fret wear

  1. Ritter667

    Does Fully Coated Strings (like Elixir) Cause Less Fret Wear?

    I looked it up, doing a search, but couldn't find any threads/posts addressing this question. So does fully coated strings, like Elixir Nanoweb nickel-plated roundwound strings, cause less fret wear than conventional uncoated nickel-plated roundwound strings, like D'Addario XL strings?
    • Ritter667
    • Thread
    • coated strings easier on the frets elixir fret wear less fret wear strings
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  2. Salem6127

    Lighter gauges for heavy fret wear?

    Recently acquired a used Ibanez SR Prestige. Great bass, but the frets are very beaten up (still playable, not a ton of buzz yet, but some fairly deep dents in the wire). I do really love this bass though, so was considering busting out a pack of TI Jazz rounds from my stash. Now, these strings...
    • Salem6127
    • Thread
    • fret wear ibanez sr light gauge thomastik jr345 ti jazz rounds
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  3. Phaidrus

    Excessive fret wear with SS rounds

    I bought this 2017 Fender AmProf Pbass new last October and have been playing it since, say an hour a day on average (fantastic bass, btw). It has "narrow tall" frets and I strung it with D'Addario Pro Steels 45105 (which are "textured rounds") a few days after purchase. I find this much fret...
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