WORN OUT FRETS ?

elias t.

Hi all , i dont know where i should post this but it seems that the frets on my gypsy guitars tend to wear out quite easily , especialy on the high (b and e strings ) so i was just wondering , if anyone else is experiencing the same problem , i came out with three possible scenarios : 1) excessive left hand strength, 2) rusty strings , 3) heavy picking or all of the above !
can anybody help ?

best regards

djangology

its not because of heavy picking or rusty strings. its most likely due to :

1. excessive hand strength

or

2. excessive playing in a certain position on the guitar

lmntry

You forgot to add vibrato.

An aggressive vibrato tends to wear frets also.

Thats why you see the wear mainly on the top string frets.

At least this is what I was told when I was having my frets dressed for the second time in 4 years on a guitar I bought new. :roll:

Craig Bumgarner

I think fret wire hardness varies. The softer the fret wire, the more wear you get. Of course, it works both ways, the harder the wire, the more wear your strings get, especially the wound strings. I've had some frets wear quickly, some last for years with no visible wear.

The E & B strings wear the fret more because they are steel on the fret where as the wound strings are softer silvered copper on the fret. I suppose the hardness of the steel string could be a variable as well.

CB

elias t.

THANKS A LOT GUYS

A.K. Kibben

elias t. wrote:

2) rusty strings

Rusty strings?