The last time I have played guitar it was during the snow week and everything was fine. I went to play the other day and my high e string kept getting stuck under the last fret on the guitar neck. I read a little bit online on how to fix it and what causes the problem. It mostly said from the changes of temperature and humidity, and I ran my heater that week.

Did this happen to anyone’s guitars after the cold? Any tips on fixing it besides filing down the edge of the fret? Saw one video where the guy put liquid glue to fill in the gap under the fret, then filed it down

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Posted by TheFretShack

Member since Oct 2015

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Posted on 2/6/25 at 11:45 am to The Dunder Mifflin

Heaters and weather in general this time of year in general suck relative humidity out of rooms compared to summer months and subsequently suck moisture out of guitar necks, even painted and finished ones. The wood contracts, the frets don't, and protrude from the fingerboard edges, leading to what we call "fret sprout."

Easiest fix is to let the guitar restore itself via proper humidification. I'd think if you've been running the AC this week (it's been hotter), it may have already improved or even fixed the issue.

As for DIY, I strongly recommend if you don't have the tools or the reps, don't do your own fretwork. You run the risk of creating much bigger issues that are more intensive and expensive to fix.

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Posted by The Dunder Mifflin

Member since Mar 2018

887 posts

Posted on 2/6/25 at 12:32 pm to TheFretShack

Thanks for the response. I was thinking maybe with the weather getting normal that the wood will go back like normal.
I wouldn’t be opposed to trying to fix it myself, you gotta learn to work on your guitars eventually.

Also it was a classic vibe I got a steal off of reverb so its anything expensive

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