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01-10-2009, 08:59 AM
| | | | Fret Size - 6130 vs. 6230 vs. 6105
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I am buying a Warmoth neck and I can't decide on the fret size, but have narrowed it down to these three.
6130 - .106" X .036" - Often referred to as "Medium Jumbo". This is the size found on many Gibson necks.
6230 - .080" X .043" This is the smallest fret wire. Used in older Fender necks.
6105 - .096" X .047" Narrow and tall. A very popular choice.
I am leaning towards the 6130 because it is wide, so it won't wear easily, and it is short, so it will intonate well.
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01-10-2009, 09:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Halifax, NS, Canada | | | Flats or Rounds?
Playing style? Gentle or heavy-handed? |
01-10-2009, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by JustDavid  Flats or Rounds?
Playing style? Gentle or heavy-handed? | Rounds, more heavy handed than gentle. |
01-10-2009, 09:06 PM
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01-10-2009, 09:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana | | | med-jumbo
they will take more abuse. and btw. you said you narrowed it down to two, and laid out three choices. it made my night. 
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01-10-2009, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by sandmangeck they will take more abuse. and btw. you said you narrowed it down to two, and laid out three choices. it made my night. | Yeah I know they will take the most abuse.
Hahaha I meant three... |
01-11-2009, 06:00 PM
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01-12-2009, 03:52 PM
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01-12-2009, 03:53 PM
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01-12-2009, 04:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Halifax, NS, Canada | | | Dude, WHAT is with all the bumps?!?!?
Is this thing on fire??? |
01-12-2009, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JustDavid Dude, WHAT is with all the bumps?!?!?
Is this thing on fire??? | Sorry, just want some feedback. |
01-13-2009, 06:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Halifax, NS, Canada | | | Patience, bro. |
01-13-2009, 06:58 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | Vintage Fender. Easiest of all to play, minimizes string buzz, fastest action. If you wear out the frets - refret the thing - it doesn't cost an organ donation. 
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01-13-2009, 07:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Philadelphia area | | | They offer the vintage Fender size in stainless steel, which would pretty much eliminate the fretwear issue. |
01-13-2009, 07:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia | | | Slight OT, but I love the fret size on my Ric's - so much easier to play than big ol' fender speed bumps. What size are they? |
01-14-2009, 09:02 AM
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so much easier to play than big ol' fender speed bumps.
| I agree on Ric frets. But the vintage Fender frets are quite small compared to more recent ones (medium jumbo, according to the Fender site. I have to assume you were talking about "'ol" - not "old".
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01-14-2009, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by bassman10096 I agree on Ric frets. But the vintage Fender frets are quite small compared to more recent ones (medium jumbo, according to the Fender site. I have to assume you were talking about "'ol" - not "old". | Yeah, I don't really have direct experience with old Fenders, just newer ones.
My personal theory is that Rics can have the small frets because they can have much flatter and more even necks, unlike some Fenders. |
01-14-2009, 10:24 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lansing, Michigan | | | I have the 6230's on my neck. If you go with those frets, you will need to make up that difference of .02" in the nut IMO. They are harder to fret because you have to push down further and make less contact with the body which will change the tone you get when fretting.
Personally, i'd prefer the 6105's, but there's nothing wrong with 6230's and a proper setup.
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01-14-2009, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bassman10096 Vintage Fender. Easiest of all to play, minimizes string buzz, fastest action. If you wear out the frets - refret the thing - it doesn't cost an organ donation. | How does it minimalize string buzz and have fastest action? The 6130s are shorter and wider. Quote:
Originally Posted by Purdo They offer the vintage Fender size in stainless steel, which would pretty much eliminate the fretwear issue. | Might be a good idea. Quote:
Originally Posted by bassman10096 I agree on Ric frets. But the vintage Fender frets are quite small compared to more recent ones (medium jumbo, according to the Fender site. I have to assume you were talking about "'ol" - not "old". | Are the Fender medium jumbos the same as the Warmoth? Quote:
Originally Posted by joelb79 I have the 6230's on my neck. If you go with those frets, you will need to make up that difference of .02" in the nut IMO. They are harder to fret because you have to push down further and make less contact with the body which will change the tone you get when fretting.
Personally, i'd prefer the 6105's, but there's nothing wrong with 6230's and a proper setup. | So now you say the 6230s are harder to fret with hmm... Any experience with the 6130s? |
01-14-2009, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by AqueousView11 Rounds, more heavy handed than gentle. | 6105 or 6150. They'll last longer. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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