It’s All About the Feel: Leveling Frets and Creating a Smooth Playing Experience

Today in the shop, we’re focusing on two distinct parts of the journey. We’re making sure the frets are "copacetically" level so the guitar plays true, but we’re also putting in the work—the sanding and the smoothing—required for creating a smooth playing experience. To me, the way that neck feels in your hands is the most important part of the whole deal. Grab your popcorn and a Diet Coke, and come on into the show. I truly appreciate the friendship and the fellowship we have here in this community. In today’s show: Leveling out the frets to get the neck playing right. Sanding and smoothing the board to create that perfect playing experience. Why I’ll always choose the "feel" and the "smooth" over the cosmetics. A little shop talk before we go live for our Tuesday night hangout. Rock on with your bad selves, everybody. Catch you down the road. Timestamps 2:11 - Checking the neck for unleveled frets 2:36 - Tapping in and leveling frets 5:38 - Creating the smooth playing experience: Sanding the board 7:40 - Flapping the board through the grits 10:07 - Steel wool for the win (use with cation) 11:23 - Smoothing the back of the neck ____ Checkout our playlist page for more series and journeys https://www.youtube.com/@TedTalksGuitars/playlists Special Thanks to our channel members "The Jacks" Want to support the channel? Feel free to explore Channel membership options: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBr6kaWeOvldTHvntB3tnMg/join Ted Talks Guitars & Life Merch Store: https://tedtalksguitars-shop.fourthwall.com/ Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3W3PZox *If you click on this link to shop at Amazon the channel will receive a modest financial commission from your purchases. Guyker Referral Link: https://www.guyker.com/?ref=tedtalksguitars If you use the link you will save 15% at Guyker Use the coupon code: TEDSMITH #Guitar #Guitarist #GuitarRepair #Luthier #GuitarSetup #AcousticGuitar #ElectricGuitar #Music #SmoothPlayingExperience #LevelingFrets #StrichGuitar #GuitarShop #GuitarCommunity #GuitarLife #GuitarMaintenance #Workshop