
japetus
Well-known member
One of my dads old buddies has a 68/69 Les Paul Custom he's had forever. He stopped playing for 20 years and now is getting back into playing and looking at amps and stuff. The frets are worn down to basically nothing so I helped him contact a few luthiers about a refret. Most of the quotes are about the same, but when I asked about keeping the nibs they all said they either won't do it or it's going to be a drastic upcharge (I am talking 3x more). My dads friends biggest concern is that it will greatly devalue the guitar even though he insists he will never sell it anyway. So onto the poll question...if it were you, would you pay the extra price to get the nibs added or just not even bother with it?