JB Player Guitar Rescue | Leveling & Crowning Frets - "The Nightcrawler"

Welcome back to the workbench. This neck is one of the wildest we've had through the shop, measuring a super thin 17.2 mm at the first fret. Today, we are diving into a full fret restoration—leveling, crowning, and polishing—to get this $30 marketplace find playing like a dream. I’m skipping the tape and "flapping" the whole board to clean up the funk and reveal the beautiful rosewood underneath. We also do a "mini-review" of the new Howard Axe Wax vs. the classic Feed-N-Wax to see if there is any discernible difference in how they treat your fingerboard. Grab a Diet Coke and some popcorn, and let's get to work! Time Stamps 0:00 – Intro: Guitars, Life, and the JBP Neck 0:22 – Neck Specs: Measuring the thinnest neck in the shop 1:38 – Radius Check: 14-inch board and rosewood reveal 2:50 – Implements of Destruction: Tool Rundown 4:01 – Finding high frets right out of the gate 6:41 – Why I don’t tape the fingerboard 8:04 – Leveling with the Music Nomad L-Beam 11:05 – Crowning Frets: The "Counting Strokes" method 13:21 – Dealing with sharp fret ends 16:45 – Talking Life: Being patient with your journey 21:26 – "Flapping" the board: Sanding 320 to 2500 grit 22:20 – Spotting and fixing a fret indentation 26:21 – Howard Axe Wax vs. Feed-N-Wax Review 29:51 – Final thoughts: Was the marketplace trade worth it? Amazon Affiliate Links: MusicNomad Radius Gauges https://amzn.to/4bbg4JX MusicNomad Straight Edge https://amzn.to/4tXR409 MusicNomad L-Beam https://amzn.to/4chz0YC MusicNomad S-file https://amzn.to/4l0EWYk 320 Grit Sandpaper Roll https://amzn.to/4kQc19u FretGuru Fret end file https://amzn.to/3OBGJHb ____ Shoutouts: @j-mansgearcave (J-man) @CalBandRockoCat (Cal) @GuitarMedic-CANADA (Vic) @2bikemikesguitartopics145 (Mike) @SmokeEaterGuitars (Smoke | Jon) @BCG5150GUITARS (Chris) @TonJager (Brant) @StringsnPucks (Jeremy) @TeaseGuitars (Torsten) @2Yards (Yard) @Roy_Gaber (Roy) @Howard-Products (Casey) 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 #GuitarRescue #JBPlayer #FretWork #GuitarRestoration #WorkbenchStories #LuthierTips #GuitarsAndLife #MusicNomad #DIYGuitar