It depends on where you live. Here in Minnesota we have had a cold winter with low humidity. I removed the fret sprout from five of my electrics a couple of days ago. There is no correlation to brand as two of them were a Tom Anderson and a Ron Tracey, both stainless steel frets, and three G&Ls. If you file them after the driest period, you will probable not experience the problem again.
It is an easy fix with a flat file to carefully file the edges. You can feel the file biting the metal and as soon as the feel becomes smooth I use a fret file to trim the sides of the fret ends. It does not damage the finish on the edge of the neck if you are careful. They feel perfectly smooth after doing this. You really develop a feel for doing this. --Darwin
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