with the pearly position dots. Though I think the body on mine was refin'ed (uber close match but refin'ed nonetheless) The pickguard was white. That guitar had hands down the best neck of any Fender guitar I've ever owned, and I have owned many dozens of old Strats, (not so many Jazzmasters and no Teles, having bought and sold them since the 70's. Indeed, I took the neck off and used it on my '64 Strat for many years. L91088. I did not see the complete headstock decal in this video, mine had the later (by mere months) version. s172.photobucket.com/user/ttm4/media/Jazzmaster/pix_dump_5_15_10041.jpg.html?sort=3&o=6
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Your videos are so relaxing to watch. the guitars are in safe hands.
I find these videos both interesting and strangely relaxing. It’s great to watch a craftsman at work like this.
Thank you. I number of people comment on how they find my videos relaxing to watch. I think this has become my style now
You have the cleanest hands i have ever seen by a craftsman. 🙌.
Absolutely no corners cut here. This is a proper refrett in all its laborious glory.
Thank you
Watched a few of your videos David , just like the calmness of your work , real old style workmanship from someone who has true passion and belief in what he is doing , From fire to flame is a cool story . keep on doing what you do .
Very satisfying to watch, and strangely relaxing.
Beautiful workmanship, cheers
great job with Tony Wilson's jazz bass, didn't realize it was you till i saw the repeat last night. love the channel
What a beautiful jazz
Awesome work!
Not sure I've ever seen such deep grooves in a fretboard. Wow!
Good for another 50 years!
Did you stop doing RUclips I hope not I really enjoy your channel...
New video from 5 days ago
Helpfully informative, a terrific job very well done, thank you for a most enjoyable watch.
put the neck in a back bow with the truss rod, it opens up most the fret slots and almost eliminates chipping.
Thanks for the tip. Sounds wise.
Very nice work.
That guitar got a lot of loving!
Very nice work on the fret job, and also the right amount of sanding on the fretboard. It looked superb after the oiling. Did you use Boiled Linseed Oil? Another luthier I follow calls that kind of wear for something like OMHFS, as in Old Mans Hard Fingernail Syndrom! Because it is mostly the fingernails that cause the wear.
Thanks. I use lemon oil
From Leo: I see that you are a fine craftsman, and your work is top shelf but there is an irony here. The reason Leo Fender used bolt on necks was so they could be quickly easily and cheaply replaced with a new one from the assembly line. He had no idea how much people would pay to keep something "collectible". I replaced mine with a modern production neck because I never liked the radius and ordered one with a 12 inch radius fretboard and the truss rod adjustment by the tuners.. I love how it plays. It is easy to see I am not a collector.
What guitar did you replace the neck on?
Such a stupid ass comment 🤦🏻♂️
You refret necks
You’ve grown to love
Not replace it something new
@@jim_thom this dudes dumb if he did it on a vintage fender
a joy to watch
Wow, that baby has been played.
He had me at Jaaaaz-mastaah
Is it just me, I didnt see you re-profile the newly levelled frets?
..it would also be problematic if sanding the fingerboard down to even it out, you would lose the depth in the fret slots, ..?.do you have a tool/saw to cut those slots again.. and radius them proper at the same time too.. devil in the details here for sure... I think you chose the best solution, not to sand too much away and in keeping it's inherent character ... nice work, cool guitar !
Nice video, may I ask what glue you use to seat the frets? I heard superglue creates a better tone than wood glues...
Great video! What size of frets did you use? Did you use lemon oil to regenerete the fingerboard? thanks...
Nice!
My dyslexia made this look like ‘regret a 65 Jazzmaster’
Great job! I'm curious, what fret size did you choose to put in this vintage fretboard?
I cant honestly remember but it was probably 2mm wide by by 1mm tall. So what I would describe as vintage fretwire size.
@@flameguitars5770 thank you for your answer
How did that wear even happen? was it from playing!?
Yes Ian. 55 years of regular playing. This is a rosewood fingerboard. Ebony is harder so you wouldn't see this type of wear on an ebony board.
@@flameguitars5770 Ive got a '77 les paul custom with ebony board that would beg to differ hah. Just kidding. Its not as severe as this wear, but its on its way. Few grooves like this. And the frets are in rough shape! If you were local to me Id send it your way!
So; I hate to get critical, and never done it before, re folks in my trade, but here it is:
The BIG thing is that at no time in this video do I see the entire length of the neck checked w/ a straightedge, and checked how the t-rod works, or doesn't.
ALL Fender necks are NOT created equal. Some are warped quite badly, some are close to being well made. It's important to check the WHOLE neck to see the high and low spots, adjust the rod to see how one can level a fingerboard, taking off the minimal amount of wood to achieve a completely level surface for the new frets. Checking the frets with a 3-4"" long square just won't give you the big picture. ! There's more, but I've enough of myself.
At time of replying this video is 3 years old. if you look at even earlier videos - for example 5 years ago - you will see David deploy a straight edge in the manor you describe. I have no doubt he did the same as you describe in this instance as he has done in both prior and later videos too, but decided not to include that part in this instance. Just because you didn't see it - doesn't mean it didn't happen. Maybe just ask - "Did you use a straight edge across the whole length of the neck during the refret process?"
Wow
I have two questions: What liquid do you use at the end? And did you use any glue when installing the frets?
I think you must be referring to the lemon oil I used on the fretboard. And yes, I did glue in these frets, but dont always do so.
Where did you learn your trade?
Pretty much self taught. But I am grateful to all those who have shared their skills and knowledge on YT over the last 10 years, particularly Dan Erlewine.
@@flameguitars5770 Awesome thanks mate. I'm 22 and sort of in that weird phase where u try and work out what to do with yourself, what you do is so inspiring keep up the amazing work n videos :)
theres no happy ending?? just play the guitar!!!
Happy ending is extra!