Gimar -> RE: Fretwire (Jun. 26 2012 20:46:11)
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I prefer narrow frets, 2/ 2,2 mm wide and about 1mm high. I feel liek i need to work on the guitra a bit but I get alot of control in return. heres my take on fret sizes based on alot of personal experience through refrets etc. and my customers reactions after the refret. low vs high frets: low frets require more strength in the hand to create a proper note. The guitar feels harder to play. With a high fret it feels easier to play. Hammer-ons, pull-offs and bends are easier to do. just an example... I've had a customer that sings while playing, and when he starts singing he tends to kramp up and press down on the frets hard, causing him to detune the string slight, asif he is doing a bend. This was making it impossible for him to play and sing at the same time on a guitar with frets higher that 0,6 mm high. wide vs narrow: Wide frets have alot of mass, making it a bit easier to get a sound from the guitar. With narrow frets you'll probally feel like you need to work a bit harder to make the guitar sound well, but in return there is a lot of feel with the guitar neck. might add that i consider 2 / 2,2 mm wide frets narrow, and everythign above 2,5 wide. just for some reference point. In the end its all a personal matter wich fret feels right, some people told me they never felt a diference between different sizes, and some customers of mine suddenly swear by fretsizes they had never used before [:D]
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