This is my first post in a while. Been really busy with my new temporary job. Anyway, let's talk about uneven frets. I am no math wizard and I do not know how to calculate the uneven-ness of frets. However, i do know how to rectify uneven frets. Uneven frets can be the main cause that makes a guitar unplayable. The epitome of all the frustrations that prevents you from achieving dead low action.
What does uneven frets causes? For starters, fret buzz. Think of it this way, when your action gets too low, the string rattles against the higher frets and prevents it from ringing. Hence, guitar techs will always advise you to raise the action to prevent buzzing. Well, there is another way, fret leveling.
What fret leveling does is that it's a process that levels all the frets making sure that no each fret is taller than the other. Just even 0.005 mm might actually cause the string to buzz. However, this is a nifty little knowledge which I will tell you on how to locate your higher frets. Whenever your action is set low (1mm on the 12th fret) and you receive a buzzing note, it is ALWAYS the next fret that is taller. Nothing magical or the need for complex math formulas. Just file down a little, the next fret and the fret buzz is cured!
Wonder why no one told me this before I killed some guitars trying to find this out....
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