Consequences of Refretting - Help!

[Don't Panic]

So I gave my Sandberg to a guitar tech around where I live after I heard many good things about him. The @#%#er did such a terrible job setuping and leveling the frets, I had to send it to another guy to fix the damage the first one did.

The guitar is now in a very playable state (The whole thing happened about eight months ago, And I'm gigging with it regularly), But the action isn't exactly to my liking, It's a bit to high and can't be lowered 'cause the frets were heavily filed down during the whole mess.

The second guitar tech, which did a very good job all around, says that to his opinion the only way to lower the action more is to put on new frets.

So my questions:
1. What are the consequences of refretting? Is it visible after the process? does it wear the neck down? (I don't care that much about value loss 'cause I love this bass and don't see myself selling it anytime soon)

2. Is it worth it, or should I just go play and stop whining?


Lot's of thanks for the help.

[Chasarms]

If done correctly, you should never be able to tell that the bass was re-fretted. The only exception to that would be if the neck has binding that was put on after the original frets were set (like a Les Paul). It doesn't compromise the neck in any way nor should it compromise the value. New frets are like new tires on a car.

That said, if you are comfortable playing the bass and it is fully functional, I wouldn't do it. It's expensive.

[hdracer]

If you really like the bass and plan on keeping it, do it. Just be sure that the person that does it knows what they are doing. Ask to see some of their work and ask for references.