hi

just purchased a brand new standard telecaster,

i've been popping strings like crazy and i've traced it to the fact the on every fret wire there are machine made marking or grooves on both sides of fret wire starting at the fretboard level and on some almost to top of fret wire, i've asked around and sent some pics to other fender owners and ALL say this is not normal and i have a warranty issue,

so i'd like to know if anyone else has this problem, and how did you deal with it?

So your saying theres is something wrong with the fret crown?

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Thomas Jefferson

no not the crown, i've sanded and polished the crowns smooth and shinney

the issue is the sides of the fret wires from the board upwards

that have these markings and burrs

Show us a picture too?

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You dig?

So you have sprouts and what you are seeing is the tang on the ends. The tang holds the fret in across the board. You have Poorly beveled frets.

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson