Ace_dup4 Posted July 19, 2001 Share Posted July 19, 2001 What do you prefer? I like medium. (1) Small frets (2) medium frets (3) large frets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHAN Posted July 19, 2001 Share Posted July 19, 2001 I tend to like large frets the best. I always refret with large because you can get more dressings between refrets. ------------------ ----------- KHAN (Always hopeful, yet discontent) www.floydtribute.hpwebhost.com So Many Drummers. So Little Time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrmac Posted July 19, 2001 Share Posted July 19, 2001 I guess I like medium frets. I like to slur and gliss and the jumbos make me feel like I'm driving my car on a railroad track. They make my fingers sore. Great for bending strings but I need a compromise. ------------------ Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan My Music: www.javamusic.com/freedomland Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted July 19, 2001 Share Posted July 19, 2001 I'd kinda go with Khan. I'm a string stretcher...and I like to feel a nice anchor under my fingers... The worst guitar (for me) I ever played was a Les Paul Custom fretless wonder. I couldn't bend a half step on that thing without my finger sliding off the string. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott from MA Posted July 19, 2001 Share Posted July 19, 2001 I like 6105's on the guitars I build. They are tall (which I like because I do a lot of bending) but not very wide which reduces that "railroad track" feel that Mac was talking about. Of course, the downside of narrow frets is that they wear faster. A lot of my older guitars (especially the Fenders) have small frets. They feel faster, but don't bend as smoothly. My '63 Hofner Verithin has TINY frets... drives me crazy! When it comes time for a refret I will probably replace them with taller wire. Scott (just another cantankerous bastard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott from MA Posted July 19, 2001 Share Posted July 19, 2001 Originally posted by Tedster: The worst guitar (for me) I ever played was a Les Paul Custom fretless wonder. Yeah... Gibson uses 6130's on a lot of LP necks. They are really wide, but short. That profile makes them less susceptible to wear. Not a good choice for avid benders though. Scott (just another cantankerous bastard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrmac Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 The original Les Paul Fretless Wonder had the tiniest freys I've ever seen. I had an original 1954, the one with the P-90 at the bridge and the Byrdland pickup at the neck. I think they were narrow wire frets which were then filed down until it looked like someone glued strips of aluminum foil on the ebony fretboard. I may get death threats when I say that I had the guitar refretted. It was the only way to make the guitar playable. I played that guitar from 1966 to 1970 through a 1964 Fender Twin Reverb with Altec Lansing speakers and it was a great axe for blues which was what I played mostly at that time. I sold it and went back to playing Fenders around that time. Scott- are you referrring to Dunlop fret wire sizes by the way? I have a custom made Strat style guitar which has a wonderful feel and I would like to know what fret wire was used. ------------------ Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan My Music: www.javamusic.com/freedomland Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott from MA Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 Originally posted by gtrmac@hotmail.com: Scott- are you referrring to Dunlop fret wire sizes by the way? I have a custom made Strat style guitar which has a wonderful feel and I would like to know what fret wire was used. Yep, Dunlop wire. If it's an old-style Fender neck (with really small frets) it's probably 6230 wire. If not, you may be able to measure the fret with verniers and find the size on the chart. (www.jimdunlop.com/fret/fretchart.html) Of course, that won't be really easy given all the tolerances, not to mention that you'll need to know the nickel content and hardness. You are probably better off calling whoever made the neck and asking what wire they typically use, then seeing if it matches what you have. Scott (just another cantankerous bastard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 Dunlop 6100's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip McDonald Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 Large, 6100. People never talk about frets relative to tone, but I think they're as important as *anything* else. A big, heavy fret yields a nicer attack and bloom to a note IMO. It's really weird. People talk about and market all sorts of saddles and bridges, based on tone... No one talks about where the other end of the string goes, which is the fret. People are strange. ------------------ New and Improved Music Soon: http://www.mp3.com/chipmcdonald Guitar Lessons in Augusta Georgia: www.chipmcdonald.com Eccentric blog: https://chipmcdonaldblog.blogspot.com/ / "big ass windbag" - Bruce Swedien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_dup4 Posted July 22, 2001 Author Share Posted July 22, 2001 Chip, I listened to A Particular Bandwidth of Emotion and Majestic 12, Very nice guitar work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanner Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 i use stock frets and stock p/u s. people who make guitars know something and i have a holistic view of it all anyway, not that anyone asked... AMPSSOUNDBETTERLOUDER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott from MA Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 Originally posted by stanner: people who make guitars know something Hey... I make guitars, and I don't know ANYTHING! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/tongue.gif This message has been edited by Scott from MA on 07-23-2001 at 12:26 AM Scott (just another cantankerous bastard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip McDonald Posted July 24, 2001 Share Posted July 24, 2001 Originally posted by Ace: Chip, I listened to A Particular Bandwidth of Emotion and Majestic 12, Very nice guitar work! Hey, thanks, that keeps me going.... (Sigh... I've GOT to hurry up and get my electric projects done; I fear I'm becoming known as the "acoustic guitar player"... ahg..) ------------------ New and Improved Music Soon: http://www.mp3.com/chipmcdonald Guitar Lessons in Augusta Georgia: www.chipmcdonald.com Eccentric blog: https://chipmcdonaldblog.blogspot.com/ / "big ass windbag" - Bruce Swedien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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