Members Dan Furr55 Posted May 24, 2021 Members Share Posted May 24, 2021 I have a D'angelico with medium frets, and a Gretsch with skinny frets? What are the pros and cons of these different types? My internet search hasn't been conclusive. All opinions and points of view are welcome............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted May 24, 2021 Members Share Posted May 24, 2021 Bending strings is where I notice a difference. With tall frets and a light touch your fingers don't make as much contact with the fingerboard so it feels a lot better to me. Tall frets with an inexperienced player tend to get squeezed sharp due to uneven and excessive fretting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan Furr55 Posted May 25, 2021 Author Members Share Posted May 25, 2021 What about wide fret wire vs skinny? My internet search says wide jumbos are for shredding, came out in the eighties. So then what would skinny fret wire be good for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted May 25, 2021 Members Share Posted May 25, 2021 Dunno about the wide wire, other than it introduces more risk of tuning problems if the frets aren't perfectly crowned. The fret wire that Anderson uses is pyramid shaped, so it has a wide base and more precise top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted May 25, 2021 Members Share Posted May 25, 2021 Wide frets have to be crowned and the height of them matters. The thinner higher fret are a bit more accurate on intonation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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