What is the best material for guitar frets?

Nickel silver alloy has been the most common material used in guitar (and other stringed instruments) frets for a really long time. It’s a tried and true material that conforms to the fretboard well and rejects skin oils. Due to it’s ability to reject oil, it resists tarnish and generally lasts a long time.

Do stainless steel frets affect tone?

Stainless steel frets have nearly no impact on tone and are tough as nails. Every instrument should come with them standard these days. SS frets play like butter — super smooth and glassy feeling.

What are Evo frets made of?

EVO Gold frets are made from a new alloy — harder than normal German silver frets — Silicon/Copper/Iron/Titanium. EVO Gold frets are between 18\% nickel/Copper/Zinc German silver and stainless steel on the Vickers Hardness scale (German silver: 200; EVO Gold: 250; stainless steel: 300).

Do stainless steel frets tarnish?

Stainless frets don’t tarnish and look silvery and clear. Nickel frets, even when they’re highly polished, have a yellowish tint to them.

Are stainless steel guitar frets good?

They’re a great all-around choice in most cases. Nickel silver frets are great, but they can wear out quickly and require re-leveling or replacing. Stainless steel frets were first introduced in the early 1990s. They are much harder and more durable than nickel silver frets.

What frets does Gibson use?

6130 (. 6130s are better known as ‘medium jumbo’ fret wires. This size is often used by Gibson on their more modern guitars.

What kind of frets does Gibson use?

6130s are better known as ‘medium jumbo’ fret wires. This size is often used by Gibson on their more modern guitars. If you pick up a Fender Telecaster then play a Gibson SG, you’ll notice a big difference in fret size and playability.

What fret material does fender use?

New features to the line include the addition of stainless steel frets – a first for Fender guitars, to our recollection – as well as unique Augmented “D” neck profiles with ultra rolled fingerboard edges, tapered neck heels and speedy 10”-14” compound-radius, 22-fret fingerboards.

What frets do Les Pauls have?

Both the SG and Les Paul both use 22 frets, in fact. Although Epiphone (and Gibson’s) SG guitars are quite a bit lighter. Early electric guitars used 22 frets as a standard due to the scale length of most guitars. These days, many guitars have 24 frets and a much longer scale length.

How long do Les Paul frets last?

It depends on the fret material, frequency of your playing and the style of your playing. Taking all these factors in account, guitar frets life can range from a few years to even 20-30 years.

Does playing on nickel strings damage the frets on a guitar?

As those strings are nickel wound, they aren’t the strongest strings on the planet, and going up against the SS frets I expect they won’t last as long… purely due to the fact that nickel frets against nickel strings means that the ‘damage’ caused by playing will be pretty well evenly split between the frets and strings.

What are the pros and cons of SS frets?

If you have a guitar you love and you want a refret, just get them done with the SS frets… it’s almost like your finger strength has been increased! PROS: considerably longer fret life, bends are much smoother, vibrato is much easier, more responsive to your attack, they never get dull.

What are the pros and cons of electric guitar strings?

PROS: considerably longer fret life, bends are much smoother, vibrato is much easier, more responsive to your attack, they never get dull. CONS: string life (if you are using nickel strings) will be diminished, expensive.

What frets did you get with your PRS BM model?

I decided to go all in and get stainless steel. The PRS BM model ships with PRS’ version of 6100 jumbo frets, which have always been a little high for me, so I took the leap of faith and went down to the slightly lower 6150s.