Re: Epi Fingerboard

The guitar may also have uneven frets. No reason to replace anything...take
it to a *good* luthier, tell him (show him) how you play, and get a proper
setup including fret level and crowning.

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Mark Guest
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"Max Leggett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 18:04:42 +0100, Zaca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Avec conviction, "Pat Smith" a écrit :
> >> Take the money it would cost for a new fingerboard and trade up to a
better
> >> guitar. I've seen so many people trying to make cheap guitars better by
doing
> >> things like this Mostly they end up losing a lot of money and buying a
new
> >> guitar anyway.
> >
> >Hi Pat,
> >I perfectly agree... but this guitar, for 400 Euros, is in perfect
> >condition except the fingerboard and frets (dead) between the first and
> >7th position.
>
> Have you taken it to a luthier? Get an expert opinion before you spend
> any money. I agree they're an excellent guitar for the money [I have
> one] but don't spend any major money without getting an expert
> opinion. Dead between the 1st ands 7th frets? Perhaps it just needs
> the relief adjusted to compensate for backbow. See a luthier - it's a
> nice guitar: don't do anything unnecessary to it.
>
>
> >For me, the sound is not far that my es175 through my small
> >JazzChorus22 and completely different with my other JC55 or JC120. May
> >be a new pickup (neck position) will be à good idea !
> >Thanks a lot :-)
> >Zaca
> >
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