Refretting a strat (just one fret)

[Brian M.D.]

So some drunk fuckhead at a bar knocked my guitar over last weekend and I need to either repair or replace the 3rd fret. (Landed on the corner of a table and the b string literally dug right into the fret and left a huge gouge) Has anyone done this kind of repair work on a fender strat? Do you know where to buy replacement frets? Any suggestions on how to actually do it or where to have it done? Thanks.

[Thomas]

i've heard it's pretty hard. it's one of those things you're just gonna do crappy until you do it over and over and finally become good at it.

take it to a luthier, probably wouldn't cost that much.

[Ryeguy]

Yeah I don't have any advice on that.. Man.. I would have lost it though on that drunk idiot if they damaged my strat.

[ut4ever8]

I dont think it's terribly difficult. I would go through these videos here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tka_BQ_t ... re=related
After looking at those, if you think you're capable I would say go to stewmac.com for supplies and more guides and go from there. One thing I would suggest though is if you've had the guitar for a while and you play out often you might just want to get the whole guitar refretted just to keep it consistent.