Stainless Steel Frets Fender Strat

The main fret wire maker california based dunlop manufacturing inc produces five main fret sizes.

Stainless steel frets fender strat. Wider frets wear longer. Out of state ship to us here welcome to aperio guitar specializing in stainless. Gold fret wire has a unique look and is also hypo allergenic. It does not change the sound of your guitar.

For the longest wear and exceptionally smooth string bending with no change in tone consider stainless steel frets. Fender usa bullets 3250l nickel plated steel 009 042 gauges pn 0733250403 other features special refined 60 s shape neck machine screw neck mounting inserts bullet truss rod nut scalloped fingerboard flush mounted dunlop straplok system strap retainers modified body contours brass nut large 60s styled headstock jumbo. Our tele is virtually identical at 20 9mm and 22mm which would indicate that little has changed perhaps just a slightly fuller shoulder in lower positions. We do not do setups or general repairs unless associated with a refret.

It lasts 5 times longer than alloy and is without question the smoothest fret material to play. If you re matching gibson jumbo fretwire from the late 50s use our medium width. The barbs on either side of the tang help hold the fret in place in the slot although glue is often used too. Stainless steel refretting is our specialty and is 90 of what we do.

Claims like that are just plain false. Medium fretwire is our most popular width and is used extensively by martin fender and gibson. Narrow frets wear faster. Services rates since 2008 we have specialized in stainless steel refrets at reasonable prices.

Holmer guitar fret wires 2 9mm 24 frets stainless steel fretwire compatible with fender electric guitar bass guitar fingerboard replacement. Our fretting tools work well with stainless. The width of the fret determines the amount of wear that can be expected before leveling and re crowning is necessary. 4 4 out of 5 stars 73 10 99 10.

We just explained fret anatomy because when we talk about fret sizes we re talking only about the width and height of the crown. Fender specs on the previous elite necks are 20 8mm 82 inches at the 1st fret and 22 6mm 89 inches at the 12th fret. Stainless steel by far makes the best fret material for acoustics electrics and basses.