Choosing A Fretwire

Choosing Your Fretwire choosing your feel

• Do you like the feel of your present neck?
• Would you like more height or less height?
• Play and compare to see which is best for you.

• Low frets put your fingertips right on the fingerboard with little room to squeeze the strings out of tune or to get under them for bending.

• Tall frets are the opposite. The width of the fret determines the amount of wear that can be expected before leveling and re-crowning is necessary.

• Wider frets wear longer.
• Narrow frets wear faster.

Only the highest quality 18% nickel-silver fretwire. 

Fretwire is made in a variety of crown heights. Note that after the frets are installed and leveled, they can lose from .004" to .010" in height. High fretwire has a crown height of .045" or more. It may offer more note sustain due to its slightly greater mass, and more fret dressings are possible between refrettings. 

Recommended: KDG Popular Acoustic Wire

(Dunlop 6230) This is the smallest fret wire.
For acoustic or electric. The most popular wire for refretting Martin, Fender, Guild, Gibson and other guitars.

Recommended: KDG Popular Gibson Les Paul / SG / Wire

(Dunlop 6105) Narrow and tall. A popular choice.

Recommended: Worn In Wire
(Dunlop 6150)  A true "Jumbo". Used in Modern Fender American necks. electric or bass.  

Recommended: Stevie Ray Vaughan / Modern Rock / Jumbo Wire
(Dunlop 6100) Huge! This is big stuff for the almost scalloped feel. Awesome for shredder guitars, for electric  or bass. Modern "jumbo" fretwire used on ESP, Jackson, Ibanez,  and similar guitars.

All Fretwire sizes listed are in-stock at KDG, There is also a tested neck for you to view and feel the different fret sizes.

KDG Note: Got a neck you like the size an feel not sure what it is? Bring it in and were measure it for you.

Builders / D.I.Y Guys: You can purchase fret-wire and have it bent to your requirements as you wish. Contact me for more info and pricing.