My Mark V in Pictures

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Re: My Mark V in Pictures

Postby 101Volts » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:25 pm

How tall are speed frets, anyway? Ten thousandths? Twenty thousandths?

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Re: My Mark V in Pictures

Postby ElTwang » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:42 pm

A pretty solid guess would be.....YES!

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Re: My Mark V in Pictures

Postby handbrake » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:29 pm

101Volts wrote:How tall are speed frets, anyway? Ten thousandths? Twenty thousandths?

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I spanned the frets with a straightedge and got out my feeler gauge. Most of the frets measured .020" to .022" tall.

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Re: My Mark V in Pictures

Postby 101Volts » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:49 pm

handbrake wrote:
101Volts wrote:How tall are speed frets, anyway? Ten thousandths? Twenty thousandths?

Austin

I spanned the frets with a straightedge and got out my feeler gauge. Most of the frets measured .020" to .022" tall.


Thanks, Handbrake! I had been wondering for a while just how high speed frets are supposed to be, Now I'll be able to make "Speed frets" of my own once I get the right tools. ;)

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Re: My Mark V in Pictures

Postby rynaro » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:52 pm

I love the Mark V's ... they are understated -> which makes them beautiful IMHO
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Re: My Mark V in Pictures

Postby 101Volts » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:35 pm

rynaro wrote:I love the Mark V's ... they are understated -> which makes them beautiful IMHO
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I like how they look too. I can't say a Mark V will be my first Mo' but I did want one at first... Ricky played lots of 'em... ;)

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(P.S. How do they compare to Mark Is as far as the neck pickup goes?)
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Re: My Mark V in Pictures

Postby Sarah93003 » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:51 pm

My Celebrity has speed frets and they measure .020" +/- .002" all the way down the neck. I'm actually surprised they are that consistent. :shock:
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Re: My Mark V in Pictures

Postby oipunkguy » Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:46 pm

on mine even the zero frets are that low, yet I have no fret buzz, Mosrites are truely amazing
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