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Once again, it's time for the FNGT!

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**Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask Crazy, or myself. If you do know what's going on, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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If you learn how, you will enjoy your guitars so much more than you already do. It really only takes a few tools.

You want the fret rocker:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/711wx6yi3xL.jpg

You want the straight edge I showed you, the one with notches.

You want a fret leveling beam:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Ce2U28DsL._AC_SL1500_.jpg

And, you want some files - a variety of them, including a fret crowning file:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61rnCesjnWL._AC_SL1500_.jpg

Then, you want a regular file or two. And some needle files for the nut - but there are nut file sets you could buy.

Optional tools exist, like gauges to find the fret radius. I have ALL the tools! In fact, I showed you a cheap set that I purchased at one point, when doing my 'cheap guitar' thing.

But, you really only need some basic tools.

Also, superglue. Luthiers use a lot of it! They call it "C.A. Glue" but it's just a fancy name for superglue. You can use that to push loose frets back into place and glue them there.

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I do have one guitar where the A on the second fret of the G string I have to bend a hair up or down or it buzzes. I think its indented a little

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It sounds like a good idea to learn how to level frets and do a good setup! YouTube will help with this. You really can figure it out in a day - but start with something you don't care about. Also, go slow... You can take fret material off, but you can't put it back. You can kinda rebuild a fucked nut or saddle, even shimming them with a piece of good paper stock if needed, but fret material exists once and only once. So, be careful and go slow!

You can learn to do this easily. I can do it, so you can figure it out.

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There's three or four broken old acoustic guitars here that are broken beyond repair pretty much that I could learn to fuck with frets on