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Stainless steel frets are the dog's bollocks

  • 06-06-2010 3:02pm
    #1
    Johnny Storm
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    I was changing the strings on my Parker Fly when I realised that for a 7 year old guitar which is played most days the frets still look BRAND NEW.

    Just thought I'd share that with you ;)

    4674328137_174c2b76d1_b.jpg

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  • #2
    punchdrunk
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    do they not sound very bright?


  • #3
    Johnny Storm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,991 ✭✭✭Johnny Storm


    punchdrunk wrote: »
    do they not sound very bright?

    Not in my opinion.
    (TBH that guitar was made with those frets and of course I've never heard it with any other frets).
    If I ever need to refret a guitar I will definitely be getting it done with stainless. Even if it did make a guitar sound brighter (which in general is not a bad thing IMHO) the lack of wear more than makes up for it.
    On the guit pictured above I have never even once polished the frets.
    They just dont wear.


  • #4
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Is that a carbon fiber top layre?


  • #5
    Johnny Storm
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    CianRyan wrote: »
    Is that a carbon fiber top layre?

    Yes the fret board is a composite


  • #6
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Oh, interesting.
    How does it feel to play?


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  • #7
    dazberry
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    They look like new!

    I was playing a 50 year old Hofner yesterday (crazy chunky neck), some of the frets had been replaced, those that hadn't were nearly gone!

    D.


  • #8
    Johnny Storm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,991 ✭✭✭Johnny Storm


    CianRyan wrote: »
    How does it feel to play?

    Very slick and easy to bend notes on.


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