Thanks, Phillip. I've learned a lot from you, and I appreciate your sharing of knowledge with us.

Awesome video! Very well done and very informative. Love it when you share these tech tips to help me get more comfortable learning to do my own work on my guitars. Thanks for sharing!

Worked perfect for me on my new bass that was shredding me up!!! Thanks for the tip!!

Phil's walk-in entrance to this video was ligit. Excellent video as always!

It says a lot about you in how willing you are to teach your tools of the trade for the sake of teaching and sharing your enthusiasm. Keep it up!

I learned how to do some of this by watching one of your previous videos. I bought that fret tool and the emery boards from Stew-Mac and I've been able to dress the frets on several of my guitars. I didn't know about the large wooden handled file though or the technique for using it. I'll have to get one of those and take my fretwork to the next level. Thanks Phil.

Awesome! I have feeling I will need to do this, after I move to arizona from Washington state. Thanks so much for this tip !

This was unbelievably helpful and informative. Thanks Phil!

I just bought a kit guitar and have been watching a ton of “how to” videos. This is the best fret filing video I have seen yet. Great close ups and descriptions of how to hold the file and how much pressure to apply. Thanks for the video!

It’s that time of year when here on the northeast everything dries out and there is a chance of having to deal with fret sprout. I like the idea of the painters tape over the top and sanding through it to protect the areas you don’t want to damage.

Got it. Patience, gentleness, and steadiness is key to good fretwork. Good stuff. Thanks for posting.

Been working on guitars and feels good that I am doing similir work that you just demonstrate.

Thanks for the tape fret end trick. A very nice way to file the ends quickly without worrying about the binding or fretboard edge as much. Wouldn't have thought of it on my own and haven't seen it done that way elsewhere.

I just came upon this video and thoroughly appreciate the simplicity of it. Thanks so much.

I never saw the filing through the tape trick before, great idea...

That looks so easy, thanks! I dropped off one of my guitars to my luthier a few weeks back for this exact problem. Wish I would have seen this before! I will do this myself next time. Thank you Phillip.

Your description of the long wide file with wood handle is the best I've seen!!!

I've seen a lot of videos on KZread this is got to be the best no Babaling no background music no stupid sayings no jokes straight out professionally and in formative thumbs up to you

phil,although i find guitar a bit painful,i always enjoy your vids,i find your nice way is very friendly and you have a good grasp of the subject,and watching you is always something that i enjoy to chill out to,thanks for all your output mate,well done

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. My hands were really hurting! 💐

As one who is currently building a guitar kit I really appreciate tips such as these. Thanks!.

This tutorial is awesome! I followed your steps and advice and was able to completely transform the feel on the neck of my Squier Telelcaster. It's now totally sprout-less and the comfort level of playing in it perfect! Thanks so much for sharing this, Phillip!

Phil is a master at showing you how it's done and just as important makes you feel like you can do this. I remember my first truss rod adjustment; I fully expected the neck to explode, a fret to fly off and put my eye out.

Thanks for all you do on this channel Phil ,,, sure wished you lived in Vegas . You are simply the best luthier out their .

Great process for handling sharp fret ends. Painters tape - super idea.

Thank you Phil. I've been looking for ages for a comprehensive video to show me how to do this!

Thanks again for the Great tips Phil.....Just beautiful from camera to telling us about the light pressure tips Love It !!! Thanks for helping us Know Our Gear man !!! have a great da man !!!

This is by far the most clear and detailed and practical video I've seen on this subject. I love how you showed how safe the tools are. And I also very much appreciate the remark about slowing down, and if we don't have that type of patience we shouldn't be working on guitar. I can apply that to working on cars or relationships really anything. Thank you for your time!

Thanks Phillip, this is very good info and technique to know, as I'm sure that most players of fretted instruments have run into "sprouting" at one time or another.

Thanks Phillip. Just ordered the tools to spruce up a recently acquired guitar. Will practice on the kids' squire mini first.

Wonderful - you just can't help but trust Phil ! These videos are packed with practical knowledge, useful tricks and tips, concisely-explained workflows, and the application of common sense (a pretty rare commodity these days!). All explained in an easy conversational style that is engaging and entertaining. Thanks, Phil - you are a diamond in a landscape full of rubble!

Slow and steady . . . easier said than done, but so necessary! Great video!

I've had a few guitars that have had Fret Sprout. Scratches your hand up. Thanks Phillip!!!

Thank you so much, Phil. Although I've played guitar for decades, I've always been nervous about undertaking these kinds of things and end up taking my guitars to a tech. This video did two things: first, it helped me overcome that fear by demystifying things; and, second, it told me everything I needed to know. I had the right tools for the job, too, and that helped. The results couldn't have been better. Thanks again!

Thank you Phil, you're always the man to turn to for guitar knowledge!

Great video. I used my normal fret level block and started with much more coarse sandpaper than I’d use for a fret level, after watching this. I wasn’t sure how to deal with quite bad fret sprout before as I’ve never had it happen until this one guitar. It was done in minutes. Thanks

Great insight . . I’ve a 16 year old Gibson Jumbo that’s needing all the ends doing. This saves me time and adds care 👌🏻

I am taking occasion to say, about you american guys, to share so much tricks to work and manage alright . Not the same in France, where each guy tends to not share their skills (Oh no, I want to stay in my "bubble" !). However very nice trick , I've experimented it lastly on my Flying V and it works very fine! Greetings from France!

I followed your lead with the stewmac file and tape and man with a little patience and care let the smoothing begin!!

Perfect timing, thanks Phil. I was using my little fret file thing slightly wrong and pushing far too hard.

I’ve got fret sprout on a Squier Strat I bought real cheap and it would not sell because of it. Going to order a couple tools to fix. Thank you Phil! Great video.

Great video Phil, I already have the tools, nice to see how to properly use them.

Good on ya Phil ! Another great one. This is what I wanted to see, now I can do the frets on my Les Paul & not worry too much about wrecking the binding. This job in Aussie is about $300 & I've seen some where I've asked "did you actually do the frets?"

Thank you for this! I have an Ibanez Prestige that developed some REALLY sharp fret sprout, to the point I had stopped playing it for quite a while. All it took was the sanding down the side with the painters tape to get rid of it all, and now it feels like I have a NGD from not playing it for so long!

Great instruction Philip! I feel much less intimidated to attempt this. Just need the right tools. Thanks!

Extremely educational and enlightening, Phillip! Thanks, hombre!

Thanks.just did my first fret sprout correction followed your instructions using painters tape and files you recommended.I bought a Monoprice strat.frets were so sharp they actually cut my fingers. Your method worked great and now guitar very playable.thanks Jerry

Professional work, and the explanation of the procedure, which is described in this video, worthy of praise.😍

Really good videos , thank you for not playing music while you're explaining things👍

I need this done on one of my guitars, and now thanks to this I'm just going to do it myself! Thanks!

Excellent video, I appreciate the no-nonsense approach to the great work that you do. No silly or stupid jokes or tasteless of color humor. Thank you for the professional advice, well done indeed.

Thank you very much for posting that video Phil. I now have finally seen the correct way to do this. Thank you sir!

Thank You Phillip, You are such a good Teacher...! You share so very much solid info & your personaly truly is one-in-a-million, your a good guy brother...Thank You again..

I have fret sprout on a new Squire Bullet Telecaster I recently purchased online which I wanted to correct and make smooth and rounded and this video tutorial on how to achieve just that is eactly what I was looking for.. I've watched so many videos on KZread which start getting confusing after a bit but this video of your's here Phillip is spot on and right on the money for me. I own a lot of guitars but purchased the Squire Bullet Telecaster during this pandemic lockdown to start playing guitar again without damaging any of my expensive Fender Strats and I always wanted a Tele so went with the Squire model as a knock about without damaging the more expensive guitars. Thank you so much for your help and advice. It helps that your video tutorials explain the information in sound and clear undestandable English. You have almost a musical speaking voice which helps when you communicate information and as such I would like to thank you. You provide excellent tutorials on guitar tech and Luthier techniques which are so helpful and informative. You happen to be one of the best out there doing this. You, sir, are a master at this. Again, thank you. Have a great day from England, UK.

As always very helpful and great advice, Thank You so much Phill, and thank You for Your Time, Cheers

Thank you for the very helpful lesson, Phil.

Good video, really enjoying the Tech series. Stew Macs Fret file has been my goto file for every fret job for years. Your Fret Sprout/Rounding method is almost identical to what I use. Only difference is using 3M Vinyl Line tape, instead of painters tape just under the Tang. It is a bit thinner and is a bit less likly to pull up oldor flaky finishes. I like wide necks, so I tend to favor more rounded(hotdog) fret ends than most people who like necks with strings close to the edge.

You have the best how to do it yourself videos for setting up and repairing guitars.

Thank you Phillip! Excellent techniques I will certainly use.

I certainly enjoy your videos Phillip , very informative as always , thank you !

Phil I use the nail buffers too. Thanks for the tips

Been looking for a video like this for a while thank you for taking the time to explain this process!

Just yesterday I was going crazy with a ruined epiphone les paul. Thanks for this tutorial, it was very usefull for me.

Thanks Phill, Nice job. Keep them coming...

The sanding through painters tape is genius!!!

@yosserhughes9100

5 жыл бұрын

Ingenious! A great idea based on ingenuity (someone's "genius")

@RocknJazzer

5 жыл бұрын

gums up sandpaper tho, and to be truly flush would have to sand thru to fingerboard also

@Jihadbearzwithgunz

3 жыл бұрын

@@RocknJazzer why you use the file for that and not sand paper then clean the file afterwards of course

@charlesmerfeld2988

2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing you could probably file after with it still on

Very interesting advice as usual. I would like to watch a video of you , outlining a basic set of tools and equipment needed to start maintaining your own guitars and some tips on what tools you stick to pro luthier supplies and which tools it doesn't matter so much if it's cheap jack stuff. Cheers !

I’ve never attempted to do any guitar repair work. I watched your video review of fret polishing tools and now this….and I’m feeling confident to give it a go on a cheap guitar to eventually be able to repair my dads old acoustic which actually cut my hand. Now my niece has a guitar but my dad bought it and I haven’t seen it, no telling how it plays! But I love him and he means well. I’d like to do some cool uncle stuff for my niece and for belated Father’s Day to get them both playing guitar without cutting their hands.Appreciate your teaching style and showing us how to hold the files and how to put pressure and then explaining how important temperament is to do quality work!

Great video, I now feel like I can do this myself. Thanks Phil!

I recently filed the fret ends of a cheap guitar myself, which cost me less than 2 € and 5 minutes of work: Buy a nail file which is not made from metal but from glass; those files usually have a thickness of around 3 to four millimetres. Then carefully file off the sharp edges with the smallest side of the nail file using just the tip of it. If you don't haste, then you don't even need to use tape to protect the fretboard.

@shreepadgandhi6739

3 ай бұрын

Hi. That sounds interesting. Do you mean to say the glass file used by ladies for manicure? Thanks in advance.

I like your comments regarding patience as I have none...Great video

long time listener, first time caller. I need to know best way to do a gear fix. Do YT search--- many choices. Choose Phil because it will be succinct , but cover the essential steps, and he refines. Love that. Did not disappoint. Doing now. Thx

This is a great lesson with excellent detail. Thanks!

I was looking at a bunch of other videos on this, but once I found out you already did one, I realized I didn't have to look anywhere else. You always explain things so easily and are very knowledgeable. Thanks for the tips!

Thumbs up if you noticed Phillips weight loss. Keep it going Phillip !

@BrianSGuitars

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah looking good Phil!

@yosserhughes9100

5 жыл бұрын

I'm just wondering if "stu mack" sells under-ware? I heard through the grape-vine they sell everything?!

@dreamspheree

3 жыл бұрын

i was just watching this videos and i follow phililp, i have to do some fret work so i went back older videos. and i was thinking damn he was slimmer 2 years ago

@TheLowest

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcorona lol calm down tubby

I just ordered some tools to try this on my Tele. Thanks for the great video. I’ll let you know how it goes.

thank phill these tech tip are super helpfull and the diffculty meter is genius as well

…I totally understand this instruction. I have been using my wife’s nail “maintenance “ tools for quite a while. The taping thing is genius…I am such a mooron for not taping both to and sides and letting the tape and feel tell you to stop. And using the file …exactly …don’t just grind away…what a great video ! love your stuff! Just bought a Harley Benton Aeolus …we should talk…

I just got a job at a Ukelele repair company and I found that the sharp fret ends made me nervous to take a file to them. But this made it more approachable. Thanks, Phil!

Foarte interesant si instructiv . Am invatat ceva . Multumesc si felicitari !

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! tHE SMALL FILL THING IS AWESOME! AND YOUR RIGHT! PATIENCE AND MOVING SLOW MAKE THE PAY!

More involved than I thought, very informative, thanks

My new Schecter CR6 has some fret sprout and a little buzzing but its nothing too bad. Definitely not as bad as my Squier. Thanks for the help!

Thanks for the in depth video! Gonna be picking up some files now

Great fret tips !!! Loved it !!

Excellent video Phillip, the trick with the painter's tape is something ingenious, I do however suggest filing the sides of the frets from the fretboard out, opposite of you technique. Thanks

this is helpful as always. it took a bit to find the tools on stewmac. i was hoping you had said their official names. cuticle->micro mesh touch up; wood handle file -> fret leveler 6”

I like your tape technique. I have a 2-1/2 month old Harley Benton TE-20 HH SBK tele style guitar in all satin black including the neck and fretboard. I live in Maryland and just noticed fret sprout actually pushing through the neck finish on the sides! I can't really send it back because I modded and upgraded all the hardware and electronics and got it sounding really good now after a lot of work. I think this tape trick will help me remove as little of the matte black finish around the fret tangs as possible. There will still be some paint touch up work to do at the severe fret sprouts that is beginning to chip the finish since it appears they painted over the fret tangs.

Thanks. I'm learning everything I can about Guitars.

Thanks for the instruction and high detail! Gives me confidence to try it myself. With that binding on the fret board, how would you round the fret board edges a bit to give it the played feel?

Thanks mate for sharing your video. I appreciate it.

Cuticle file! You're a genius!

really great video, thank you for sharing

Great teaching Phil. Thanks

Very nice Phil, thanks for sharing it

I have a few that could use some help thanks for the tutorial.

00:00 Love Tech Tip Tuesday ! ! ! 08:50 Two Thumbs Up For This Video ! 09:12 Great Show ! Thanks, Phil, For All That You Do !

Can we say patience? Lol. Good info dude. I'm trying to gather the courage to do my favorite two guitars. Ugh. I'm more worried about chipping though. This video shows me how to finish my first fret job. It was a kit guitar that I had to put frets on. I've tried refrets before and the fretboard chipped a bit.

Best video on this topic I’ve seen

This is an older video, but still relevant. I have been using the file jig for the initial bevel for a very long time. I bought the first one from Browns Guitar Factory, I believe they make them for StewMac. It is a 35 degree bevel. I since make my own on the table saw, and use 15, 20 and 25 degree bevel. Depending on neck carve, binding and fret size. I then use a variety of fret end files to round over before polishing. Also if you run a long piece of tape horizontal on the edge, as you showed, then over the top of the fretboard vertically when necessary, you can remove everything at once by pulling off the horizontal piece. Saves a bunch of time that way. The whole thing is subjective, that's just what works for me... JMHO, be safe... --gary

Definitely, the way to do it if you want to desprout fast and reliably. When you refret, nip the tangs and plug the slot ends with wood dust and CA glue or if there's binding, use some binding scraps mixed with acetone.