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Stainless steel frets - worthwhile?
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Stainless steel frets feels a little more slippery on the first day (if you get a refret) then you get use to it. No other downside. It sounds good and last much longer. I got them on my SG so I will never refret it... My daughter maybe...
Another option (cheaper and quite OK) is 18% silver frets. This is harder them the regular one and still easy to work with for the luthier. I got them only Strat to keep it close to the original.Smartphone Zombies won't shred
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Pretty resounding support... or is everyone here also selling the kool-aid?! Just kidding
What about humidity and temperature in regards to a refret, given that wood does expand and contract? Again, I'm not going to attempt to do this myself, but I'm thinking it'll happen some day.Originally posted by crusty philtrumAnyone who *sings* at me through their teeth deserves to have a bus drive through their face
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Originally posted by Mincer View PostThe ones I like are on my Warmoth- one of their sizes. It is a jumbo but almost comes to a point at the top- feels great to play on.
I have a neck with this wire and it's probably my favorite
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Originally posted by Masta' C View Post
That's their SS6115...Yes, a very cool and unique fretwire!
I have a neck with this wire and it's probably my favoriteAdministrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by alex1fly View PostWhat are some thoughts on stainless steel frets? Are they worth the hassle and money? Those of you that have them, did you get them via re-fret or did you the buy the neck/guitar as-is? Are there some common makes/models that use them that I could find in a local shop or a Guitar Center?
I'm casually looking at options for my Tele. No ambitions to attempt a refret myself.
It seems as though they're heralded as "the best thing you can do for your guitar" but I'm always a little skeptical of such claims.
They are great. Not only do they last but the strings are much easier to bend.
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We recently had longcat's Strat refretted with stainless and they're pretty amazing. I'm not a big fan of 7.25" radius, but it plays so much smoother with the new frets. As an added bonus, it also seems to ring out a little better. I'm planning to have several of my guitars refretted in the (hopefully) not too distant future, and this has convinced me that stainless is the only way to go.Last edited by dystrust; 05-26-2021, 08:42 AM.Originally posted by crusty philtrumAnd that's probably because most people with electric guitars seem more interested in their own performance rather than the effect on the listener ... in fact i don't think many people who own electric guitars even give a poop about the effect on a listener. Which is why many people play electric guitars but very very few of them are actually musicians.
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Personally I don’t care for them. I’ve refretted a few clients guitars with them.
What I don’t like is the feel. You know that thing you can do by rubbing the string on the fret to get that Foxy Lady thing? Doesn’t work with SS. They are too slick. There is a slight difference in tone… they have a chirpy top end. But it’s subtle.
They are a pain to install too. I’ll put them in the guitars I make if someone requests it, but I’d rather not.
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Originally posted by Clint 55 View PostWhy would you be skeptical? They don't wear at all vs trenches in ur nickel frets after 2 weeks. No brainer.
That would have to be very poor quality fret wire to have grooves in two weeks.
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On electrics I seem to get 3-5 years out of most nickle silver frets . . . and that's starting out with jumbos that wear down and are redressed a couple times. On acoustics they seem to last a lot longer though, so maybe it's related to bends or something (which I do far less of on the acoustic). The biggest wear seems to happen under the unwound strings for me, particularly G.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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Originally posted by GuitarStv View PostOn electrics I seem to get 3-5 years out of most nickle silver frets . . . and that's starting out with jumbos that wear down and are redressed a couple times. On acoustics they seem to last a lot longer though, so maybe it's related to bends or something (which I do far less of on the acoustic). The biggest wear seems to happen under the unwound strings for me, particularly G.Originally posted by crusty philtrumAnyone who *sings* at me through their teeth deserves to have a bus drive through their face
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