splitting frets!

[Craig_S]

By all the marks in the wood, you must be an agressive player, which explains the speedy fretwear.

Seriously. Lighten the clamps, man. Wow! The idea is to play the instrument; not strangle it.

 

[mothytim2001]

Yawn!

 

[cliffbass1]

I agree, i thinks it is NOT fret wear, my bass is over 20 years old and I'm an aggressive player (think Steve Harris) and i have some gouging but NOTHING like that. Just take it back to the store and ask them about, i know there was a problem with fret wire on a Jazz 24 bass that a fellow TBer owned and after 2 new necks, they found the fret wire was far below specs, it was pretty soft. Hope every thing goes well.

 

[Craig_S]

Look at the marks left in the fretboard and tell me he doesn't have a death grip on the neck when he plays. I have basses I've owned for YEARS that don't have a mark in the wood. Rarely changed strings (stainless especially), nickel frets and a heavy hand will destroy frets.

 

[Darkstrike]

Look at the marks left in the fretboard and tell me he doesn't have a death grip on the neck when he plays.

Most any *fretless* basses I've seen haven't had that kind of damage to the wood.