Smashcraaft Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Due to some intonation problems a friend and me do have, I like to verify some values of the JTV59, so please let us start with scale and fret-width in mm, okay?My JTV (W1405…) has a scale of 624 mm and a fret-with of 2,6 mm.Do you agree at this point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashcraaft Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) … and when did Line6 stop to produce JTV59 using the "Jescar 57110" jumbo-frets with 2,79 / 1,45 mm? Edited March 10, 2017 by Smashcraaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 July 3rd, 2012 at 4:47 pm GMT. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashcraaft Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 July 3rd, 2012 at 4:47 pm GMT. ;) Before or after they got drunk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 … and when did Line6 stop to produce JTV59 using the "Jescar 57110" jumbo-frets with 2,79 / 1,45 mm?July 3rd, 2012 at 4:47 pm GMT. ;) Short, wide frets suck. As they wear, you will tend to have more intonation problems as compared to taller and narrower frets. With more "meat" for the strings to rub on, some frets will wear more to one side or the other, as opposed to wearing closer to the center of the fret. This will get worse if you've already done a grind and polish, as more material is removed from the center of the frets. Go stainless, and choose a fretwire that's just a smidge taller and narrower, and you'll never think about it again. Doesn't take long to adjust to a different size, and you might not even notice a significant difference anyway. And unless you keep a death-grip on the strings, you'll wear out before stainless frets will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashcraaft Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 July 3rd, 2012 at 4:47 pm GMT. ;) Short, wide frets suck. As they wear, you will tend to have more intonation problems as compared to taller and narrower frets. With more "meat" for the strings to rub on, some frets will wear more to one side or the other, as opposed to wearing closer to the center of the fret. This will get worse if you've already done a grind and polish, as more material is removed from the center of the frets. Go stainless, and choose a fretwire that's just a smidge taller and narrower, and you'll never think about it again. Doesn't take long to adjust to a different size, and you might not even notice a significant difference anyway. And unless you keep a death-grip on the strings, you'll wear out before stainless frets will. I agree with the stainless! For whom it may concern… the values I posted in my first post are not correct. I leaned on the scale-lenght my friend provided but mine has a lenght of 623 mm. Calculation of correct fret placement 12. fret measurement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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