taxman Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I have a new Epiphone EJ 160-E and I have just discovered that my F on the high E string at the 13th fret is not there. When I play a note there, it is an F#. I quickly checked to see if my other notes are still on the guitar and it seems they are. Obviously the fret at the 13th fret is a bit too low. I really don't see myself taking the guitar in for a fret job. I mean how often do you play a high F at the 13th fret on an acoustic? Anyone ever have this before where a complete note is not on the guitar? Did you just live with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theDeuce Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Check carefully, as it could be a high 14th fret, which may be easily corrected. Some guitars develop a hump where they join the body. That isn't usually worth correcting on a a medium or low end guitar. I've had guitars with high and low frets, and had the symptom you describe as a missing note. They aren't much fun to play. I couldn't live with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsc Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 My G string is missing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantosVega Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I have a new Epiphone EJ 160-E and I have just discovered that my F on the high E string at the 13th fret is not there. When I play a note there' date=' it is an F#. I quickly checked to see if my other notes are still on the guitar and it seems they are. Obviously the fret at the 13th fret is a bit too low. I really don't see myself taking the guitar in for a fret job. I mean how often do you play a high F at the 13th fret on an acoustic? Anyone ever have this before where a complete note is not on the guitar? Did you just live with it? [/quote'] Ahoy BeatleNut, Concerning the recent loss of your F note at the 13th. position on the 1st. string. Try gluing a wooden match-stick on top of the fret. You may need to sliver it down abit but it should work for you. I've glued a wooded match-stick at the end of my fretboard to catch that high C at the 20th fret. Btw, it's not unusual at all for me to use that high F, F# and G. Santos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Glue a wooden match? You know, if I ever feel the need for that F# I will take up your siggestion rather than bring it to a luthier for a fret job. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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