Fretwire For Rickenbacker Refret

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:52 am

From the Rickenbacker Forum Mailbox

"I am going to be doing a refret on a friends Rick Bass and wondered what size/brand of fretwire you would reccomend?"

Any recommendations on a gauge of fretwire and anything else to consider in refretting a Rickenbacker Bass?

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:46 am

I am ready to do this too, on my '73.....

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:20 am

Ask Ted, he did the frets on the Cheyenne that I have and it is really nice..

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:31 am

For a newer Rick, Stew-Mac #149 is a close fit. It is a bit wider and taller than the wire used on the older Ricks. I have not tried matching the older wire yet but I am sure Stewart Macdonald has some that will fit.