TurbineTester Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 I have a cherry JTV-59 I purchased used but in “mint” condition. I ended up having to buy a charger and workbench cable but otherwise the guitar was in mint cosmetic and functional condition. Or at least I thought until I started playing it more regularly. I can tune this thing to perfect on a clip-on polytuner and it tones out right one open string at a time. However when I play any kind of chord, with the same pressure on the strings that I apply to my strat, the chord is horribly out of tune. So therefore would any kind of single string played on the same frets. So I took it to get a setup at GC and it came back and it still sounds like crap when I play a Dm or any other chord for that matter. So I started looking at the thing a little more closely and the frets on the guitar are huge compared to my other guitars. So I broke out the calipers and measured. The fret width is identical to my strat, but the fret height is .0545” vs my strat at .0365”. So I know it’s only 20 thousandths but it’s making a difference. So my question is are these frets stock or is it likely that guitar has had a jumbo fret replacement sometime in it’s life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurbineTester Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Strat frets for comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurbineTester Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Not sure if the attachments are working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Comparing it to a Strat or Gibson is a big mistake. It's more than likely the set-up. And climate differences (temperature and humidity) from where it was to where it is, will affect the set-up. Stock frets are Jescar 57110. Has enough material to work with when the time comes to work and level frets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 The JTV-59 factory frets are jumbo sized. Like you, I found that pressing hard on the strings caused some detuning. I replaced the frets. Any local guitar tech can do that for you. Not sure about warranty impacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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