Refretted an Axcess in SS Jumbos

[itsgoodnow]

Hey all, I wore my #1 guitar (silverburst axcess) down to the nubs and needed a refret. I always loved vintage frets, even for metal, but had a tendon injury that was making it harder to use them. I decided to take the plunge and move to some big ass stainless frets. I got the guitar back and I love it more than ever. It took a couple days to get used to it (since I am so used to how that guitar feels), but I finally am as fast on the upper frets as I was on the old fretless wonder. It's amazing how your mind has difficulty adapting to new spacing sometimes. I was fucking paranoid this would butcher the guitar but it turned out fantastic. I was considering doing this to my other LPs and mostly just wanted to see how many other people have done a larger fret on an LP and what their long term thoughts were on it. Thanks!

 

[midnightlaundry]

SS Frets are TITS..
Nothing fucks up a guitar more than worn ass Frets..
Congrats..

 

[gbsmusic]

Love the SS my God that's a beautiful guitar, congrats I'm glad it came out perfect!

 

[GreatRedDragon]

Gorgeous guitar!

Been wanting to make that same adjustment on a few of mine.

Zakk Wylde used mega jumbo 6000 fretwire on his Les Pauls:

 

[ccn]

Gorgeous guitar!

Been wanting to make that same adjustment on a few of mine.

Zakk Wylde used mega jumbo 6000 fretwire on his Les Pauls:

Man, those are way too big for my liking.

 

[psychodave]

Congrats!!!

I refretted my 2003 Gibson R8 around 2005. Put jumbo 6100's on it.

 

[itsgoodnow]

Congrats!!!

I refretted my 2003 Gibson R8 around 2005. Put jumbo 6100's on it.

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Awesome. Very clean fret job. I did jescar 57110 on this one

 

[thenine]

Looks great. What is the nut that is installed? I’m not familiar with that. Is that a new addition also?

 

[itsgoodnow]

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Looks great. What is the nut that is installed? I’m not familiar with that. Is that a new addition also?

Great eye. New addition. An earvana nut. My luthier recommended it. It seems to have fixed a large issue I had with this (and most of my les Paul’s) which is the G string seemed to go out of tune quite a bit now it holds like a champ.

 

[thenine]

Ahhh the G-string, yep, common cause of suffering. Saw a video where Baker recommends winding up the post (not down towards headstock) on the G string to remedy this. My 3 LP’s seem OK. Probably shouldn’t say that out loud and jinx myself.

Thanks will check out earvana, I’ve heard of them but know nothing.

 

[fek]

Awesome. Very clean fret job. I did jescar 57110 on this one

I put those on my #1 LP when it was time for a fret job. Can't seem to jive with any other guitar now. Sick guitar by the way.