Refret?

Kevin James · 10-02-2010, 08:31 PM

How much does a re-fret effect the value of a vintage instrument?

I have a little dilema. I just got my 64 SG JR back from my tech today. He cleaned the thing up and did a set up on it. He told me the frets are pretty low and short of a refret there's only so much he can do. He also told me that its still a great guitar and it would be a shame to modify it. He said in all honesty if it were his guitar he would not do the refret, he would leave it how it is.

I don't know what to do. I'm pretty resistant to a re-fret based on its effect on the value but after getting this thing home and wailing on it for a while I'm kinda sad because this thing is a tone MONSTER and it just wants to sing... but the frets are so low its difficult to do much soloing on it.

Looking for advise and oppinions. NOT looking for the "it's your guitar do whaever you want" that seems to be standard here. Thats not much help... I already know it's my guitar lol

So... oppinions????

Here's a couple pics from before the clean up job:

circusboy28 · 10-02-2010, 09:03 PM

Sounds to me like you want to play it and get the best from it, and there's only one way to do that! Did you you buy it for resale value...because if you did you're better off keeping it in the case and never touching it. People here will have different views, but to me a '64 Jnr is met to PLAYED AND ENJOYED!!! And that's a beauty you've got there by the way mate.

raul · 10-02-2010, 09:23 PM

I would absolutely refret it.

slither · 10-03-2010, 01:34 AM

If you have it for playing, and it's falling short in it's current condition, then definately have it refretted.

diceman · 10-03-2010, 01:37 AM

I just had my '69 Les Paul refretted. Best thing I could have done for that guitar - it plays like a new guitar. I also had my '69 Guild Starfire refretted this year.

I say... "go for it." Only a moron would be upset when looking to buy a vintage guitar that you chose to refret it as opposed to leaving little nubs of original frets on it...

Frets wear out just like the clutch in a car.

"Gee, that old Corvette sure is nice. Too bad about you replacing the clutch, though. I'm looking for something all original - so I can look at it... Drive it? No, I don't want to drive it. I'd rather have the original worn out clutch in there."

onehippie · 10-03-2010, 01:42 AM

no worries
see Jonesy great refret on a bass restore im doing spot on
will only cost about $20-$25 to ship it to him and returns safe

diceman · 10-03-2010, 01:47 AM

On that guitar - I'd send it to Greg or Roman, unless you have someone local that you trust. Roman is in Northern CA. If I were you, I'd just drive it on up to him. When he has time, that is. (he just had a baby)

Mike60 · 10-03-2010, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin James

How much does a re-fret effect the value of a vintage instrument?
...

Very little if it is done properly.Since it is an unbound neck it can be done so well few will be able to tell.

Besides having a great vintage guitar that is difficult to play because the frets are beat is a waste of money.

River · 10-03-2010, 09:43 AM

Except in the rarefied air of glass-case museum pieces, I'd go for the re-fret every time.

Ayrton · 10-04-2010, 02:40 AM

I would not view a proper refret as devaluing a players guitar.

Kevin James · 10-04-2010, 10:41 AM

Thanks for the input guys. Guess I got a lot to think about. On one hand it's not an every day player, it gets played every once in a while. On the other hand I probably would play it more if it was refretted, but even then it still wouldn't be an every day guitar like my R9 or R7.

58burst · 10-04-2010, 12:37 PM

A refret doesn't damage a guitar, it's like changing the sparkplugs in a car. Original frets are all very fine, but if they're so worn to be unplayable, then who'd want the guitar anyway? At that point a (well done) refret is a BIG improvement in the guitar, and if anything should improve its value compared to unplayable...

Maestro and the Muse · 10-04-2010, 01:18 PM

I've read advice from collectors magazines (can't cite them for the life of me, so take that for what it's worth) saying that a GOOD re-fret doesn't affect the value of a vintage guitar IF you use the same size fretwire. Where you're lucky is in the fact that your guitar isn't bound, and doesn't have nibs. That'd make a great refret easier to pull off.

Dolebludger · 10-05-2010, 10:26 AM

I own one of the "mintest" of the mint one owner '61 LP SG Standards. Not bragging. It is just that I bought it new when I was 17, and didn't ever want to sell it.

I gigged with this guitar a lot earlier in its life, and long before it developed any collector's value, the frets became too grooved to play right. I did the first thing most people do, and had a luthier even them down, creating a bit of a "fretless wonder". I continued to play it, and the frets became grooved again. The luthier correctly said that they couldn't be dressed down further and still be playable. So about 25 years ago, I had a refret with original size frets. At that time, collectors' value wasn't an issue, as the guitar hadn't developed much of it yet.

So, my theory is that any 60s guitars that have actually been played probably have had at least one refret by prior owners. Chances are that the worn-out frets on that '64 SG Junior probably are not original either.

Sgt.Pepper · 10-05-2010, 11:00 AM

A bad refret can irreversibly damage a guitar but a really good refret is impossible to detect. The trick is to find someone who will do a really good refret - someone who will respect the original guitar and not want to start planing the board, cutting bigger fretslots and filing and sanding the edges of the board to trim the new frets. You just want the old frets removed and exactly the same ones, but without the wear put back in.

It is perfectly possible to do partial or total refrets that are exactly like original and these will have minimal impact on value.

Drowned Rabbit · 10-08-2010, 02:15 AM

A refret will hurt the resale value a bit, but here's my opinion based on my own experience with vintage guitars....

Refret that sucker! And then brace yourself for a spiritual experience, because once you refret, you're probably never going to want to sell it.

Laservampire · 10-13-2010, 08:58 PM

I vote yes on the refret

Totti_Guitar · 10-13-2010, 10:13 PM

I would absolutely refret it.

weirdotis · 10-13-2010, 10:39 PM

Get it done by a pro and there shouldn't be any qualms (I think that's the right word

...). As an aside, you might ask your tech or whoever does the refret to save the original frets, in case you ever choose to sell to the AVH type.

geochem1st · 10-16-2010, 08:33 PM

On my to do list.

I have a 61 SG Special, has needed a refret for a while. When things improve financially it will get one.

Dolebludger · 10-17-2010, 12:01 PM

Again, if the fret job is done properly with the correct size and shaped frets, a re-fret is something a collector will EXPECT to have been done at least once at some point in the life of a 50 year old guitar. Chances are you guys with these guitars with worn out frets don't have the original frets on them anyway!

The only way a collector could ever find a 50 year old guitar with original frets in playable condition is if the guitar were scarcely ever played. And this would present a new (and more serious) problem to the collector. Many collectors believe that an guitar must be played somewhat regularly to maintain and enhance the primary tone from the wood. True of false, I don't know. But many collectors believe it to be true, and it hurts the value of an unplayed vintage guitar.

Drew224 · 10-17-2010, 01:59 PM

I can't stand guitars with worn frets. One of my friends has an epi that's worn to the point of being unplayable.

Just my two cents. If you're going to get a guitar to actually play it, you should keep it playable.

Dolebludger · 10-17-2010, 04:43 PM

Collectors don't like guitars with frets worn so badly that they are unplayable either. Don't believe me? Google around for some reputable, national level vintage guitar dealers and ask them. They know that NO 50 year old guitar has original frets if it was ever played at all (and if it wasn't played at all, collectors don't want it for other reasons I've posted above). So all unplayable, worn frets tell a collector is the guitar hasn't been properly maintained, And that sure doesn't help its value.

But let me clarify. Putting in new frets on a vintage guitar is not a DIY job (unless you happen to be a grade A luthier). And it is not cheap. My luthier charges about $250 for new frets done right on one of these. But it is better than keeping an unplayable guitar with needed maintenance that will hurt its value if the right collector comes along.

H.E.L.Shane · 10-21-2010, 05:16 PM

welll...... the pics aint that great.... but those frets don't look that low to me..

My 65's frets are so low that the last time i milled 'em, i realized that was the last one because the crowning file rode on the board on the lowest ones and i had to resort to other measures to get a proper crown..

NOW.. to ME, thats a fast neck....

to my ESP playing budy... he friggin HATES it because his fingers touch the fretboard and he complains he can't hammer on and such... His guitar has railroad tracks on it and I HATE it...!!!

Here's the deal on VALUE however...

If the frets are too low... then that will also affect the guitars value because the potential buyer is going to KNOW that the guitar is in need of a re-fret.

My advice is to have it re-fretted with the proper wire by a GOOD repair shop... as long as the board doesn't suffer any damage during the re-fret, you really wont devalue the guitar.

Dolebludger · 10-21-2010, 05:32 PM

Yeah, we all know that the '61 SG LP Custom had very low, wide frets and was marketed as the "fretless wonder". Some players like those wide, low frets and some do not. But the '64 SG Jr. was not a "fretless wonder" when new, and making one out of it now will not help its collector's value.

Frets on a collector guitar are like brake shoes or pads on a collector car. They are parts on something that wear out before the thing develops collector value. If you were thinking about buying a vintage 50s Jaguar roadster, it wouldn't make it more valuable to you if it had the original brake pads, now would it? Not unless you had a death wish! No, you would want fairly new, original equipment type brake pads on that car. Same with frets a vintage guitar.

Kevin James · 10-22-2010, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H.E.L.Shane

welll...... the pics aint that great.... but those frets don't look that low to me..

My 65's frets are so low that the last time i milled 'em, i realized that was the last one because the crowning file rode on the board on the lowest ones and i had to resort to other measures to get a proper crown..

NOW.. to ME, thats a fast neck....

to my ESP playing budy... he friggin HATES it because his fingers touch the fretboard and he complains he can't hammer on and such... His guitar has railroad tracks on it and I HATE it...!!!

Here's the deal on VALUE however...

If the frets are too low... then that will also affect the guitars value because the potential buyer is going to KNOW that the guitar is in need of a re-fret.

My advice is to have it re-fretted with the proper wire by a GOOD repair shop... as long as the board doesn't suffer any damage during the re-fret, you really wont devalue the guitar.

My photagraphy "skills" are complete crap so yes I agree the pics aren't that great.

The frets are lower than they appear in the pics. Playing and doing any kind of bends just doesn't work at all which is a drag. The other option I thought of if I don't refret it is setting it up as a dedicated slide guitar but I don't know, I don't really want to do that.

As to having the work done by a good repair shop I am very happy with the guy I take my guitars to and I've been going to him for years. His name is Mark Brown (Mark's Guitar Repair) and he's out of Campbell CA. He does really good work and he's very honest. If what you want isn't really necesary, he'll you you its not necessary which is refreshing. Funny thing I found out recently is that he was the guitar tech for the Doobie Brothers from 72-84. I read an interview witht he Doobie Brothers that confirmed it.

Kevin James · 10-28-2010, 04:27 PM

Does anyone know what size the original fret wire should be? I have two to refret now, this and the 67 Special.

SoloDallas · 10-29-2010, 03:33 AM

Have no idea how much refretting affects value.
I can tell you this: I have circa 30 vintage SGs. They are ALL refretted, no exception. Refretted and PLEK'd, actually, all of them.

Kevin James · 10-30-2010, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoloDallas

Have no idea how much refretting affects value.
I can tell you this: I have circa 30 vintage SGs. They are ALL refretted, no exception. Refretted and PLEK'd, actually, all of them.

Could you post some close up pics of the frets/binding? I want to see how they were done. This is not an issue for my 64 JR that needs a refret but it is a major issue for the 67 Special that also needs a refret.

I have two local guys telling me how they would do it and both are different. One would remove the original binding and replace with new binding after including full nibs covering the fret ends. The other guy would leave the original binding alone but he would put the fret edges OVER the binding.

What I wanted was the frets up to the outer edge of the board but NOT over the binding. Neither guy recomended that so I'm not sure what to do.

circusboy28 · 10-30-2010, 07:21 PM

I seem to recall Roman posting about doing it that way to preserve the nibs. I would think it would be a very time consuming (& expensive!!) job.

10-02-2010, 08:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kevin James V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,244 Thanks: 11 Thanked 39 Times in 11 Posts	Refret? How much does a re-fret effect the value of a vintage instrument? I have a little dilema. I just got my 64 SG JR back from my tech today. He cleaned the thing up and did a set up on it. He told me the frets are pretty low and short of a refret there's only so much he can do. He also told me that its still a great guitar and it would be a shame to modify it. He said in all honesty if it were his guitar he would not do the refret, he would leave it how it is. I don't know what to do. I'm pretty resistant to a re-fret based on its effect on the value but after getting this thing home and wailing on it for a while I'm kinda sad because this thing is a tone MONSTER and it just wants to sing... but the frets are so low its difficult to do much soloing on it. Looking for advise and oppinions. NOT looking for the "it's your guitar do whaever you want" that seems to be standard here. Thats not much help... I already know it's my guitar lol So... oppinions???? Here's a couple pics from before the clean up job:

10-02-2010, 09:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
circusboy28 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Petersham in sunny Sydney Posts: 5,401 Thanks: 185 Thanked 27 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Refret? Sounds to me like you want to play it and get the best from it, and there's only one way to do that! Did you you buy it for resale value...because if you did you're better off keeping it in the case and never touching it. People here will have different views, but to me a '64 Jnr is met to PLAYED AND ENJOYED!!! And that's a beauty you've got there by the way mate. atheos likes this.

10-02-2010, 09:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
raul Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NM desert Posts: 422 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Refret? I would absolutely refret it. atheos likes this.

10-03-2010, 01:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
slither Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Shire (aka God's Country), Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,250 Thanks: 31 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Refret? If you have it for playing, and it's falling short in it's current condition, then definately have it refretted. __________________ Minds, like parachutes, only work when they are open. Guitars 2009 PRS Howard Leese Golden Eagle #88/100 2010 PRS McCarty Shootout #12/50 2003 Les Paul 1957 Reissue Brazilian (Goldtop) 2007 Les Paul 1959 Reissue (Washed Cherry) 2007 Les Paul 1958 Reissue (Iced Tea) 1978 Hamer Sunburst 1974 SG Special (Cherry)

10-03-2010, 01:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
diceman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 29,930 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 419 Times in 83 Posts	Re: Refret? I just had my '69 Les Paul refretted. Best thing I could have done for that guitar - it plays like a new guitar. I also had my '69 Guild Starfire refretted this year. I say... "go for it." Only a moron would be upset when looking to buy a vintage guitar that you chose to refret it as opposed to leaving little nubs of original frets on it... Frets wear out just like the clutch in a car. "Gee, that old Corvette sure is nice. Too bad about you replacing the clutch, though. I'm looking for something all original - so I can look at it... Drive it? No, I don't want to drive it. I'd rather have the original worn out clutch in there." geochem1st, atheos, scottyk and 1 others like this.

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10-03-2010, 01:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
onehippie Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,644 Thanks: 164 Thanked 64 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Refret? no worries see Jonesy great refret on a bass restore im doing spot on will only cost about $20-$25 to ship it to him and returns safe

10-03-2010, 01:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
diceman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 29,930 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 419 Times in 83 Posts	Re: Refret? On that guitar - I'd send it to Greg or Roman, unless you have someone local that you trust. Roman is in Northern CA. If I were you, I'd just drive it on up to him. When he has time, that is. (he just had a baby)

10-03-2010, 09:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
River Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rural Colorado, USA Posts: 54,557 Thanks: 745 Thanked 847 Times in 77 Posts	Re: Refret? Except in the rarefied air of glass-case museum pieces, I'd go for the re-fret every time. atheos likes this. __________________ River Bottom Blues Band - Music Home of the River Bottom Blues Band

10-04-2010, 02:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ayrton Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Posts: 221 Thanks: 23 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Refret? I would not view a proper refret as devaluing a players guitar. __________________ ".....if you're not sure about me, assume I'm laughing and smiling as I type.....none of this is worth taking that seriously...."

10-04-2010, 10:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
Kevin James V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,244 Thanks: 11 Thanked 39 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Refret? Thanks for the input guys. Guess I got a lot to think about. On one hand it's not an every day player, it gets played every once in a while. On the other hand I probably would play it more if it was refretted, but even then it still wouldn't be an every day guitar like my R9 or R7.

10-04-2010, 12:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
58burst Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Refret? A refret doesn't damage a guitar, it's like changing the sparkplugs in a car. Original frets are all very fine, but if they're so worn to be unplayable, then who'd want the guitar anyway? At that point a (well done) refret is a BIG improvement in the guitar, and if anything should improve its value compared to unplayable...

10-04-2010, 01:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
Maestro and the Muse Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 541 Thanks: 2 Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Refret? I've read advice from collectors magazines (can't cite them for the life of me, so take that for what it's worth) saying that a GOOD re-fret doesn't affect the value of a vintage guitar IF you use the same size fretwire. Where you're lucky is in the fact that your guitar isn't bound, and doesn't have nibs. That'd make a great refret easier to pull off. __________________ Maestro and the Muse And the collection is up to 13... (Ezra, Nigel, Ophelia, Gabriel, Fiona, Sylvia, Liesl, Jenny, Eli, Amelia, Mackayla, Gillian and Riley) Maestro uses exclusively: DGN Custom Guitars Humbucker Pickups in his LPs and ES-335 Klein Single Coil Pickups in his Fender guitars and basses

10-05-2010, 10:26 AM	#14 (permalink)
Dolebludger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durango, CO Posts: 3,849 Thanks: 11 Thanked 21 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Refret? I own one of the "mintest" of the mint one owner '61 LP SG Standards. Not bragging. It is just that I bought it new when I was 17, and didn't ever want to sell it. I gigged with this guitar a lot earlier in its life, and long before it developed any collector's value, the frets became too grooved to play right. I did the first thing most people do, and had a luthier even them down, creating a bit of a "fretless wonder". I continued to play it, and the frets became grooved again. The luthier correctly said that they couldn't be dressed down further and still be playable. So about 25 years ago, I had a refret with original size frets. At that time, collectors' value wasn't an issue, as the guitar hadn't developed much of it yet. So, my theory is that any 60s guitars that have actually been played probably have had at least one refret by prior owners. Chances are that the worn-out frets on that '64 SG Junior probably are not original either. __________________ '62 Gibson LP SG Standard '09 Epi Goldtop LP P 90 Two Carvins Custom Strat Electra Strat type Hondo Longhorn Durango Guitar Works "Contender" (ask me about this one!) Sterling SUB AX3 (ask me about this one too) PRS SE "Orianthi" Genz Benz El Diablo 60 TS. Bugera V22

10-05-2010, 11:00 AM	#15 (permalink)
Sgt.Pepper V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 949 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Refret? A bad refret can irreversibly damage a guitar but a really good refret is impossible to detect. The trick is to find someone who will do a really good refret - someone who will respect the original guitar and not want to start planing the board, cutting bigger fretslots and filing and sanding the edges of the board to trim the new frets. You just want the old frets removed and exactly the same ones, but without the wear put back in. It is perfectly possible to do partial or total refrets that are exactly like original and these will have minimal impact on value.

10-08-2010, 02:15 AM	#16 (permalink)
Drowned Rabbit Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 100 Thanks: 2 Thanked 12 Times in 1 Post	Re: Refret? A refret will hurt the resale value a bit, but here's my opinion based on my own experience with vintage guitars.... Refret that sucker! And then brace yourself for a spiritual experience, because once you refret, you're probably never going to want to sell it.

10-13-2010, 08:58 PM	#17 (permalink)
Laservampire Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 24 Thanked 70 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Refret? I vote yes on the refret

10-17-2010, 12:01 PM	#21 (permalink)
Dolebludger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durango, CO Posts: 3,849 Thanks: 11 Thanked 21 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Refret? Again, if the fret job is done properly with the correct size and shaped frets, a re-fret is something a collector will EXPECT to have been done at least once at some point in the life of a 50 year old guitar. Chances are you guys with these guitars with worn out frets don't have the original frets on them anyway! The only way a collector could ever find a 50 year old guitar with original frets in playable condition is if the guitar were scarcely ever played. And this would present a new (and more serious) problem to the collector. Many collectors believe that an guitar must be played somewhat regularly to maintain and enhance the primary tone from the wood. True of false, I don't know. But many collectors believe it to be true, and it hurts the value of an unplayed vintage guitar. __________________ '62 Gibson LP SG Standard '09 Epi Goldtop LP P 90 Two Carvins Custom Strat Electra Strat type Hondo Longhorn Durango Guitar Works "Contender" (ask me about this one!) Sterling SUB AX3 (ask me about this one too) PRS SE "Orianthi" Genz Benz El Diablo 60 TS. Bugera V22

10-17-2010, 01:59 PM	#22 (permalink)
Drew224 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 14,359 Thanks: 767 Thanked 173 Times in 58 Posts	Re: Refret? I can't stand guitars with worn frets. One of my friends has an epi that's worn to the point of being unplayable. Just my two cents. If you're going to get a guitar to actually play it, you should keep it playable. __________________ Scarlet White

10-17-2010, 04:43 PM	#23 (permalink)
Dolebludger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durango, CO Posts: 3,849 Thanks: 11 Thanked 21 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Refret? Collectors don't like guitars with frets worn so badly that they are unplayable either. Don't believe me? Google around for some reputable, national level vintage guitar dealers and ask them. They know that NO 50 year old guitar has original frets if it was ever played at all (and if it wasn't played at all, collectors don't want it for other reasons I've posted above). So all unplayable, worn frets tell a collector is the guitar hasn't been properly maintained, And that sure doesn't help its value. But let me clarify. Putting in new frets on a vintage guitar is not a DIY job (unless you happen to be a grade A luthier). And it is not cheap. My luthier charges about $250 for new frets done right on one of these. But it is better than keeping an unplayable guitar with needed maintenance that will hurt its value if the right collector comes along. __________________ '62 Gibson LP SG Standard '09 Epi Goldtop LP P 90 Two Carvins Custom Strat Electra Strat type Hondo Longhorn Durango Guitar Works "Contender" (ask me about this one!) Sterling SUB AX3 (ask me about this one too) PRS SE "Orianthi" Genz Benz El Diablo 60 TS. Bugera V22

10-21-2010, 05:32 PM	#25 (permalink)
Dolebludger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durango, CO Posts: 3,849 Thanks: 11 Thanked 21 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Refret? Yeah, we all know that the '61 SG LP Custom had very low, wide frets and was marketed as the "fretless wonder". Some players like those wide, low frets and some do not. But the '64 SG Jr. was not a "fretless wonder" when new, and making one out of it now will not help its collector's value. Frets on a collector guitar are like brake shoes or pads on a collector car. They are parts on something that wear out before the thing develops collector value. If you were thinking about buying a vintage 50s Jaguar roadster, it wouldn't make it more valuable to you if it had the original brake pads, now would it? Not unless you had a death wish! No, you would want fairly new, original equipment type brake pads on that car. Same with frets a vintage guitar. __________________ '62 Gibson LP SG Standard '09 Epi Goldtop LP P 90 Two Carvins Custom Strat Electra Strat type Hondo Longhorn Durango Guitar Works "Contender" (ask me about this one!) Sterling SUB AX3 (ask me about this one too) PRS SE "Orianthi" Genz Benz El Diablo 60 TS. Bugera V22

10-28-2010, 04:27 PM	#27 (permalink)
Kevin James V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,244 Thanks: 11 Thanked 39 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Refret? Does anyone know what size the original fret wire should be? I have two to refret now, this and the 67 Special.

10-29-2010, 03:33 AM	#28 (permalink)
SoloDallas Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Originally born in Dallas,TX. Now living in Rome, IT Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 31 Thanked 167 Times in 28 Posts	Re: Refret? Have no idea how much refretting affects value. I can tell you this: I have circa 30 vintage SGs. They are ALL refretted, no exception. Refretted and PLEK'd, actually, all of them. __________________ www.solodallas.com

10-30-2010, 07:21 PM	#30 (permalink)
circusboy28 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Petersham in sunny Sydney Posts: 5,401 Thanks: 185 Thanked 27 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Refret? I seem to recall Roman posting about doing it that way to preserve the nibs. I would think it would be a very time consuming (& expensive!!) job.

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