Brass Frets and Aluminium Fretboards.
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Brass Frets and Aluminium Fretboards.
I dont mean used together, but has anyone had any experience with either of these?
It looks like brass wears a little faster than nickel but not much faster, so it is still a viable option... reasonably anyway.
Aluminium at a softer grade (so it can be flexed by truss rod) has been used also but with graphite necks ? or full aluminium..something like that... mainly a problem with how aluminium vs wood reacts to temperature change being so different that the fretboard separates...
Something like that.
Has anyone here had any experience with either?
It looks like brass wears a little faster than nickel but not much faster, so it is still a viable option... reasonably anyway.
Aluminium at a softer grade (so it can be flexed by truss rod) has been used also but with graphite necks ? or full aluminium..something like that... mainly a problem with how aluminium vs wood reacts to temperature change being so different that the fretboard separates...
Something like that.
Has anyone here had any experience with either?
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Re: Brass Frets and Aluminium Fretboards.
This cheapo has brass frets & a brass bridge strip - looks the same as the frets.
The guitar is made in India and I would guess that brass was used because of being cheaper & not for any perceived
sonic advantage.
The guitar is made in India and I would guess that brass was used because of being cheaper & not for any perceived
sonic advantage.
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Re: Brass Frets and Aluminium Fretboards.
Yeah, I like the feel of stainless over nickel.
Im not really sipping on the sonic advantages kool aid. I def feel the differences and find stainless a little more 'spanky?' for lack of a better description. Just wondering where brass would be. Does it feel ok?
Im not really sipping on the sonic advantages kool aid. I def feel the differences and find stainless a little more 'spanky?' for lack of a better description. Just wondering where brass would be. Does it feel ok?
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Re: Brass Frets and Aluminium Fretboards.
Brass nuts and bridge saddles are more zingy, but dunno about the frets (guess so as they effectively become the nut when fretted don't they)
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Re: Brass Frets and Aluminium Fretboards.
My el cheapo has a zero fret, but I can't tell the difference between this & my other guitars. It might make a difference if you bend strings, which I don't.
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Re: Brass Frets and Aluminium Fretboards.
Poor tone in stainless, you to ought to hear the horror of it as a large vessel gets the sledge hammer or zings to the grinder.
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Re: Brass Frets and Aluminium Fretboards.
EVH would disagreecalling card wrote:Poor tone in stainless,
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Re: Brass Frets and Aluminium Fretboards.
I'd like to go stainless frets, if only for longevity.
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Re: Brass Frets and Aluminium Fretboards.
I have 5 guitars with either brass frets or a brass saddle. All pre 1950 acoustics. On a '40s archtop I replaced the brass frets with nickel, they were well worn.
With the 1930s and '40s parlour acoustics I have replaced brass saddles with brass replacements and brass frets on a couple with brass. Just seemed right to restore to original. They give the smaller guitars a brighter presence.
With the 1930s and '40s parlour acoustics I have replaced brass saddles with brass replacements and brass frets on a couple with brass. Just seemed right to restore to original. They give the smaller guitars a brighter presence.
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Re: Brass Frets and Aluminium Fretboards.
If I'm fingerpicking an electric and using a combination of open and fretted strings, a zero fret suddenly becomes a thing of wonder. For anything else, don't notice it.H671 wrote:My el cheapo has a zero fret, but I can't tell the difference between this & my other guitars. It might make a difference if you bend strings, which I don't.
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