ryjan
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My #1 axe needs some frets. I was thinking about doing them in a 6100 size stainless. Any negatives to stainless over nickel/brass?
Stainless fret wire?
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Easier to bend strings, but the strings wear out faster.
Last forever, but expensive and hard to install.
Tone? The usual can o' worms.
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Easier to bend strings, but the strings wear out faster.
Last forever, but expensive and hard to install.
Tone? The usual can o' worms.
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MrMarkIII said:24 pages of pros and cons on the Gear Page:
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=217983
Easier to bend strings, but the strings wear out faster.
Last forever, but expensive and hard to install.
Tone? The usual can o' worms.
Do you have personal experience with stainless steel frets causing strings to wear out faster? I have one guitar with stainless steel frets and my strings don't wear out any faster on that guitar than they do on my others and I play pretty aggressively.
I love them and would put them on all my guitars if I could. They're great to play on.
Machine Gun
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Just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents. My current guitar is the only guitar I have owned that has stainless steel frets. It took me a while to get use to them as I do believe there is a difference in tone (brighter, not as warm sounding as nickel). It also took me a while to figure out that the frets were the difference I was hearing. I know some people disagree, just my opinion.
On the positive side, you will never have to have a refret again if you go with them. They also feel nice too. Very quick fretting. Glassy feeling.
I would suggest playing a guitar with stainless steel frets and see how you feel about them before committing yourself. Some people love them. I for one was a little disappointed at first for not getting nickel frets, but they have grown on me. I do eventually want to get another guitar that has nickel frets though.
Good luck!
On the positive side, you will never have to have a refret again if you go with them. They also feel nice too. Very quick fretting. Glassy feeling.
I would suggest playing a guitar with stainless steel frets and see how you feel about them before committing yourself. Some people love them. I for one was a little disappointed at first for not getting nickel frets, but they have grown on me. I do eventually want to get another guitar that has nickel frets though.
Good luck!
R_ADKINS80
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I had a very warm/dark sounding USA Hamer Standard redone with stainless. I liked the tone of the guitar but after the stainless fret job it was unbearable to listen to. It had this ungodly icepick to the eardrums on the 3 plain strings. Absolutely ruined the guitar IMO. No more stainless for this guy.
