Sharp fret edges AX40?

[fretcruiser]

Hello. I just got my new AX40, and it has an absolutely slammin sound and the neck feels fantastic. The only problem is, the frets are pretty sharp, especially on the bottom of the neck. I was wondering if this is common, and if it's an easy fix, as I've never had to take care of this before. Thanks in advance.

 

[TNT]

Hey Fret,

Yeah, pretty easy fix with a little skill. Did you get it new?? Give the dealer or CS a call. Actually Pat is around here somewhere(?)

 

[Spudmurphy]

Hiya fret - welcome to the forum. Pat Park is the guy on here who is with the company that built your guitar. It is a really common fix. But as above contact your dealer first.

 

[fretcruiser]

Thanks for the replies! I got it new at guitar center, and it was the last one in stock. The associate said all the axis were like that because of the unfinished neck and that the lack of humidity brought it out a little more. O knew he was just feeding me a line. Ive read online how people have had this issue with this model and have reordered another one and it came in with the same issue. Id file them down myself, but i dont want to risk damaging it. [SUB][/SUB]

 

[paranoid70]

Hey. If you solve that issue, let us know. I have a similar problem with my Sterling bass.

BTW, Mine was several years old when I bought it. I think the previous owner left it on the guitar stand continuously as it had to be cleaned up quite a bit. Although it does play well, the frets are still kind of sharp like you mentioned.

 

[aleclee]

Hey. If you solve that issue, let us know. I have a similar problem with my Sterling bass.

Surprised you have the problem in coastal California. I'd expect the humidity there to be high enough to avoid fret sprout.

I've had it happen on a number of guitars, from Fender to PRS to EBMM. I ended up buying some files to knock down the fret edges when they sprout. If you knock them down, once the wood stabilizes relative to your climate, it stops being an issue.

 

[paranoid70]

We really don't have very high humidity here. Certainly much lower than most of the US save the real arid regions like Arizona.

 

[fretcruiser]

I decided that I'll file and sand the fret edges myself. Now I just want to make sure that if I use masking tape on the unfinished maple neck that that won't harm the wood in any way. Thanks guys.

 

[TNT]

Fretcrisue, yeah Iv'e done them many times, just be a little patient and careful - it'll be fine. Oh, by the way, which GC did you find the guitar in??

 

[tommyindelaware]

you might try exposing it to some humidity for a period of time. wood shrinks when dried out . frets do not. the neck will return to original size if exposed to humidity for a while .i wouldn't sand the ends if your not completely experienced w/ the proper way to do it.
i will try to find an article taylor guitars printed out about this process i have somewhere about re-hydrating your wood.