Does a complete refret change the tone of a guitar?

[Scott Ians Beard]

Say if you went from medium to jumbo? The guitar is a SSS American Standard strat. I know this might upset the purists...

 

[wkl]

How much does it cost to refret a guitar?

 

[Mudder]

How much does it cost to refret a guitar?

I think it depends on the board and how it's finished, but I've heard $175 recently?

 

[King Guitar]

I had Dunlop Jumbos put on my Les Paul Goldtop 30th Anniv. Didnt change the tone but made the guitar much easier to play and bend notes in tune. I paid $250 for the refret and a high end luthier place in RI.

Brad

 

[Stratboy151]

i think there is a difference, you hear more "fret" or something. i happen to love that tone that big frets give you

 

[Scott Ians Beard]

Thanks for the words guys. Just gave the guitar a thorough clean, setup and put it up to 10s from 9s, and im just not feeling the guitar compared to my Suhr

The neck profile is wrong, the frets are too small, I prefer the more modern radius and worst of all, the Suhr "out-strats" it. I think its a got great potential tonewise (it was the best strat out of about 30). Dont know if its worth throwing new pickups and a new neck at it, or should I just cut my losses?

 

[Stratboy151]

if you have a guitar that does what it does only better why keep it?

 

[Scott Ians Beard]

if you have a guitar that does what it does only better why keep it?

The Suhr has a floyd, which is a PITA for switching up tunings but I love having a floyd on it. Need another guitar that I can use if I wanna jam with for different tunings and backup!

Maybe I should toss it and find something else.

 

[Code001]

if you have a guitar that does what it does only better why keep it?

The Suhr has a floyd, which is a PITA for switching up tunings but I love having a floyd on it. Need another guitar that I can use if I wanna jam with for different tunings and backup!

Maybe I should toss it and find something else.

Tremol-no it.