tbonesullivan

Bad Horsie for Life. Never want to deal with a non-optical actuated wah again.

Nibs have always been interesting to think about, as a lot of companies who have bound necks avoid nibs like the plague. Martin guitars usually don't have bound necks, and when they do, the frets go over the binding I believe. Ibanez guitars, even the high end Japanese signature and hollow body models, have the frets over the binding. I think Taylor guitars does as well. However, with binding, that means you don't really need to dress the fret ends, which saves time. I've seen some articles by Dan Erlewine regarding saving the nibs when refretting. However usually they are a pain to deal with if you want to refret the guitar. You need to have the frets perfectly measured or when you hammer them in they may not fit.

Man, what a streak of bad luck. I'm glad it just turned out to be a viral infection. Last friend I had who developed vertigo unfortunately won't be with us for much longer. As for the bandmates wife, mental illness is something that never really goes away. Especially after a very emotional time, like a wedding, they can be all over the place emotionally. Hopefully she can get the help she needs, either through therapy or medication, or both.