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  1. Now that I think of it, I'm pretty sure the IBJL comes stock with Switchcraft toggle and output jack.
  2. I completely agree with what KVF said. If I recall correctly, the pots in the IBJL Casino are pretty good quality full size pots.
  3. Hi Gunner I live in Kansas City MO

  4. Do you have another wound E you can throw on there? If the 6th fret is high, I would expect some (possibly lesser) buzzing at the 4th fret. Usually if only one fret is buzzing it is because that fret is too low. If you are really sure the 6th is high, then you could do some light tapping with a small hammer at that spot to see if it helps.
  5. Yep, it is a great tool. You will also need a crowning file to reshape the frets after leveling. I bought the cheaper one and after doing a couple of guitars it doesn't work so well anymore. Also, it doesn't work well for the upper frets on set neck guitars. I want to get the offset diamond file, but it is $100. Yikes! I made my own leveler with a 8" long piece of aluminum channel. I stick sandpaper on it with double sided tape. I try not to use the leveler too much because it takes down all the frets. I prefer to focus on the bad spots on the bad frets using a small file or fret sander, to preserve as much fret "meat" as possible.
  6. I just checked my credit cards vs. my Stewmac fret rocker. The credit cards are a little off, though not significantly. I can see light between them and the fret rocker when I hold them together. I would be cautious about doing any filing or tapping of frets based on the credit card method. One other thought. Are you sure it is the string buzzing and not a sympathetic vibration/buzzing set off by the frequency of the note being played? The bridge saddle or retaining wire will often buzz in this way. I ask because you said that it buzzes even with high action, which is unusual. {Edit: I was typing when you posted about the 6 fret. I hope they sort it out for you}.
  7. Do you mean 0.08" rather than 0.008"? 5/64" is a typical value for setting the action of the low E string, measured at the 12th fret (not pressing any frets). I often go up to about 6/64". 0.008" is more of a value for setting relief, but not 5/64, that would be way too much! 0.010" is the typical value for setting the relief, measured at the 7th fret while pressing the first and last fret. A few thousands of an inch either way is not critical and will not cause the guitar to buzz severely at only one fret. You can go over 0.010" if it gets rid of the buzz and you can live with the overall action/feel. You can't really loosen the truss rod too much unless you really start cranking on it. Mgruff's advice to take a little at a time is good. I haven't tried a credit card for a fret rocker, but if the card is perfectly straight it should work. You will need to get the neck as flat as possible to find the offending fret(s). Set the card across only 3 frets at a time until it rocks, then you know either the middle fret is high or one of the outer frets is low. Make sure the rocker is perfectly parallel with the string path so the fretboard radius doesn't cause a false reading. Be cautious using "straight edges" as most are really not that straight (hold two of them together to check). We are talking very very small differences in fret height so the straight edge has to be perfect. I have a fret rocker from StewMac that is supposed to be machined perfectly straight. It does suck having to send a guitar back. I have had to do it a few times, at least once for a really low fret. I would rather have a high fret or two because it's much easier to fix.
  8. If your relief and action are set properly (it does sound like you are doing it right) and the string only buzzes at one fret, then it is almost certain that that fret is low. I would send the guitar back unless you want to do or pay for a fret dress. A string can be bad and cause buzzing but it is unlikely to occur at only one fret. The nut cannot cause a fretted note to buzz, only an open string.
  9. I like the shape of the Chinese version too, although I think the body is slightly smaller than a Gibson. I also like the shape of the Chinese version better than the Elitists.
  10. I lived in China for 2 years. Mostly very, very, nice people.
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