Bending strings, and fret wear

[kesslari]

I don't know when I stopped bending strings on bass (Ibass is the only stringed instrument I play...) but it was a long time ago. I'm not sure why anymore. I *think* I stopped in part because I didn't want to wear down the frets on my bass, and figured that I'd find other techniques to carry my playing. I guess that I have, in that I haven't needed to bend strings. And I've definitely associated "bending strings" with "hard wear on frets".
But lately I've been hearing it in my head sometimes, which means I oughta explore it a bit.
My question - for those of you who bend - how much fretwear does it cause, and is it an issue? Have you needed fretjobs or refret-jobs, and if so, how often?
Or is this a non-issue and I can just unleash my inner BB-on-bass?

[JimmyM]

Does bending a string put an ever-so-slightly tiny tiny little bit of wear on the frets compared to playing normally? Yes. Does it add up to a hill of beans? No. You get way more fret damage from normal playing than from bending strings. It's not nearly an important enough thing to worry about.

[Oric]

I've had my bass for about three years, and I bend all the time. It seems not to have caused any fret damage, but I haven't had the bass for that long a time.

[Marcury]

Roundwounds will do more damage than flats. but frets are re-crownable and replaceable. If you hear it then do it. Don'r worry

[MarkTAW]

I wouldn't worry about the extra wear & tear, it's really minor unless you have very small & soft frets.

Plus as the other poster said, you can get your bass re-fretted.

[Ramstien]

There would probably be the same amount of wear, except it'd be over a larger area than if you didn't bend at all.