Shawn Lane Master Series Fret Question
I have just purchased a new SL Master Series guitar and I love it! The serial number starts with 10 so I think it might be a 2010 model. Does anyone know if these have Stainless Steel frets? I have jumbo stainless on all my other guitars but these smaller frets and low action really work well on the SL, I just hope that I won't have to worry about them wearing down because I can already tell that this guitar is going to see a lot of playing time!
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Thanks Jeremy, You're absolutely right about how good these guitars play! I was practicing last night and I just thought about how good the neck feels. I have an Ibanez RG-550 early 90's model, a Jackson SLATQH, and a Gibson Les Paul. I condider all of them to be well made guitars with a great playing neck, I have had them all refretted with Jumbo Stainless Steel frets and Pleked, all of this work tacked on a great deal of money to the initial cost of the guitar. All I've had to do to the Vigier is put a Seymour Duncan JB Trembucker in the bridge pickup position. It's amazing how clear the notes ring out, VERY transparent, but it's really making me work on my technique to make sure I mute any notes that I don't want people to hear!
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Yeah I had my guitars done at Glaser Insruments in Nashville and Joe let me watch him set one up and there's a lot to it. They clamp the neck down with the same relief you have in your trussrod so after the frets are milled and the string tension is restored everything works out. I think he goes around the country and sets up Plek machines for other music stores and after talking to him I could see how. if someone didn't know how to set up the machine, it could really be bad. I really like the fact that you don't have to worry about truss rod adjustments with the Vigier. I'm guessing it will probably handle climate changes much better as well.