Thoughts on Frets:

steveb63 said:
Funny you mention those today.

My Eric Johnson Strat needs a level and crown- again.

If I get the work done this will be the last level I get out of these frets. I've gotten great life out of them, just went about seven years playing nothing but that Strat. For the most part.

My luthier has suggested stainless, he knows how much I love to play that guitar, when the frets have some meat on them.

At where I'm at age- wise etc... it would be the last real work that guitar will need.

Just thought it odd, was just on the phone talking to him on this very subject. The Universe is trying to tell me something.
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The Jescar Gold Evo Frets are harder than nickel-silver but less hard than stainless and the gold color is all the way to the core.
 
Of course, on a Stratocaster, there are a world of better necks out there than the originals and I've seen refret jobs cost as much as a replacement neck...
 
Robert Herndon said:
Of course, on a Stratocaster, there are a world of better necks out there than the originals and I've seen refrers cost as much as a replacement neck...
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I'm going to try a salvage of the neck, he kinda hipped me to the dried out wood of the neck and pulling the old frets.
If it gets shredded I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

It's a unique feeling neck, all worn in all my places. You know.
 
steveb63 said:
I'm going to try a salvage of the neck, he kinda hipped me to the dried out wood of the neck and pulling the old frets.
If it gets shredded I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

It's a unique feeling neck, all worn in all my places. You know.
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The Jescar Gold Evo's might be a good option.

Nickel-silver is 170 hardness, stainless is around 300, Jescar gold alloy is around 270...

Less labor time due to less hardness.
 
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