To Refret or Not
My 1995 Gibson ES-335 has these low wide frets that I just really dislike. They feel very strange under my fingers and they almost have flat tops. This past summer I had them dressed and crowned hoping it would help, and maybe it did a little, but I still really dislike them. Also, I don't like the binding nibs - the high e string slides off the board sometimes or gets stuck in the gap between the fret and the binding nib. I really like 6105 fret wire.
So, here is my quandry - should I refret the guitar or sell it? I have had one other guitar refretted before. It was an acoustic - also had a bone nut and saddle done for it at the same time - it cost around $900 for all of the work. It was done very well, so I know the luthier does excellent work.
The guitar itself otherwise is very nice - sounds nice, and is in very good to excellent condition. It is a little on the heavy side at about 8.8 pounds.
My #1 electric is my parts caster tele, followed by the Fender strat.
I know you guys can't really answer my question, I am just curious what others would do.
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