guitarslinger
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I know, it would be sweet to have frets last a long time, but is there ANY compromise in tone vs. Dunlop 6100 or whatever?
Code001
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I've noticed them to be brighter and sound more "ping-y."
stephen sawall
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I never owned one but the ones I have played were bright.
MARK1970
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They are a little brighter, but also feel really good on the bends.
King Crimson
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Personally I think stainless steel frets are nothing more than a sales gimmick. Stainless steel frets make your guitar sound less than natural. The stainless is extremely hard and makes the guitar sound brassy, too screechy, bright and too tiny. In many cases this will result in serious listening fatigue.guitarslinger":1lkgj7a7 said:
Parker guitars use stainless steel frets and are the only company I know that actually glues their frets onto the fingerboard - they don't use a "fret tang." Many people object to that Parker sound as being way too bright. In fact, Parker actually upgraded their pickups to compensate for the stainless steel frets. They used to use Dimarzio's and now they finally offer a model with Seymour Duncan pickups – the best electric guitar pickups available on the open market.
Stainless steel frets are way too hard and so is the resulting sound it produces. Absolutely, stainless steel frets last longer, but who wants a guitar with extra long lasting frets if the frets make the instrument sound like crap - unless you desire extra long lasting crap? The stainless steel frets also wear out strings faster than conventional nickel silver frets and the bottom line is their resultant sound is incredibly brittle.
David
thegame
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Tom Andersons use SS and they don't sound like crap.
Greazygeo
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They don't sound any different, but they do feel different. My LP had reg 6105 Dunlop wire and last time I refretted it I used SS 6105 size wire. The gtr sounds the same as it did. It's been 4 years since they were put on and still no wear and they always feel smooth.
I can't imagine too many guys have compared ss to nickle wire in the same guitar.....
I can't imagine too many guys have compared ss to nickle wire in the same guitar.....
King Crimson
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You should try to expand your imagination, then.Greazygeo":1r042g5n said:
Code001
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King Crimson":zk7epezt said:
Says the person who wrote "Seymour Duncan pickups – the best electric guitar pickups available on the open market."
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loudgtr
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King Crimson":1ex6lrjz said:
Hmmm. No need to say it that way. You feel one way, that's fine. With Anderson and Suhr and other reputable builders using SS; along with clips I've heard of these SS fret equiped guitars I don't think they sound bright to me
I've played some SS fret equiped guitars (don't own any yet) and thought they sounded ok
btw EVH says they don't alter tone at all...
RockStarNick
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Well, King Edward Van Halen seems to like SS on his new Wolfie..
mysticaxe
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loudgtr":voc008ba said:King Crimson":voc008ba said:
Hmmm. No need to say it that way. You feel one way, that's fine. With Anderson and Suhr and other reputable builders using SS; along with clips I've heard of these SS fret equiped guitars I don't think they sound bright to me
I've played some SS fret equiped guitars (don't own any yet) and thought they sounded ok
btw EVH says they don't alter tone at all...
And if there is anything we've learned from history, it's that EVH is an honest, forthright, straight forward individual...
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loudgtr
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mysticaxe":2kiabtdf said:loudgtr":2kiabtdf said:King Crimson":2kiabtdf said:
Hmmm. No need to say it that way. You feel one way, that's fine. With Anderson and Suhr and other reputable builders using SS; along with clips I've heard of these SS fret equiped guitars I don't think they sound bright to me
I've played some SS fret equiped guitars (don't own any yet) and thought they sounded ok
btw EVH says they don't alter tone at all...
And if there is anything we've learned from history, it's that EVH is an honest, forthright, straight forward individual...
True... and I've got my own feelings about EVH as well
I just don't think he would have them on his own sig model if they were that sh;ty.
thiswaythatway
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I owned a Suhr guitar which was the brightest guitar i have ever owned and it just so happened to have stainless steel frets. Coincidence?
Most Anderson i have played didn't have SS frets. It is an option for them though but i don't see many Anderson with SS frets.
Most Anderson i have played didn't have SS frets. It is an option for them though but i don't see many Anderson with SS frets.
SQUAREHEAD
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Nice slippery feel to bends!
A "touch" brighter to me but not brash at least in my opinion!!
A "touch" brighter to me but not brash at least in my opinion!!
Digital Jams
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Just scallope the neck 
I like the SS frets from the short time I played them.
I like the SS frets from the short time I played them.
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jcj
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danyeo":2j9n6w26 said:
Anderson's come with stainless as a stock feature. It's an option on Suhr.
I love the stainless.
badger71
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When listening on my own, I hear a very small difference....and nothing that I couldn't take the time to eq out. With a band, no real perceivable difference....ymmv.
thiswaythatway
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jcj":1c71cb9x said:
Must be something recent that Anderson changed because all the Anderson's i owned didn't have SS frets. But they were all made before 2003.
Bob Savage
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Greazygeo":35wjtrc1 said:
I tend to agree with this. I've also not heard any complaints about my tone sounding cold, brassy, screechy, etc. and I use the Vigier for just about everything.