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Keep Your Acoustic Guitar Healthy Year-Round
Acoustic Guitars

Keep Your Acoustic Guitar Healthy Year-Round

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Ibanez SML721
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Ibanez SML721 Review

DIY: How to Level, Crown & Dress Frets on Your Guitar
DIY

DIY: How to Level, Crown & Dress Frets on Your Guitar

Music Nomad Introduces Fret Shield
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Music Nomad Introduces Fret Shield

Watch a ’59 Strat & a ’59 ES-335 Get Refretted in Under 10 Minutes
DON’T Do It Yourself?

Watch a ’59 Strat & a ’59 ES-335 Get Refretted in Under 10 Minutes

Reader Guitar of the Month: 1960s Gibson Melody Maker
Electric Guitars

Reader Guitar of the Month: 1960s Gibson Melody Maker

This Canadian player took over a luthier friend’s restoration project and turned it into a reliable gigging machine.

Keeping Frets on the Level
Electric Guitars

Keeping Frets on the Level

We all know dead strings can compromise our tone, but so can fret wear.

The Earth Isn’t Flat, and Neither Is Your Fretboard
Electric Guitars

The Earth Isn’t Flat, and Neither Is Your Fretboard

How—and why—acoustic guitar builders create predictable, controllably stable necks.

Does Fret Material Really Matter for a Bass?
Bass

Does Fret Material Really Matter for a Bass?

Conventional wisdom says that, as a string anchor point, the metal alloy must play a tonal factor. But it's more complicated than that....

Mod Garage: Fighting Fret Wear
Mod Garage

Mod Garage: Fighting Fret Wear

What does a vintage barber shop have in common with advanced fret maintenance?

Guitar Shop 101: How to File Sharp Fret Ends
Guitar Shop 101

Guitar Shop 101: How to File Sharp Fret Ends

When a fretboard dries out from low humidity, the wood shrinks, exposing sharp fret ends. Here’s how to deal with this vexing problem.

Understanding Frets and Fret Wear
Guitar Shop 101

Understanding Frets and Fret Wear

The condition of your frets will determine how well your guitar plays.