Re-fret.

[Diego]

Re: Re-fret.

I love the idea of SS frets but I fear the, from what I've read, "noticeably brighter tone".

Note attack is what usually makes or breaks a guitar for me.
So if I refret say my Ibanez (which I should) and it gets pingy or certain frequencies get louder in an unpleasant way, then that guitar's done, pretty much.
And that guitar damn sure is bright enough as it is.

That's one sexy Les Paul, by the way. I was really close on snatching a Greco LP not that long ago but I missed it.

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Re-fret.

I love the idea of SS frets but I fear the, from what I've read, "noticeably brighter tone".

Note attack is what usually makes or breaks a guitar for me.
So if I refret say my Ibanez (which I should) and it gets pingy or certain frequencies get louder in an unpleasant way, then that guitar's done, pretty much.
And that guitar damn sure is bright enough as it is.

That's one sexy Les Paul, by the way. I was really close on snatching a Greco LP not that long ago but I missed it.

I’ve refretted a few guitars with SS recently. They don’t sound that much different. You probably won’t even notice. What you will notice is how slippery they feel when bending strings.

I don’t know why so many guitarists these days complain about guitars being too bright. Just turn the treble down on your amp!


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[Clint 55]

Re: Re-fret.

I can't deal with nickel because I can feel the string sawing into the fret during bends.

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Re-fret.

I’ve never played anything but nickel frets.
I’m curious about SS but I could go the rest of my life without them.
In all my years of playing guitar, I’ve never needed to refret an instrument....and I’m a pretty aggressive player.

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Re-fret.

I can't deal with nickel because I can feel the string sawing into the fret during bends.

Sounds like you need to get someone to do a fret polish for you.

I bend a lot and my nickle frets feel like glass.

You are using guitar strings on your instruments, right? Hacksaw blades are better left for doing work in the shop.

[Clint 55]

Re: Re-fret.

I'm good. All I have are 3 custom warmoth strats with ss frets. The cheap guitars went in the trash.

[Mincer]

Re: Re-fret.

Any brightness SS frets add can easily be compensated for by the amp's tone controls.

[budubum92]

Re: Re-fret.

Just for curiousity. Is there hardened steel frets available?