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BUT some people are just really hard on their frets because of their playing style. I do think they are in the minority though and that why there's not a big push for harder materials. Guitar companies aren't gonna do it unless there is a lot of demand, because it takes longer, cost more, and is hard on their tooling. Which means their guitars are gonna be a bit more expensive |
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Worn in 6 months and replaced in a year ! Are you using carbide strings or something ? Wow.
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I have never had to have a refret in my 45 years of playing. I had to have them leveled but surely guitar players that wear them out quickly are a very small minority. So why tool up for a minority. I have two carbon guitars with SS frets no different to me.
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I did mention the higher costs for the manufacturer. I'm not particularly invested in the argument of which material is best, but was simply attacking the mostly fallacious reasons some have for rejecting anything other than nickel silver.
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The EVO product is a little harder to work on than standard fretwire, and is perhaps a little harder on tools...but is far more resistant to wear. SS fretwire is way-harder to work on, and "roaches" tools, according to our good friend Paul Woolson! My choice has always been EVO over the past number of years.
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I grew up playing a Lone Ranger acoustic with the original Black Diamond strings, the ones that were rusted when you opened the package. Most of the guitars I got to play during my life were in serious need of a neck reset. I thought that 1/2" action at the twelfth fret was the norm, just press harder. I'm spoiled now days. |
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one may say that "hey! lets use bar frets!" no tang right? trouble is that installing bar frets is a much more difficult task especially for a bottom line conscious mass mfg. it's a compromise. acceptable fretwear vs , profitable producability, vs acceptable installation labor. |
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One other thought that it doesn't seem anyone's mentioned yet - is there, or might there be, a difference in feel? Small changes in materials often result in tiny but noticeable changes in the way a guitar feels. As an example for electric guitar, I prefer a rosewood fretboard to maple. And it's not aesthetic (I actually like the way a maple fretboard looks bgetter.) But there's a slight softness or something that I notice and prefer on the rosewood. I would assume that a different density fretwire would very possibly be noticeable too. Anyone have experience with this?
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Thanks, no worries, I'm just killing time today...
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I've been pondering this question recently as well. I was thinking ceramic might be an interesting material. A manufacturer could provide it to luthiers in pre-cut lengths. Anythoughts on ceramic for a fret material?
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This is why I have no problem with synthetic fretboard material, rosewood tears my nails up... |
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Jeez, and I thought I was bad for wearing frets out every 3 years. Ya got me beat.
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