Single fret too high

Hootsmon

and causing zinging on one string.........how do i tap that fret down bearing in mind i have no proper tools?

Funkfingers

If the guitar is valuable, you either acquire the correct tools or pay somebody to tackle the job for you.

If the guitar is cheap, the fret wire may be economy shite. Vigorous tapping could deform it.

Hootsmon

Surely i can improvise and bang that bugger in with something soft...........like the cat?

Kittyfrisk

Only if you are prepared for a first aid session, or a trip to A&E...

Kittyfrisk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eupR7KilNAI

gary_mac

Try a firm tap with a small hammer, so long as you're accurate and don't hit anything else, all should be good. Sometimes though they just won't be hammered back in. In which case a fret clamp does the trick, also a thin superglue is useful (immediately prior to clamping). 

Hootsmon

it's a brand new guitar so most likely 1 x fret has not seated properly....

Hootsmon

thanks guys 

Kittyfrisk

hootsmon said:

it's a brand new guitar so most likely 1 x fret has not seated properly....

It's brand new & you want to hit it with a hammer? 
Get thee back to the shop post haste & get them to sort it for you (& shower you with compensatory goodies for your emotional distress).

tony99

might not be the fret, the string might have a downward kink in it, take it to your local luthier