So, my B is actually a C….

[AlexR]

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^ Still not big enough to qualify for you yet, 'dog.

 

[Aceman]

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Yes, regarding the ex, My B^%$% is a C^%^&

And regarding cup size, the was a [saggy] B and the latest is at least a C…

And yes Bruce - that IS my main stage guitar and I'll show you pics of me & it on stage.

And it is dang weird about the note. I'm gonna look with my glasses and see what's what - but everything else is prefect. Just that one note….

Weird schiz!

 

[Chickenwings]

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Take it to the tech. Get his or her opinion. Get the job done and use your backup if you have a gig before the axe is ready.

 

[Snake Aces]

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Good ****ing luck. I get about a year of that much playing before a fret dressing is required and about 3-5 fret dressings (bigger frets give me more) before the frets need to go. Frets on a guitar are consumables, like strings. They just cost a ****load to replace.

Exactly, this is exactly why I am looking for ways to cut down my playing on my main guitar a bit. It is very expensive to replace, almost cheaper to just buy a new neck but that is not something I want to do with this particular guitar.

What are the negatives to Stainless Steel frets? Initial material cost and extra cost for dressing, etc.?

GuitarStv hit the nail on the head:

SS frets aren't much more expensive to buy, but they're a bit harder on the specialized tools that you need to do a proper refret. End clippers and the like will chip much easier, it takes a bit longer to level and polish them. If people played guitar more they would be demanded as standard equipment on every guitar sold . . . but most will buy a guitar and then barely/never use it, so manufacturers don't seem see a reason to put SS frets in guitars.

That being said, even though this is true, it is definitely worth it IMO. Stainless steel frets have a slightly brighter attack to them and that's about the only reason I could see some people not actually wanting them. When it comes to durability, like GuitarStv said: if more people played their guitars more then people would demand SS frets more.

 

[Grenade]

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If it's only one fret and not the complete fret get a straight edge and check it with a flashlight. Make sure it didn't get pounded(knocked over) and look for twisting in the neck. You may just need a fret level and crowning.

 

[Securb]

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Which guitar?

I am guessing the Cadillac, most of the live shots I have seen that is what he is playing.

 

[Archer250]

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SS frets aren't much more expensive to buy, but they're a bit harder on the specialized tools that you need to do a proper refret. End clippers and the like will chip much easier, it takes a bit longer to level and polish them. If people played guitar more they would be demanded as standard equipment on every guitar sold . . . but most will buy a guitar and then barely/never use it, so manufacturers don't seem see a reason to put SS frets in guitars.

Luthiers will hate you, basically. A lot more effort is needed to install ss frets.

 

[BTMN]

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Yep, I believe it's the Caddy too. Ace will get it sorted. With two of the best guitar repair guys in the area available not far away, it is just a matter of timing.

 

[GuitarStv]

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Luthiers will hate you, basically. A lot more effort is needed to install ss frets.

If a luthier hates you because you ask them for better quality . . . then they suck at their job.

 

[Archer250]

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If a luthier hates you because you ask them for better quality . . . then they suck at their job.

Still gotta feel sorry for their hands and their tools.

 

[GuitarStv]

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Still gotta feel sorry for their hands and their tools.

About as sorry as I feel for all the woodworkers who made wagon wheels after the invention of the pneumatic tire.